Sentences with phrase «in reducing climate change»

She wrote a feature article titled «A Change of Climate» in Issues in Science and Technology (a Journal of the National Academy of Sciences, Spring 2003) focusing on the actions of U.S. states, cities, and corporations in reducing climate change.

Earlier cuts in emissions would have a greater effect in reducing climate change than comparable reductions made later.»

question in an identity protective fashion are answering the «what would make a difference in reducing climate change» in a «what do you know, what should we do?»

When asked about specific proposals to reduce climate change, most Democrats (90 %) and smaller majorities of Republicans (65 %) say that restrictions on power plant emissions would make a difference in reducing climate change, as would tax incentives encouraging businesses to reduce their carbon emissions (85 % and 65 %, respectively).

About eight - in - ten conservative Republicans (78 %) say solar geoengineering would not make a difference in reducing climate change while 64 % of liberal Democrats say it would.

We would also be contributing to lowering greenhouse emissions in these countries and allow us to punch well above our weight in reducing climate change.

The more people who are using it, the more impact we can have in reducing climate change.»

So the importance of getting our Brexit settlement right is vital in this area both in terms of Britain's industrial role in reducing climate change and in terms of protecting jobs and industry.

Not exact matches

$ AGN is committed to doing our part to reduce climate change: decrease energy consumption, greenhouse gas, water use & waste by ~ 20 % in 2020

CALGARY — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise to reduce methane emissions in the oil and gas industry is being welcomed by environmentalists and, with some reservations, by industry players, as a key step in fighting climate change.

The head of personal investing at a $ 1.2 trillion fund manager says she plans to rescind investments in companies that haven't worked at reducing climate change — and she's lobbying other fund managers to follow suit.

Nearly 200 nations, including the United States under President Barack Obama's administration, agreed in 2015 to voluntarily reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to combat climate change.

So, although «the risk of climate change is clear and the risk warrants action» (in the form of greater energy efficiency and emissions - reducing technology), the big oil company will not be writing down any of its reserves.

«By getting active in communities, we can raise our voices to defend policies and regulations that will protect wild places and wildlife, reduce carbon emissions, build a modern energy economy based on investment in renewables, and, most crucially, ensure the United States remains fully committed to the vital goals set forth in the Paris Agreement on climate change.»

According to the International Energy Agency, reducing pollution to levels consistent with limiting climate change to less than two degrees would see 715 million EVs cruising the streets in 2040 — which would also shrink global oil demand by 20 % relative to today.

In just half a year, Trump and his appointees have dismantled many of President Barack Obama's policies to combat climate change and reduce the nation's reliance on fossil fuels.

While cities and states can certainly reduce their emissions from existing sources, energy technology innovation is a critical part of combating climate change, said Akshaya Jha, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University who specializes in energy and environmental economics.

If a climate coalition reduces its emissions, world prices change and nonparticipants typically emit more; they may also extract the dirtiest type of fossil fuel and invest too little in green technology.

The addition of new signers to the White House initiative show how corporate America is increasingly interested in reducing emissions and fighting climate change.

In the forestry sector, warmer winter temperatures linked to climate change is the major factor contributing to the outbreak of the mountain pine beetle in Western Canada, which had reduced the economic value of over 18 million hectares of Canadian forest by 201In the forestry sector, warmer winter temperatures linked to climate change is the major factor contributing to the outbreak of the mountain pine beetle in Western Canada, which had reduced the economic value of over 18 million hectares of Canadian forest by 201in Western Canada, which had reduced the economic value of over 18 million hectares of Canadian forest by 2012.

In the face of climate change — and the reduced emissions important to corralling rising temperatures — train is the one mode of transportation that has a future.

An LNG industry in B.C. needs to protect our air, land and water, and that means honouring our climate change commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Ontario has successfully issued the largest green bond in Canadian history, raising $ 1 billion for infrastructure projects in communities across the province that will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.

By Linda Hasenfratz and Hal Kvisle Published in the Hill Times — December 13, 2010 Despite clear signs of progress in building an international consensus, the outcome of the latest round of UN climate change negotiations in Cancun appears to have fallen short of the target: a clear and comprehensive plan to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

By Linda Hasenfratz and Hal KvislePublished in the Hill Times - December 13, 2010 Despite clear signs of progress in building an international consensus, the outcome of the latest round of UN climate change negotiations in Cancun appears to have fallen short of the target: a clear and comprehensive plan to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.Many of the most contentious issues remain unresolved, including whether to incorporate the negotiators» goals in a legally binding agreement and how...

«An LNG industry in B.C. needs to protect our air, land and water, and that means honouring our climate change commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions,» said Chandra Herbert.

