Sentences with phrase «imperative of addressing climate change»

It will speak to the moral imperative of addressing climate change in a timely fashion in order to protect the most vulnerable,» said Christiana Figueres, the UN's climate chief, in Bonn this week for negotiations.

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Neither Ottawa nor Alberta's provincial government has a plan in place to address what happens when the imperatives of confronting climate change make depressed oil prices the norm.

Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!

But it's almost universally accepted that one way or another, there would be an imperative to address climate change if Democrats controlled one or both chambers of Congress in 2019.

Limiting emissions of greenhouse gases is a long - term challenge that needs to be addressed in ways that achieve results; building and living resiliently in tornado zones is a real - time imperative, with or without a push from climate change.

If this was a scientific imperative and if means of addressing climate change had anything whatsoever to do with true ecological sustainability we would be carefully implementing strategies that are known to work and environmental concerns / ecological balance would be foremost in our decision making process.

But despite those efforts, the economic writing on the wall is becoming clearer everyday as is the moral and fiscal imperative to address the cause of climate change.

As we have argued here, one can understand climate change as a problem that needs addressing without believing that the problems stand as moral imperatives that demand special form of politics.

What was striking about the summit wasn't only the commitment to a new kind of international cooperation from these leaders, but also how many saw action to address climate change not only as a moral imperative, but also as an economic opportunity for their jurisdiction.

The latter can be describes as a new form of environmentalism, where «one sees action to address climate change as an imperative to protect both the American and world economies.