Sentences with phrase «international climate leadership»

Still, given the fact that China is rapidly becoming a world leader in clean tech industries, that it is flexing its muscle in terms of international climate leadership, and that other cities around the world suffer from the same types of diesel - driven air quality problems that China has become known for, I think we can expect China's success story to translate into rapid adoption elsewhere.

«Such a scheme would effectively be the death - knell for the Government's promise to be the greenest ever, and would undermine its ability to show international climate leadership.

Not exact matches

«The federal government has taken a leadership position on climate change policy while also enabling greater access to international markets for our natural resources, which ensures that Canadians receive full value for those resources.»

«This is important, as it shows that Mexico is serious about addressing climate change even if there is a change in leadership,» agreed Jake Schmidt, international climate change policy director for the Natural Resources Defense Council.

The United States will begin its leadership of the Arctic Council at an international meeting in Iqaluit, Canada, on Friday, beginning a two - year term in which the State Department has signaled it will focus heavily on climate change.

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But it could demonstrate leadership, both to the American middle class and the international community preparing for talks aimed at forging a global climate agreement at the end of the year in Paris.

Mr. / Mrs. Candidate: The Presidential Climate Action Project has produced the gold standard of climate agendas and, with its 300 specific proposals for your administration, you can and must take dramatic action in your first 100 days in office to put the US on the fast track to a post-carbon economy and to place it in an international leadership position where it mClimate Action Project has produced the gold standard of climate agendas and, with its 300 specific proposals for your administration, you can and must take dramatic action in your first 100 days in office to put the US on the fast track to a post-carbon economy and to place it in an international leadership position where it mclimate agendas and, with its 300 specific proposals for your administration, you can and must take dramatic action in your first 100 days in office to put the US on the fast track to a post-carbon economy and to place it in an international leadership position where it must be.

I will restore U.S. leadership in strategies for combating climate change and work closely with the international community.

As the world waits to hear whether America will once again abdicate climate leadership, one thing is abundantly clear: We need a massive, international movement to speed up the transition to a low carbon economy.

These other factors include the economy, confusion over colder weather and other perceptual biases, general distrust of government, climate policies such as cap and trade that are not easily sold as effective or in line with public values, the absence of White House leadership on the issue, institutional barriers in Congress and at the international level, and the continued communication and policy missteps of some scientists and environmental advocates.

As stated during the October 11 edition of 60 Minutes, he sees his role in Paris as more important than fighting ISIS: «My definition of leadership would be leading on climate change, an international accord that potentially we'll get in Paris.»

Canada's upcoming G7 Presidency is a moment where the country's positive rhetoric on climate action and multilateral convening power must be funnelled into concrete and measurable climate leadership within the international sphere,» said Catherine Abreu, Executive Director, Climate Action Network climate action and multilateral convening power must be funnelled into concrete and measurable climate leadership within the international sphere,» said Catherine Abreu, Executive Director, Climate Action Network climate leadership within the international sphere,» said Catherine Abreu, Executive Director, Climate Action Network Climate Action Network Canada.

Its powerful combination of strong international leadership, progressive thinking and forward - looking policies are reflected in its calls for dramatic cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions and for mechanisms to help vulnerable countries adapt to the impacts of climate change.

The G20 has a record of leadership on the international climate change agenda.

These university presidents, mayors, governors, and business leaders will highlight their steps to reduce climate pollution and stand in solidarity with international leaders, showing the world that US leadership on climate change extends well beyond federal policy.

Now it's likely — as during the eight years of the George W. Bush administration — that the U.S. will go AWOL, abandoning its international climate change policy leadership role and its responsibilities to the international community and to the planet.

Creating new international expansion opportunities that allow companies to continue to pollute, while paying for projects that ostensibly reduce emissions around the world with virtually no way of verifying their efficacy and ethical conduct compromises, rather than enhances, California's climate leadership.

EPA is only one of numerous U.S. government agencies that conduct and support research related to climate change and is not designed to conduct, on its own, the vast body of scientific research that is reviewed in the IPCC Assessments, nor to carry out the massive assessment process embodied in the IPCC reports, which involves hundreds of authors and reviewers who make up most of the leadership of the international climate research community.

«International leadership on climate is more diffuse than ever before, and other countries, large and small, are stepping up to lead within and outside the negotiations,» says Caballero of WRI.

The ECF was established in early 2008 as a major philanthropic initiative to promote climate and energy policies that greatly reduce Europe's greenhouse gas emissions and to help Europe play an even stronger international leadership role to mitigate climate change.

At an international climate conference in Germany that ended Wednesday, some delegates said they were disappointed in the Obama administration's lack of robust leadership.

