Sentences with phrase «international leader on climate change»

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Last month she gave only a soft slap on the wrist to Trump's reckless act: but with her international reputation in the balance, she must publicly show that on climate change she has far more in common with the rest of the world than with Donald Trump and join other leaders in defending and advancing the Paris Agreement.»

International development charity Christian Aid is calling on world leaders at this week's G20 meeting to show the US President that he has relegated himself to the side - lines of climate change negotiations.

«Whether it is fighting global poverty, advocating for immigrants or his historic stance on global climate change, Pope Francis has been an international leader in the fight for social justice and we're thrilled he will be bringing that message to East Harlem.

World leaders are awaiting President Donald Trump's decision on the future of the Paris Accord and whether the U.S. will remain in the international climate change pact.

«As the country's potential top diplomat, Tillerson should understand that the U.S. needs to be a leader on climate change and honor its international commitments.

DAVIS, Calif. — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) and three international regional leaders signed a memorandum of understanding today in a bid to assert regional authority on climate change policy.

The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association is backing calls by Caribbean leaders for the international community to keep the devastating impact of climate change on the global development agenda.

If, on the other hand, we can shape an agenda that says we can create jobs, advance growth and make a serious dent in climate change and be an international leader, I think that's something that the American people would support.

«As business leaders, it is our belief that the benefits of strong, early action on climate change outweigh the costs of not acting... a sufficiently ambitious, international and comprehensive legally - binding United Nations agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will provide business with the certainty it needs to scale up global investment in low - carbon technologies... the shift to a low - carbon economy will create significant business opportunities».

The timing is no great surprise: the world's political leaders will gather at the UN climate change conference in Paris in December to decide on an international programme to limit global warming.

The survey finds both support and skepticism for major efforts to reduce climate change on the first day of a Paris summit, with international leaders aiming to forge consensus on measures aimed at slowing the rise of global temperatures.

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.

We have hosted nine International Conferences on Climate Change attracting nearly 5,000 people including leading scientists, elected officials, and civic and business leaders from around the world.

But countries across the world are pledging to control if not cut carbon pollution as international leaders prepare for a summit on climate change in Paris later this year.

The American president joined 150 world leaders for the opening ceremony on the first day of the UN climate conference in Paris where thousands of delegates hope to agree legally binding international agreements to prevent catastrophic climate change.

Women from around the world are mobilising today to call for action on climate change as international leaders meet in New York at the United Nations General Assembly.

Global leaders convened in Paris for the United Nations climate summit, where they reached a historic international agreement to act on climate change.

Dr. Vandana Shiva, an environmental activist, physicist and leader in the International Forum on Globalization, has just returned from a «Climate Yatra,» a research journey to the Himalayas to study the impact of climate change and the glacial melt upon communities iClimate Yatra,» a research journey to the Himalayas to study the impact of climate change and the glacial melt upon communities iclimate change and the glacial melt upon communities in Asia.

Those hopes continued to swell when in a press conference a few days later, he responded to a question from the media on climate by saying that he planned to start «a conversation across the country...» to see «how we can shape an agenda that garners bipartisan support and helps move this agenda forward... and... be an international leader» on climate change.

The event, endorsed by the COP23 Presidency and presided by World Water Council Honorary President Loïc Fauchon and H.E. Charafat Afilal, Secretary of State for Water and Environment of Morocco, brought high level participants, such as international experts and political leaders at the forefront of the debate on climate change and water, as well as several environmental ministers, including, Istiaque Ahmad, Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Forests of Bangladesh and Sindra Sharma - Khushal, from the UNFCCC COP23 Presidency Team for Fiji.

The Zurich Financial Services Distinguished Visitors Program on Climate Change allows the Bren School to attract international leaders in environmental policy, law, business, and science to enrich and expand the intellectual life of the Bren School community and share insights on issues critical to climate Climate Change allows the Bren School to attract international leaders in environmental policy, law, business, and science to enrich and expand the intellectual life of the Bren School community and share insights on issues critical to climate cChange allows the Bren School to attract international leaders in environmental policy, law, business, and science to enrich and expand the intellectual life of the Bren School community and share insights on issues critical to climate climate changechange.

In May, all of the international champions from all of the 13 different countries (the G8 +5 countries) went to Kobe to finalize the statement we had written on climate change and to present that statement to our government leaders (specifically, our ministers of the environment.

Edited by: Nebojsa Nakicenovic (Leader of the Transitions to New Technologies Project at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), in Austria) and Rob Swart (Head of the Technical Support Unit of Working Group III on Mitigation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in the Netherlands).

Just last month, a major international gathering of Islamic leaders and scholars issued a strong declaration calling for collective action on climate change.

The Zurich Financial Services Distinguished Visitors program will allow the Bren School to attract international leaders in environmental policy, law, business, and science to enrich and expand the intellectual life of the Bren School community and share insight on issues critical to climate change.