Washington, D.C. — Today, a broad coalition of business, professional, energy, and environmental organizations released recommendations on the role of energy efficiency
in federal climate change legislation.
Not exact matches
Perhaps you also could add
in a question to Marco Rubio about
climate change, given that it was put
in the context of Rubio's position that «
federal efforts to fight
climate change will cost U.S. jobs and hurt the U.S. economy.»
On Monday, as Irma weakened over Georgia, Bossert used a White House briefing to offer more hints of an emerging
climate resilience policy, while notably avoiding accepting
climate change science: «What President Trump is committed to is making sure that
federal dollars aren't used to rebuild things that will be
in harm's way later or that won't be hardened against the future predictable floods that we see.
If the
federal government required projected
climate conditions to be considered when spending on infrastructure
in flood - prone areas, construction practices would
change, he added, noting the same pressures would drive chemical plants or other industries to have a wider margin of safety.
President Donald Trump's infrastructure agenda, unveiled on August 15, centered on rescinding Obama - era plans to require consideration of flood risk and
climate change in any
federal spending for infrastructure or housing and the like.
«It's unfortunate that the politics of
climate change have evolved to the point
in this country where really serious games of chicken are being played with major agencies
in our
federal government,» Nesbitt said.
But there's another tool
in the pan-Canadian framework on clean growth and
climate change that will cut far more carbon pollution than
federal carbon pricing, and you probably haven't heard of it.
Last year, the
federal government announced it would develop a policy that aims to cut more carbon pollution than any other
in the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and
Climate Change, by promoting the production and use of cleaner fuels
in vehicles, buildings and industry.
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.
In the 2008
federal election, Opposition Leader Stéphane Dion also tried but failed to convince the public of the need for a carbon tax, despite Canadians» support for action on
climate change.
By all indications, the Conservative party is about to once again go on a
federal campaign with little more than a fig leaf
in lieu of a serious
climate change mitigation strategy.
«All of our plans on disaster recovery are premised with the
federal government coming
in with a big chunk of short - term FEMA money and then a big chunk of long - term bailout money,» said Edward Richards, director of the Louisiana State University
Climate Change Law and Policy Project.
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.
One of the new
federal government's first major tasks will be to bring its ideas to address
climate change to COP21, the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, being held Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 in Paris,
climate change to COP21, the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, being held Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 in Paris, F
change to COP21, the 2015 United Nations
Climate Change Conference, being held Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 in Paris,
Climate Change Conference, being held Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 in Paris, F
Change Conference, being held Nov. 30 to Dec. 11
in Paris, France.
The Alberta NDP's
climate change plan defies supporters of the much - maligned LEAP Manifesto, which was spearheaded by more radical elements of the
federal NDP at that party's recent convention
in Edmonton.
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 rally featured Neal Bernard «The Roughneck» Hancock removing his shoes and throwing them at the doors of the Legislature, former
federal cabinet minister Chris Alexander appearing to nod as protesters chanted «lock her up»
in reference to Premier Rachel Notley, and
climate change denying, anti-gay and anti-immigration messages on signs and pamphlets.
The BC NDP platform states that all new money from carbon tax increases,
in line with the
federal mandate, will be used to provide rebate cheques for families, and to investing
in climate change solutions.
Sonoma County Snares $ 8 Million to Fight Drought and
Climate Change Sonoma County secured an $ 8 million federal grant to fund conservation projects and acquire land development rights that help combat the impacts of drought and climate change in the Russian River watershed, local and federal officials said Fr
Climate Change Sonoma County secured an $ 8 million federal grant to fund conservation projects and acquire land development rights that help combat the impacts of drought and climate change in the Russian River watershed, local and federal officials said Fri
Change Sonoma County secured an $ 8 million
federal grant to fund conservation projects and acquire land development rights that help combat the impacts of drought and
climate change in the Russian River watershed, local and federal officials said Fr
climate change in the Russian River watershed, local and federal officials said Fri
change in the Russian River watershed, local and
federal officials said Friday...
IRRI's work
in India is supported by contributions from ICAR, the DAC; state agricultural universities (SAUs); the Government of India and its Department of Biotechnology; state agriculture departments (MOA); Asian Development Bank (ADB); United States Agency for International Development (USAID); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); International Initiative for Impact Evaluation; SARMAP; German
Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF); CGIAR
Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS); Generation Challenge Programme (GCP); Japan's Ministry of Finance; the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the UK (BBSRC), the Department for International Development (DFID); and the European Commission (EC).
David was also the producer of «An Inconvenient Truth,» and just as that film served as a wake - up call for
climate change, «Fed Up» hopes to similarly educate the public about the serious flaws
in our food system and how the food and beverage industries have a vested interest
in maintaining a status quo that puts profits over our collective health — and often with the assistance of the
federal government.
The administration hasn't yet considered the
climate change impacts of the proposal as required under
federal law, Schneiderman wrote
in comments submitted Friday.
As
in past election cycles, LCV Action Fund supported
federal candidates who demonstrated a commitment to leading on
climate change, promoting clean energy, and protecting our air, water, land and wildlife.
