Sentences with phrase «included in the climate action»

Please bring your ideas on what you would like to see included in the Climate Action and Sustainability Plan and sign up to be notified when a draft plan is available for review and comment.

The YVFP films are also included in their Climate Action handbook.

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Heavy hitters in the B.C. green world, including the Dogwood Initiative, the Wilderness Committee and Voters Taking Action on Climate Change, have all launched anti-coal campaigns over the past few years.

In support of the President's Climate Action Plan, HabitatSeven has partnered with NOAA to build a suite of data and mapping tools to be included in the Climate Resilience Toolkit (CRTIn support of the President's Climate Action Plan, HabitatSeven has partnered with NOAA to build a suite of data and mapping tools to be included in the Climate Resilience Toolkit (CRTin the Climate Resilience Toolkit (CRT).

The companies include Chevron Corp., ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips Co., BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Peabody Energy Corp. «The American people deserve answers from the fossil fuel corporations about their actions to massively deceive the public in regards to climate science,» Lieu and Welch wrote in a letter to their House colleagues asking for their support.

This means it is willing to admit that some of its fossil fuel assets — possibly including the spanking $ 13 billion Kearl tar sands project in Northern Alberta — could be wiped off its books if governments start taking action on climate change.»

«While there are small marginal groups within evangelical Christianity who are often quoted in the press in opposition to climate change action, almost all major global evangelical bodies including the Lausanne Movement have declared their commitment to care for God's creation and to serve the poor affected by climate change impacts.»

As a member of the Sustainable Food Trade Association (SFTA), we've signed a pledge committing to reporting annually the company's performance in the 11 - action categories that include organic & land use, distribution & sourcing, energy, climate change & emissions, water use & quality, solid waste reduction, packaging & marketing materials, labor, animal care, sustainability education, and governance & community engagement.

We strongly urge you to include Meat Free Monday initiatives in the UK climate action plan for Paris.

There are also policy actions which we have to take - investment climate reforms to improve business and economic competitiveness, focus on developing MSMEs, deepening long term savings through pensions, insurance and sovereign savings, land reform to eliminate constraints in time and cost around land transactions (including a review of the governor's consent requirement), and actions to reduce inflation, interest rates and business operating costs.

In the last week alone, Mr. Cuomo has taken unilateral action on issues of domestic and international import, including the threat of an Obamacare repeal and the nation's withdrawal from the Paris climate accord.

He said many of the «causes of public anxiety» in Britain, including cross-border crime, terrorism, climate change and immigration, «can not be tackled effectively without coherent and coordinated action by the European Union itself».

Jessica Wyndham, Interim Director of the AAAS Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law Program (SRHRL) opened the meeting, noting that both the scientific and human rights communities are on alert, evaluating the statements and watching closely the actions of the new US administration in areas including climate change, the environment, health, reproductive rights, and freedom of information and freedom of expression.

The report was accompanied by endorsements from a long list of climate change luminaries, including former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, whose blurb reads: «Without immediate action to solve the climate crisis, catastrophic warming will fundamentally change our planet and disrupt the climate balance in which human civilization has flourished.

Several consortiums of industry leaders across sectors - including Partnership for Renewable Energy (which includes Bank of America, Google, General Electric), U.S. Climate Action Partnership, or USCAP (Ford, Duke Energy, Pepsi, Shell, among others) and Climate Energy Network (a collection of small and mid-sized companies in every region of the United States)- are «terrifically energetic and committed to their work with U.S. policymakers,» he said.

And with the service's centennial happening in 2016, NPS is working on a «plan of action» to improve the parks for the big celebration, as well as to address long - term concerns, including cultural resource management, invasive species, and climate change.

Another 4 percent could come from parts of the Climate Action Plan that are already in progress — including finalized fuel standards for new cars.

At least some of that amount can be achieved through regulations already in the pipeline, mainly U.S. EPA's draft rule to slash carbon emissions from the power sector and other measures included in the administration's Climate Action Plan.

