Sentences with phrase «implement climate policies»

The outfit does not just argue that such investments are immoral, but also that they are risky (as we wrote last week, if governments were determined to implement their climate policies, a lot of energy firms fossil - fuel reserves, on which their stock valuations hinge, would have to be left in the ground).

But of course, the American government has failed to implement climate policies over the past two decades.

The Under2 Coalition's Policy Action work supports the most ambitious state and regional governments around the world to develop and implement climate policies that are consistent with keeping global average temperature increase well below 2 °C.

If governments were determined to implement their climate policies, a lot of that carbon would have to be left in the ground, says Carbon Tracker, a non-profit organisation, and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change, part of the London School of Economics.

They have also questioned why the Cuomo administration was pushing forward with a natural gas - fired power plant at a time when it was implementing climate policies, such as a fracking ban, that turned the state away from fossil fuel reliance.

At this session, we considered current issues and concerns involved with implementing climate policies, especially how pricing carbon pollution can impact economic competitiveness.

Even in the absence of an international framework for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, several countries, states, and provinces are developing and implementing climate policies.

A striking aspect of these negotiations was the increasing presence and visibility of state and provincial governments, who are not formal participants in the talks but in many cases are implementing climate policies of their own.

Another way is implementing some climate policy at home.

One opportunity is to adopt the experience of countries that have already implemented climate policy instruments, including for example:

Currently, more than half of the 50 states are contemplating, developing, or implementing climate policies.

Achieving the Paris objectives will require all countries to implement climate policy packages.

If the country were to implement a climate policy to reduce CO2 emissions by 3 %, 4 %, and 5 % per year, it would avoid 36,000, 94,000, and 160,000 premature deaths, respectively.

That's by no means certain — and the World Bank estimates it's been below this for the last two years — but it allows the IPCC to make theoretical statements about how much implementing climate policy could cost.

The IPCC estimates, over time, the economic impact of governments implementing climate policy could add up to between three and 11 per cent of «global consumption» — an economic unit similar to GDP.

On top of paying a bit to implement climate policy, the world is going to have to bear the cost of climate change that is already locked in due to greenhouse gases that have already been emitted, the IPCC says.

Not exact matches

Opinion: As a matter of constitutional jurisdiction, the federal government does not need Alberta's buy - in to legally enact and implement its national climate change policy

Respondents were asked about their views on climate change, support for specific policies under consideration in the federal / provincial / territorial climate action negotiations underway in Fall 2016, and the federal government's role in implementing a national climate plan.

VICTORIA — Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government's 2018 budget: «Today's budget announced support for implementing key pieces of the government's climate change and clean growth plan, including putting a price on carbon pollution and extending tax support for clean energy.

The legal bottom line: As a matter of constitutional jurisdiction, the federal government does not need Alberta's buy - in to legally enact and implement its national climate change policy.

The Department designs and implements Australian Government policy and programs to protect and conserve the environment, water and heritage, promote climate action, and provide adequate, reliable and affordable energy.

Two gubernatorial hopefuls marched with more than 1,000 climate change protesters to call on the Cuomo administration to implement more environmentally friendly policies, starting with a new microgrid project that heats and cools the Empire State Plaza.

Adesina said the presidential address would highlight, among other key issues, Nigeria's commitment to implementing the Nationally Determined Contributions and policy actions aimed at tackling climate change through environmental sustainable efforts.

Even if the United States implements all current and proposed policies, it would miss its 2025 target by as much as 1.5 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide per year — roughly 20 % of the nation's total emissions, according to the analysis published today in Nature Climate Change.

Implementing key policies and investments in those three systems — from phasing out fossil fuels to stopping deforestation to ramping up energy efficiency — could deliver at least half of the emissions cuts needed by 2030 to lower the risk of dangerous climate change, said Jeremy Oppenheim, the report's program director.

By implementing the quartet of policies by 2015, nations could buy «precious time while international climate negotiations continue,» says economist Fatih Birol, the lead author of a report released here yesterday by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

b by 2020, increase by x % the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, develop and implement in line with the forthcoming Hyogo Framework holistic disaster risk management at all levels

They offer detailed insights into lay people's views on climate change and energy, and unique input on how to implement global policies to deal with these issues.

