Sentences with phrase «in achieving climate goals»

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«When countries adopted the historic Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rise, they also recognized that achieving that goal would take broad - based global climate action in all sectors, public and private,» she said.

And 14 % were committed to aligning their goals with climate science, which requires deep cuts in emissions to achieve Paris agreement goals, up from 9 % last year.

«We applaud Shell's ambitious decision to take leadership in achieving the goals of the Paris climate agreement to limit global warming to well below 2.0 °C,» said founder Mark van Baal.

It will serve you well when you meet with your provincial and federal counterparts to hammer out how the two levels of government will work together to help Canada achieve the climate change goals it agreed to in Paris.

This is likely just the beginning of what promises to be a burgeoning asset class, as governments and other entities will need to invest an estimated $ 90 trillion in infrastructure over the next 15 years to achieve goals outlined by the Global Commission on Economy and Climate.

And, of course, those commitments and associated domestic measures are just Canada's means to achieve the ends of contributing to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions to a level that avoids the dangerous climate change, the shared goal set out in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and reiterated in the Paris Agrclimate change, the shared goal set out in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and reiterated in the Paris AgrClimate Change and reiterated in the Paris Agreement.

The goal this year is to achieve global climate and environmental literacy in the space of three years.

The goals seek to achieve 3 critical things in the next 15 years: 1) end extreme poverty, 2) fight inequality and injustice, and 3) fix climate change.

«The State's climate policymaking machinery is not measuring up to the task of achieving GHG reduction goals and preparing the state for the effects of climate change,» the commission wrote in a 2017 report to the Legislature.

As for the paper's conclusion that removing atmospheric carbon is necessary in order to achieve the 2 ˚C target, climate scientist Richard Moss of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Joint Global Change Research Institute in College Park, Maryland, says that's a nearly impossible goal «with what we know about today.»

The surest way to achieve these goals would be for the United States to set a rising price on climate emissions, or create a «feed - in» electricity tariff that subsidizes an expansion of renewable power, as Germany and Canada's Ontario province have done, said Rooney.

«They show that it is technically feasible to achieve a central goal in global climate policy: Namely, to limit average global warming to a maximum of two degrees Celsius compared to the level at the beginning of the Industrial Era.»

Joeri Rogelj, also at IIASA, said, «The carbon law outlines a global path towards achieving climate and sustainability goals in broad yet quantitative terms.

To avoid this, governments at climate talks in Paris this December need to set conditions that will achieve an early peak in global energy - related emissions, review their commitments every five years, and translate the 2C goal into a long - term emissions goal, the IEA said.

In a recent comment article in Nature, leading climate scientists identified achieving zero emissions from land - use changes and deforestation as one of six milestones that must be met within the next three years if we are to meet the goals set out in the Paris AgreemenIn a recent comment article in Nature, leading climate scientists identified achieving zero emissions from land - use changes and deforestation as one of six milestones that must be met within the next three years if we are to meet the goals set out in the Paris Agreemenin Nature, leading climate scientists identified achieving zero emissions from land - use changes and deforestation as one of six milestones that must be met within the next three years if we are to meet the goals set out in the Paris Agreemenin the Paris Agreement.

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Our goal is to promote a social, economic, and political climate in which members can provide the citizens of British Columbia with the highest standard of naturopathic health care, while achieving maximum professional satisfaction and fair primary care options.

In any case, science, technology and innovation are major assets in achieving any global goals, be they the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are being negotiated for the post-2015 period, disaster risk reduction, climate change mitigation and adaptation, etc. — all of which are interconnected anywaIn any case, science, technology and innovation are major assets in achieving any global goals, be they the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are being negotiated for the post-2015 period, disaster risk reduction, climate change mitigation and adaptation, etc. — all of which are interconnected anywain achieving any global goals, be they the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are being negotiated for the post-2015 period, disaster risk reduction, climate change mitigation and adaptation, etc. — all of which are interconnected angoals, be they the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are being negotiated for the post-2015 period, disaster risk reduction, climate change mitigation and adaptation, etc. — all of which are interconnected anGoals (SDGs) that are being negotiated for the post-2015 period, disaster risk reduction, climate change mitigation and adaptation, etc. — all of which are interconnected anyway.

During his address, King provided reflections on the importance of local work in achieving the goal of ensuring all children have the opportunity to thrive, particularly in the current national education climate.

In this economic climate, the $ 322 billion in needs looks less like a goal to achieve and more like an obstacle too great to overcomIn this economic climate, the $ 322 billion in needs looks less like a goal to achieve and more like an obstacle too great to overcomin needs looks less like a goal to achieve and more like an obstacle too great to overcome.

Known as the LCAP, the plan describes how districts assess their needs, engage with community members, identify goals in eight state priority areas (which include student engagement, school climate and achievement), specify programs for achieving the goals, outline spending for each program and coordinate their plan with district budgets.

Each student should have leadership experiences in formal and informal settings, including such responsibilities as determining how to achieve learning goals, assess personal progress and collaborate with other to measure and create change in the school climate.

Former Secretary King provided reflections on the importance of local work in the current national education climate in achieving the goal of ensuring all children have the opportunity to thrive.

«With continued and increased funding for Zero Emission Buses we have the best chance of leading California to achieve important climate change goals, while cleaning up the air and making important investments in disadvantaged communities in our region,» DeMartino says.