400,000 marched
in NYC on September 21 to demand action on
climate change - a great march that, unfortunately, has done little to
change the politics of global warming at the state or
federal level.
The candidates fielded 14 questions, ranging from their stances on national issues — all asserted their belief
in climate change and said they were against eliminating
federal tax deductions for local property taxes — to how they'd help the homeless.
Former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg expressed little faith
in the ability of state and
federal elected leaders to make progress on
climate change, saying that business, consumers and mayors will have a much greater impact.
Compiled by scientists at 13
federal agencies, it contains the results of thousands of studies showing that
climate change caused by greenhouse gases is affecting weather
in every part of the United States, causing average temperatures to rise dramatically since the 1980s.
On her campaign website, Deacon said scientists have reached a consensus on
climate change so she wants to transition away from fossil fuel energy sources, invest
in clean energy technology and support
federal acts to protect natural resources.
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She tries to broaden the range of groups involved
in climate change research, and works with
federal, state and municipal government agencies and the private sector on science - based solutions.
, who called on the Government Accountability Office to look into the
federal coal leasing program
in 2012, said, «Leading on
climate change means leading by example
in how we manage the oil, gas and coal resources that belong to the American people.»
Major electricity providers and some government officials
in West Virginia, the state leading the charge against
federal climate change regulations, want to use carbon trading to meet their greenhouse gas reduction targets, according to public records obtained by ClimateWire.
«White House officials and political appointees
in the agencies censored congressional testimony on the causes and impacts of global warming, controlled media access to government
climate scientists, and edited
federal scientific reports to inject unwarranted uncertainty into discussions of
climate change.»
The results, shown
in the above map (red means total economic damage and blue is total economic benefit; projections are for 2080 - 2100), could guide states and the
federal government toward the communities most
in need of help adapting to the
changed climate — should lawmakers choose to act.
she said, adding that,
in her view, part of the problem is those charged with tackling the problem at the local, corporate or
federal level often have no formal education on
climate change.
«Looking back on 2500 years, there are examples where
climate change impacted human history,» says the study's lead author, Ulf Büntgen, a paleoclimatologist at the Swiss
Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape
in Zurich.
«As the
Federal Government begins negotiations with the new Senate to repeal the carbon price, any technologies, policies or plans that aim to tackle
climate change should take water usage into account, especially
in arid countries like Australia,» Dr Wallis said.
More than 3000
climate scientists from around the world condemned the
change in direction
in an open letter to the
federal government.
The report, Global
Climate Change Impacts
in the United States, is issued every decade by the
federal government's
Climate Change Science Program.
Rodney Weber, an atmospheric scientist, is being questioned by Rep. Lamar Smith (R - Texas), who wants to know why Weber's
climate -
change - related research deserved a
federal grant
in 2012.
The League of Conservation Voters gives McMorris Rodgers a 4 percent lifetime score out of a possible 100
in their environmental scorecard because she has voted against bills that would have required the
federal government to account for the social cost of carbon
in administrative actions and required federally funded projects to be resilient to the impacts of
climate change.
You saw the stats that I put up where internal documents for the
federal government lauded the fact that there was an 80 % decline
in the amount of
climate change, Environment Canada, science that's being discussed.
While U.S. EPA recently announced carbon reduction policies that will affect the coal industry and the Obama administration has issued new rules
in 2012 to sharply raise fuel economy standards for automakers, among other steps, the
federal government has yet to enact serious legislation to combat
climate change's impact on infrastructure.
«The only way to make this
change happen is to bring more funding,
federal and private, into the field,» Song says — a grim solution
in today's economic
climate.
«Sustaining and growing support for research and development under the kinds of constraints that we have experienced
in the
federal budget» is one of the top S&T - related challenges — along with others involving
climate change, NASA funding, and STEM education — facing the Obama administration
in its last year and a half, said Holdren who is the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and assistant to the president for science and technology.
Given Republican gains
in Congress and that party's stance on combating
climate change, it seems unlikely the
federal government would be willing or able to match California anytime soon.
Australia has created an adaptation program to «help Australians better understand
climate change, manage risks, and take advantage of potential opportunities;»
In Nigeria, state and local governments are developing action plans for high - risk urban areas, while the federal government is seeking to expand forests by reducing deforestation and wood fuel demand; in Mali, significant efforts are being made to conserve water resources, as well as create usable mechanisms to track the development of climate chang
In Nigeria, state and local governments are developing action plans for high - risk urban areas, while the
federal government is seeking to expand forests by reducing deforestation and wood fuel demand;
in Mali, significant efforts are being made to conserve water resources, as well as create usable mechanisms to track the development of climate chang
in Mali, significant efforts are being made to conserve water resources, as well as create usable mechanisms to track the development of
climate change.
It is the policy of the
Federal Government,
in cooperation with State and local governments, Indian tribes, and other interested stakeholders to use all practicable means and measures to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources to enable them to become more resilient, adapt to, and withstand the impacts of
climate change and ocean acidification.