Brown wants drop in fuel use Cap and trade's expansion to include motor fuels takes place as Brown made clear that he supports further action to address climate change.

Her strategies for climate action include ways to «instill inspiration» vs «fear,» make «climate change part of your curriculum» and «take part in international projects.»

An effective action plan includes the whole community working in a sustained manner to change the climate into one that is caring and empathetic.

As with all school environments, the administrator's actions and attitudes can shape the interactions and overall climate, including supporting teachers in using technology.

Some specific actions steps include providing teachers time to meet in grade - level professional learning communities, improving school climate by addressing discipline challenges, or helping teachers formulate an essential question to focus on, e.g..

These supports will include evidence - based improvement strategies and models; addressing human capital capacity through professional learning and development; school and district audits with action planning to address priority needs; matching schools and districts with vetted external partners to address specific needs; and technical assistance by a cadre of OSIT staff that includes academic content experts, school improvement and strategy personnel, in addition to climate, culture, and mental health specialists.

Standard features on the Ridgeline RT include a 255 horsepower SOHC VTEC V - 6 engine, 5 - speed automatic transmission, VTM - 4 four - wheel drive, 5000 - pound towing rating, 17 - inch wheels, 245 / 65R17 all - terrain tires, Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Brake Assist, Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) with Traction Control, advanced dual stage dual threshold driver's and front passenger's Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) airbags, two - row side curtain airbags with rollover sensor, climate control with air conditioning, tilt steering wheel, power windows, power sliding rear window, power locks, cruise control, keyless entry, automatic heated wiper zone, 6 - speaker 100 - watt audio system with CD player, 60/40 lift - up rear seat with underseat storage, all - weather heavy - duty floormats, 5 - foot by 4 - foot cargo bed with six heavy duty tie down cleats, secure In - Bed Trunk, dual - action load supporting tailgate and cargo box courtesy lighting.

It builds upon a selection of relevant and practical papers and presentations given at the 2nd International Conference on Evaluating Climate Change and Development held in Washington DC in 2014 and includes perspectives from independent evaluations of the major international organisations supporting climate action in developing countries, such as the Global Environment Facility.The first section of the book sets the stage and provides an overview of independent evaluations, carried out by multilateral development banks and development organisClimate Change and Development held in Washington DC in 2014 and includes perspectives from independent evaluations of the major international organisations supporting climate action in developing countries, such as the Global Environment Facility.The first section of the book sets the stage and provides an overview of independent evaluations, carried out by multilateral development banks and development organisclimate action in developing countries, such as the Global Environment Facility.The first section of the book sets the stage and provides an overview of independent evaluations, carried out by multilateral development banks and development organisations.

There are also more than 1.5 million cheques, worth a total of $ 420 million, that have remained unclaimed issued under various programs, including $ 40.1 million in Ontario Trillium Benefit / Ontario Sales Tax credits and $ 32 million in British Columbia Low Income Climate Action Tax credits.

Many of the works included here depict socioeconomic and political climate and contradictions, including vast discrepancies in wealth and social status, and actions of political protest and social unrest.

These include such actions as driving species to extinction and adding long - lived greenhouse gases to the atmosphere in ways that have few impacts now, but could disrupt climate patterns, ocean ecosystems and coastal settlements in decades to come.

In an interview with The Washington Post's environment reporter, Juliet Eilperin, Mr. Gore said action by the United States, including federal regulations and new policies, is the key to cutting global climate risks:

In a European COST - action initiative named «VALUE», spearheaded by Douglas Maraun, the intention is to include statisticians for improved climate modelling.

In the action, more than 1,200 campaigners, scientists (including NASA's Jim Hansen), students and other concerned citizens — mainly brought there by the project's climate impacts — sat down and waited for handcuffs:

Using publicly available data already gathered by federal agencies, a new report shows that actions to effectively reducing climate disruption must include keeping dirty fuels in the ground.