Of course, none of Rubio's argument is actually true, since the guidance did not establish any mandatory new policies, but rather provided resources for districts on how to implement more positive approaches to improving school climate.

In light of the increasingly hostile climate toward immigrants and the insecurity caused by the changing policy landscape, Californians Together is implementing a multi-pronged approach toward creating a safe learning environment for students of all backgrounds.

Use these step - by - step tools to help your team implement supportive, inclusive discipline policies that hold students accountable and improve school climate and safety.

However, it is not hard to see that some of those who have attempted to perpetrate this tale about man - made global warming are more interested in climate change as a way of increasing the power of government over all of our lives instead of implementing a sensible energy policy.

That, coupled with the increased urgency which will (or might) arise if climate becomes more obviously destructive, should, in my view, eventually open the eyes of enough of the power brokers of the world so that meaningful policy actions will begin to be implemented.

Perhaps my pursuit of the «research needed to understand it» and my assessment there from of the «causes, risks, and hazards,» may be different from those of other AGU members, but I don't think that should exclude me from trying to «communicate clearly and objectively with those who can implement policies to shape future climate.»

However, it is not hard to see that some of those who have attempted to perpetrate the concept of man - made global warming are more interested in climate change as a way of increasing the power of government over all of our lives instead of implementing a sensible energy policy.

To overcome this carbon entanglement, countries need to implement strong climate policies, including strengthening carbon pricing and....»

That said, once a serious US policy on carbon / climate change is implemented, the US will have a stronger negotiating position since the developing economies will have nothing left to say.

Another report by the German Institute of Economic Research concluded that «If climate policy measures are not introduced, global climate change damages amounting to up to 20 trillion US dollars can be expected in the year 2100... The costs of an active climate protection policy implemented today would reach globally around 430 billion US dollars in 2050 and around 3 trillion US dollars in 2100.»

The letter further explains how carbon dioxide is a «non-polluting gas that is essential to plant photosynthesis» and why the IPCC's reports are «inadequate as justification» for implementing climate change policy.

Assuming that current and announced climate policies are implemented, the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that, despite the extensive, worldwide government support for renewables and increasing energy efficiency, fossil fuels are expected to meet approximately 75 % of primary energy demand in 2040, down marginally from the historic share of around 80 %.

In sum, the evidence shows that implementing a «nuclear - free» policy for Sweden (or countries in a similar situation) would constitute a highly retrograde step for climate, health and economic protection.

That money will go to pulling together climate policies that directly impact American taxpayers, often costing in the millions to implement and administer.

And probably won't have ever if we tried to implement the mitigation policies that are being advocated and have been advocated for the past 20 + years in the UN climate conferences, the IPCC, and by most of the climate orthodoxy.

It showcases concrete and innovative policies, programs and projects implemented by leading states and regions to reach their climate targets.

Although EPBD stated that minimum energy performance requirements shall take into account indoor climate conditions, many member states neglected indoor environmental issues while implementing energy conservation policies.

What exactly is «red teaming», and how can this be implemented in a way that is useful for climate science and for policy makers?

They were also asked about three specific climate - change mitigation policies that have been proposed or implemented in many cities: regulating coastal properties, so their bottom floor is «elevated among the highest estimated flood level»; limiting outdoor water usage, such as lawn sprinklers; and setting aside at least 25 percent of residential lots for land that allows water to filter into the ground.

He has more than 20 years of experience in strategizing and implementing climate and energy policies in both the U.S. and China, with an extensive international network of central and local governments, think tanks, NGOs, research institutes, state - owned enterprises, and multinational companies.

It is all too easy to forget what is at stake in the attempts by the Obama Administration and climate alarmists to implement climate alarmist policies in the US.

This policy document aism to address and raise awareness of the social dimension of ecosystem - based adaptation (EbA) to climate change, laying particular emphasis on: i) the social impacts of EbA on global national and regional level and local communities and ii) social considerations in designing and implementing EbA.