Sentences with phrase «including climate change actions»

The former regional administrator of the EPA under President Obama, Judith Enck, says the new head of the EPA under President Trump, Scott Pruitt, threatens to roll back major environmental regulations, including climate change actions and pollution protections.

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Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).

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.

Numerous ENGOs partner to spread the challenge, including David Suzuki Foundation, Pembina, Western Canada Wilderness Committee, and Voters Taking Action on Climate Change.

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.

Resources and planning documents include technical reports on food systems planning, climate change action, and a planning resource for coordinating housing investments across the region.

Allied supporters include New York Communities for Change, Citizen Action of New York, People's Climate Movement NY and Bronx Climate Justice North.

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».

Other instances include targeted personnel changes, budget cuts and other federal actions aimed at minimizing or hindering climate research.

The report calls for drastic action, including cutting CO2 emissions to almost zero by 2100 to prevent catastrophic climate change.

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 Commission produced a Plan of Action that included a comprehensive climate change impact assessment, a greenhouse gas reduction strategy, and actions for reducing Maryland's vulnerability to climate change.

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.

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.

While environmental groups fighting for action on climate change don't like to include those options, Wheeler said he felt it was important to look simply at what sources produce low or zero emissions.

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.

Incorporate into MPA management plans specific adaptation strategies and actions to address climate - change threats (ocean acidification and warming and sea - level rise), including monitoring of their effectiveness.

The Observatory will also set out to explain the current drivers of climate change arising from human activities (including industry and agriculture), and how our future actions will depend on our capacity to understand the pace and direction of change.

They scrutinized adaptation plans which incorporate urban planning and development actions that lead to the abatement or reduction of vulnerability to climate change, and mitigation plans that include actions such as improved energy efficiency and renewable energy generation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Scientists from 32 powerhouse organizations including the American Public Health Association and the American Chemical Society just penned Congress a letter highlighting a «vast body of peer - reviewed science» that proves the severity of climate change and urging them to take action with legislation that more strictly regulates industrial air pollution.

The presentation included the movie's US stars Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad and Maya Rudolph as well as producers John Cohen and Catherine Winder, who asked the attendees for their support to make the Angry Birds happy by doing their part to take action against climate change.

Has many global challenges about that, including the development of actions for mitigation and adaptation to climate changes.

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.»

Mitigation — reducing emissions fast enough to achieve the temperature goal A transparency system and global stock - take — accounting for climate action Adaptation — strengthening ability of countries to deal with climate impacts Loss and damage — strengthening ability to recover from climate impacts Support — including finance, for nations to build clean, resilient futures As well as setting a long - term direction, countries will peak their emissions as soon as possible and continue to submit national climate action plans that detail their future objectives to address climate change.

Waves of positive change can be generated through very small actions, and each one of them matters, including to cope with the impact of climate change, and to protect our environment and planet.

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

The report provides transportation professionals with an overview of the scientific consensus on current and future climate changes of particular relevance to U.S. transportation, including the limitations of present scientific understanding as to their precise timing, magnitude, and geographic location; identifies potential impacts on U.S. transportation and adaptation options; and, offers recommendations for both research and actions that can be taken to prepare for climate change.

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.

Highlights include a private collection of Vivienne Westwood t - shirts from the designer's early days helping to shape the visuals of 70s punk to her most recent designs advocating action against climate change.

The week includes workshops by writers and artists whose work focuses on social and political issues, including the environment, climate change, gun violence, racial violence, police brutality, violence against women, racial equity, homophobia, and immigration, all through the lens of creative action.

The proposed goals include promoting actions at all levels to address climate change, attaining conservation and sustainable use of marine resources, oceans and seas, and protecting and restoring terrestrial ecosystems and halting all biodiversity loss.

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,

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.

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.

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.

Climate Action Network (CAN) thinks that the Sustainable Development (SDGs) frameworks should include a goal on addressing climate change as well as mainstreaming climate action across all other relevantClimate Action Network (CAN) thinks that the Sustainable Development (SDGs) frameworks should include a goal on addressing climate change as well as mainstreaming climate action across all other relevant Action Network (CAN) thinks that the Sustainable Development (SDGs) frameworks should include a goal on addressing climate change as well as mainstreaming climate action across all other relevantclimate change as well as mainstreaming climate action across all other relevantclimate action across all other relevant action across all other relevant goals.

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.

Many uncertainties exist concerning the future of energy demand and supply, including potential actions that societies may take to address the risks of climate change.

Then Greenpeace released our March, 2010 report, «Koch Industries: Secretly Funding the Climate Denial Machine,» that documented the Kochs» systematic funding of the political system in order to stop action on climate change, including funding campaigns on climate Climate Denial Machine,» that documented the Kochs» systematic funding of the political system in order to stop action on climate change, including funding campaigns on climate climate change, including funding campaigns on climate climate denial.

Most countries party to the UNFCC have included at least some estimates of the costs of agricultural adaption in their individual climate change action plans, known as Intended Nationally Determined Contributions.

Seeking to broaden India's response to climate change, the government will soon add at least four new «missions» to the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), including one to promote wind energy, and another to build preparedness to deal with impacts on human climate change, the government will soon add at least four new «missions» to the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), including one to promote wind energy, and another to build preparedness to deal with impacts on human hchange, the government will soon add at least four new «missions» to the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), including one to promote wind energy, and another to build preparedness to deal with impacts on human Climate Change (NAPCC), including one to promote wind energy, and another to build preparedness to deal with impacts on human hChange (NAPCC), including one to promote wind energy, and another to build preparedness to deal with impacts on human health.

The World Bank Group also made additional exciting commitments, including applying a shadow carbon price in their investment decision - making, calculating and disclosing their greenhouse emissions, ramping up their Climate Change Action Plan's ambition in 2020, and scaling up their green finance.

Most of the costs of climate change are long - term, unquantifiable, worst - case, and non-market costs, which are not included in cost - benefit analyses of climate action like that of the Garnaut Review.

More precisely, the activities included aim to enable children to: explain the issue of climate change and its impact on children and child rights; explain how reducing carbon emissions in industrialized countries can reduce climate change and its negative effects, and that they can contribute personally to achieving this; and develop skills to undertake action.

Book: This paper examines the public financingof climate change actions in Nepal, including the role played by communities, civil society, the private sector and international support.

These interests intersect in climate change, as rational choice of the best course of action requires our best effort at understanding the science of climate, including an appreciation of the uncertainties.

This brief highlight the essential obligations and responsibilities of States and other duty - bearers (including businesses) and their implications for climate change - related agreements, policies, and actions.

The group has 90 days to come up with a climate change action plan that includes steps for sharing climate data, research ideas and vulnerability assessments.