Sentences with phrase «induced by humankind»

There is one, and only one, reason for instituting a carbon tax: to attempt to mitigate the impacts of climate change induced by humankind's use of fossil fuels for the production of energy.

Not exact matches

The global challenge presented to humankind by this leadership could be every bit as formidable a global challenge as human - induced global warming.

The biosphere consists of animals and vegetation and normally changes relatively slowly; reduced rainfall might take years to alter vegetation cover significantly, although certain components (such as humankind) are capable of inducing quite rapid local changes (by setting oil - fields ablaze, for example).