-- Existing clean energy technologies have fallen in cost and will continue to do so as a function of their deployment, which implies that they are sufficient to achieve ambitious climate goals.

The World Resources Institute (via the Green blog) has done a study concluding that with a lot of heavy lifting, existing federal and state initiatives could come fairly close to achieving the United States» short - term climate goal, set by President Obama in climate treaty talks last December, of a cut in emissions by 2020 to a level 17 percent below that measured in 2005:

I often thought he could have played a great role in clarifying — if not necessarily resolving — the intense, longstanding disputes blocking action to achieve the 18 - year - old goals of the ailing Framework Convention on Climate Change.

This is planned as a formal discussion between countries in 2018 on progress to achieve the Agreement's goals, and will seek to encourage rising ambition over countries» own climate plans (known as NDCs, or Nationally Determined Contributions).

«While the Paris Agreement does not address the issue of climate engineering expressly, the target of limiting global average temperature rise to no more than 2 °C (a goal that appears unlikely to be achieved in the absence of significant amounts of carbon removal) raises questions with respect to how the issue of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and solar radiation management (SRM) technologies may be addressed under the Paris Agreement.

«Wind energy is well positioned to help Ontario achieve its Climate Change Action Plan goals, to increase the affordability of electricity generation in Ontario, and to protect supply reliability at a time when there are growing risks to future electricity supply on the horizon.

Unlike the scenarios developed by the IPCC and reported in Nakicenovic et al. (2000), which examined possible global futures and associated greenhouse - related emissions in the absence of measures designed to limit anthropogenic climate change, RCP4.5 is a stabilization scenario and assumes that climate policies, in this instance the introduction of a set of global greenhouse gas emissions prices, are invoked to achieve the goal of limiting emissions and radiative forcing.

Washington, DC 20 December 2017 Many of the 195 countries who signed the historical Paris Agreement in 2015 look to forests as tools for achieving their climate goals because of forests» potential to absorb carbon from the atmosphere.

Within this framework, the World Climate simulation aimed to put participants in the spotlight and give them the responsibility to take political decisions that affect mankind's and nature's future with the goal of achieving the good common life.

They call for a separate, stand - alone climate change goal, and for climate elements to be included in other relevant goals: «A robust framework of this nature will help to support the scale of ambition needed to achieve the UNFCCC's aims and help to ensure the delivery of a strong climate deal at COP21 in Paris in 2015».

The Sustainable Investment Forum, held during Climate Week NYC on 19 September, will be gathering more than 300 representatives from the public and private sector, all looking to discuss ways to accelerate investment in low carbon innovation, and to create new partnerships to achieve the global climateClimate Week NYC on 19 September, will be gathering more than 300 representatives from the public and private sector, all looking to discuss ways to accelerate investment in low carbon innovation, and to create new partnerships to achieve the global climateclimate goals.

The WBG has acknowledged and rhetorically reinforced the need to address climate change impacts in order to achieve development goals going forward.

The strength of the Climate Emergency Declaration movement lies in the many individuals and groups taking initiative and working together — or separately, or both — to achieve the campaign goal.

As part of this plan, the LTEP remains committed to achieving Ontario's climate goals and forecasts heightened need for electricity supply in the coming years to support the transition to a low - carbon economy.

Their release comes a week after Shell rolled out its Sky scenario illustrating a possible pathway for the world to achieve the goal of keeping global temperature increase well below 2 degrees Celsius — and sets up a showdown leading into the company's annual meeting in The Hague next month, with Shell facing mounting pressure from climate litigation and its own shareholders.

Professor Bill Collins of the University of Reading, in the UK, commented: «If this study is right it will be harder to achieve the Paris climate goals.

Launched at COP22 in Marrakesh, the NDC Partnership aims to enhance cooperation so that countries have access to the technical knowledge and financial support they need to achieve large - scale climate and sustainable development goals as quickly and effectively as possible.

«The GCF is ready to shift gear in supporting developing countries to achieve their climate goals.

In the highly unlikely case that he embraces climate alarmism in any serious way, his major goal is much less likely to be achieveIn the highly unlikely case that he embraces climate alarmism in any serious way, his major goal is much less likely to be achievein any serious way, his major goal is much less likely to be achieved.

In this, Tokyo seeks to achieve two overreaching goals: preserve its energy security and stay on course to fulfill the obligations set forth by the 2016 Paris Climate Agreement.

First Climate is pleased to advise you in how you can use the Water Benefit Standard to achieve your water goals.

Beginning to use plant - based products will certainly help the company achieve its sustainability goals, though LEGO is just doing their part in a global economy still dominated by fossil fuels — finite resources that are the primary contributor to human - caused climate change.

The strategy is due to be reviewed in the light of a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) later this year, which is considering what measures are needed to achieve the 1.5 C goal of the Paris Agreement.

From ending poverty to improving wellbeing, gender equality, cities» resilience or climate action — while synergies among most of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) foster progress in sustainable development, there are some key conflicts or bottlenecks that could hamper achieving the SDG objectives for 2030.

Article 6 of the Paris Agreement recognizes that countries may engage in different forms of international cooperation to achieve climate goals, and prescribes broad conditions for such cooperation if it is to count toward achievement of parties» nationally determined contributions...

«These are important places that have a lot of people, property, and local economies that are going to struggle,» said Jessica Grannis, the adaptation program manager at Georgetown's Climate Center, at a recent Wilson Center event on the role of subnational decision - makers in achieving international goals.