«Political credibility of the EU's leadership role in international climate negotiations will be seriously undermined if there is no transparency about the achievements made cutting carbon dioxide emissions at home,» Ms Bollendorff explained.

«I am pleased that with this publication we have been able to build on over a decade of Winrock's leadership and expertise in this area working with a number of recognized organizations including the Clean Development Mechanism, The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, International Tropical Timber Organization, Voluntary Carbon Standard and California Climate Action Registry,» said Dr. Sandra Brown, Winrock's Chief Scientist, whose team developed the standard.

However, the Obama Administration's climate regulations and international leadership at global warming venues like the UNFCC run directly counter to allowing the affordable, reliable, and widely available energy essential for combating poverty.

Has the leadership of international climate negotiations under the UNFCCC lost the desire to require nations to expressly examine what «equity» requires of them?

Although the leadership in the United States and other nations that are failing to make commitments congruent with their ethical obligations will no doubt claim that their position in the international climate negotiations is limited by what is politically feasible in their countries, the world needs national leaders who are prepared to urge their nations to make commitments congruent with their ethical obligations, not on national self - interest alone.

Therefore, what is perhaps most concerning is that a U.S. withdrawal from international climate talks will create a global leadership vacuum.

In her address to the COP - 19 assembly, Canada's Environment Minister, Leona Aglukkaq claimed that, «Canada is taking a leadership role in international climate change efforts by focusing on delivering significant environmental and economic benefits for all Canadians.»

With another round of international climate negotiations opening this week in Warsaw, Poland, and a new poll finding Canadians wanting leadership on the issue, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative government have an opportunity to turn the tides on what has been so far a policy trend in the wrong direction.

We are also showing international leadership on climate change, reaching historic agreements to set emission limits in unison with all major developed and developing nations.

Surfrider calls upon all elected officials in the U.S. to hold the Administration accountable for taking meaningful action on climate - both through federal policies and displaying international leadership.

However, the Copenhagen talks are set to begin Dec. 7, and many believe U.S. leadership will be critical in forging an international climate change agreement.

«Not only has Ms. Figueres been a valuable member of Winrock ‟ s Board of Directors, she has displayed impressive leadership in international climate negotiations and collaborated extensively with organizations in the private and public sectors,» Mr. Tugwell said.

Like the UN the IPCC is not perfect, but it does assume the mantle of international guidance and leadership on climate matters and now is not the time to bash.

redskylite IPCC is not perfect, but it does assume the mantle of international guidance and leadership on climate matters and now is not the time to bash.

Democrats pledge to continue showing international leadership on climate change, working toward an agreement to set emission limits in unison with other emerging powers.

The report — Europe's Share of the Climate Challenge: Domestic Actions and International Obligations to Protect the Planet — takes a close look at Europe, showing exactly how it can show leadership in keeping global climate change within the necessary planetary Climate Challenge: Domestic Actions and International Obligations to Protect the Planet — takes a close look at Europe, showing exactly how it can show leadership in keeping global climate change within the necessary planetary climate change within the necessary planetary limits.

Currently at the Royal Institute for International Affairs and at University College, London, Grubb has written on all aspects of the climate problem, focusing especially on issues of equity, emissions trading, and European leadership.

Sanders has no official climate change plan yet, but also seek to go well beyond Obama climate change policies, with a carbon tax, greatly increased renewable energy, energy efficiency measures, and international leadership by the US.

It's time for America to re-establish its leadership on all issues of international importance, including climate change.

And while cities, states and businesses have committed to taking climate action in the United States, federal leadership is non-existent, with the Trump administration rolling back climate policies and announcing its intent to pull the country out of the international Paris Agreement on climate change.

As well as supporting international agreement, this means showing leadership on domestic policy to tackle climate change, says Stern.

«Mexico's leadership in making this announcement confirms that we are in a new era, in which all nations have a role to play in the collective fight against climate change,» said Nathaniel Keohane, Vice President for International Climate at the Environmental Defense Fundclimate change,» said Nathaniel Keohane, Vice President for International Climate at the Environmental Defense FundClimate at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).

Kadyszewski presented ACR's Climate Leadership award to Todd Stern, U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change from 2009 to 2016 in recognition of his leadership, insight and singular determination to secure international commitments to combat climate Climate Leadership award to Todd Stern, U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change from 2009 to 2016 in recognition of his leadership, insight and singular determination to secure international commitments to combat climate Climate Change from 2009 to 2016 in recognition of his leadership, insight and singular determination to secure international commitments to combat climate climate change.

The challenge for the Australian Government will be in providing leadership in its climate change policies and international negotiations to include native forests and national parks as options for Indigenous sustainable development and carbon sequestration in Australia.