7:32 p.m. Updated There's much more in a fresh post, including criticism of Gleick's actions from Gavin Schmidt, the climate scientist who runs the RealClimate blog.

Declare that, irrespective of the effectiveness of mitigation actions, significant adverse changes in the global climate are now inevitable and are already taking place, and thus parties to the U.N.F.C.C.C. must also include, in the COP15 outcome document, an ambitious agreement on adaptation finance which should prioritize the needs of the most vulnerable countries, especially in the near term,

To argue, or even suggest, that [human action, including alterations in landscapes and emissions of greenhouse gases] «can»» or even doesn't, or even «may not» affect climate is in essence to argue against the very basic of geophysics and chemistry itself.

The new article by Socolow is partly a defense of the paper's conclusions, but it is also (and most importantly, to my mind) a personal reflection by a seasoned climate analyst on «shortcomings in the way advocates of forceful action [he includes himself in this group] have presented their case.»

If society ultimately decides to intervene in Earth's climate, any actions should be informed by a far more substantive body of scientific research, including ethical and social dimensions, than is presently available, the committee said.

The companies include Chevron Corp., ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips Co., BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Peabody Energy Corp. «The American people deserve answers from the fossil fuel corporations about their actions to massively deceive the public in regards to climate science,» Lieu and Welch wrote in a letter to their House colleagues asking for their support.

The vast majority of the commenters were critical not of Lomborg's dismissal of the urgency of climate action but rather that anyone, including Lomborg, would actually believe in any human - induced climate change.

It's a growing strategy embodied in movements like the U.S. Climate Action Partnership, which includes unlikely allies like the Environmental Defense Fund and Alcoa, and the Nature Conservancy and ConocoPhillips.

Organizations participating in the encampment include the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Eastern Panhandle Protectors, Potomac Riverkeepers, Food & Water Watch, Waterkeepers Chesapeake, and the Sierra Club Maryland Chapter.

The recommendation on adaptation strategies from Khan's study was included in the SLR chapter of the State Action Plan on Climate Change of Tamil Nadu.

Senator Kerry (pictured right), chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee and co-sponsor of the Senate climate bill, urged cooperation and binding action from every country (including China) in a speech early this afternoon that was standing room only.

Political scholar Steven F. Hayward recently presented in Issues the conservative position on global warming and climate change, including a look at measures that conservatives might accept as part of any action plan.

UNEP is supporting countries and their partners to fast track action on this challenge through the PCFV and other programmes such as the Climate and Clean Air Coalition — which works to reduce short - lived climate pollutants such as black carbon in a number of key sectors, including transport, agriculture, waste, household cooking and heating, and brick prodClimate and Clean Air Coalition — which works to reduce short - lived climate pollutants such as black carbon in a number of key sectors, including transport, agriculture, waste, household cooking and heating, and brick prodclimate pollutants such as black carbon in a number of key sectors, including transport, agriculture, waste, household cooking and heating, and brick production.

On the other side, organizations including the Environmental Defense Fund, the Union of Concerned Scientists, and the Clean Air Task Force have argued that the new standards will offer an economic boost by encouraging investment in clean energy and efficiency, along with desperately needed action on emissions that will help address climate change and reduce health impacts from air pollution.

The EPA proposed the new limits in September, after President Barack Obama included them as part of his climate action plan.

As brief as it is (3 pages to be exact, or 5 pages if you count the Appendix), Copenhagen Accord is comprehensive in that it covers all the major issues (including forestry - Article 6 - as some media outlets have incorrectly claimed was dropped) and is * somewhat * operational immediately — once the parties declare their mitigation commitments by the end of January, they can proceed to implement them, while the $ 30 billion quick - start fund commences next year as well; other aspects such as transparency and the global climate fund will require further action from the Conference of Parties to proceed.