For instance, they have spent lavishly on debunking climate change and the need to reduce carbon in the atmosphere, which isn't surprising since they rely on oil and coal production for huge profits.

And finally, Tim McMillan, president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, who said: ``... the province's climate strategy may allow our sector to invest more aggressively in technologies to further reduce per barrel emissions in our sector and do our part to tackle climate change.

In environmental policy, the Party has introduced Alberta's New Climate Change Pan, which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 200 megatons by 2050.

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 Agrechange, 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 AgreChange and reiterated in the Paris Agreement.

Today, I am pleased to announce another important building block in our Climate Change plan — designed to help us achieve our targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to generate real emission reduction opportunities across the economy.

COMPANIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE: TAKING ACTION TO THE NEXT LEVEL There's a lot of talk in the C suite about how to reduce waste, boost energy efficiency and embrace renewables, but progress so far has been scattershot.

An estimated 2.5 million pilgrims have descended on the city of Mecca for the Islamic Hajj, but with the rising threat of climate change, there are now calls for both pilgrims and authorities in Mecca to reduce the environmental damage wrought by this yearly influx of travelers.

But with the rising threat of climate change, there are now calls for both pilgrims and authorities in Mecca to reduce the environmental damage wrought by this yearly influx of travelers.

In a new report, GRAIN outlines the contributions of industrial meat and dairy to global climate change, arguing that reducing their production and consumption is one of the most important actions we can take to address the climate crisis now.

«If we grow regeneratively, using hemp as part of the rotations and other crops in that rotation, we are able not only to reduce and potentially mitigate climate change, we are able to boost soil health, boost the nutrients within our food, and to help really sustain our fields so that we can be growing food for a very long time for our people,» said Elizabeth Kucinich, Hemp History Week endorser and Rodale Institute board member.

But it's not just your health that will benefit, but the planet's, too — going vegan sparks significant change in terms of helping to combat climate change, and the simple act of going vegan could reduce your carbon imprint by a whopping 50 %.

«Regardless of how quickly we can implement the specific fixes proposed to mitigate climate change, we all need to reduce our carbon [footprint] and adapt to change in ways that keep the earth's bounty as diverse, as delicious, and as resilient as possible.»

The combined effects of climate change could reduce potential output by up to 30 percent in Africa and up to 21 percent in Asia, the FAO Chief noted.

The Rainforest Alliance will continue its commitment to reduce the effects of climate change by building climate resilience in some of the world's most vulnerable regions through forest conservation and sustainable agriculture.

Today the McCartney family and Rt Hon Gregory Barker MP, former Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change and now Climate Advisor to David Cameron, launched an online campaign to encourage people to skip meat one day a week in order to reduce their carbon footprint and help tackle climate Climate Change and now Climate Advisor to David Cameron, launched an online campaign to encourage people to skip meat one day a week in order to reduce their carbon footprint and help tackle climate cChange and now Climate Advisor to David Cameron, launched an online campaign to encourage people to skip meat one day a week in order to reduce their carbon footprint and help tackle climate Climate Advisor to David Cameron, launched an online campaign to encourage people to skip meat one day a week in order to reduce their carbon footprint and help tackle climate climate changechange.

World scientists on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change agree that we need to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere by 80 per cent by 2050 in order to have a chance of avoiding catastrophic climate Climate Change agree that we need to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere by 80 per cent by 2050 in order to have a chance of avoiding catastrophic climate cChange agree that we need to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere by 80 per cent by 2050 in order to have a chance of avoiding catastrophic climate climate changechange.

To meet the world's growing food security needs and face the parallel challenges of improving nutrition and reducing poverty under a changing global climate, a second — science - based — Green Revolution in agriculture is already under way.

With the global population rising continuously, urbanization rapidly reducing land for farming, and climate change threatening stable crop production, a significant improvement in genetic yield potential is one of the most crucial goals in rice research.

When Bon Appétit started our Low Carbon Diet program in 2007 — making us the first restaurant company to connect food and climate change — it was with specific targets in mind for reducing our carbon emissions over five years.

The increasing importance of food and nutritional security in view of climate change factors affecting Pacific Islands Countries intensifies the need to reduce horticultural food loss.

The authors note that optimum cultivation requirements for arabica coffee will likely become harder to achieve in the face of climate change, productivity will probably be reduced, and more intense management (especially irrigation) will be needed.

«The International Rice Research Institute and other research institutions have developed a wide range of sustainable technologies that will help reduce use of water, chemicals and energy in rice, and protect the crop from pests, disease and the impacts of climate change.

Nestlé has been recognised as a global leader in reducing carbon emissions and tackling climate change across its supply chain.

As the effects of climate change become a growing concern, coffee production is increasingly impacted, but the Rainforest Alliance engages with producers in a variety of ways to adapt to and reduce climate change's effects.