Sentences with phrase «kind of action on climate change»

We both knew we wanted to take some kind of action on climate change as soon as we met, but we were not sure what it should be.

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In reference to Michael Glantz's program and the funding by the government - controlled National Science Foundation, the action to terminate the program smacks of the kind of silencing tactics used by the government on James Hansen of NASA who also spoke out on climate change.

This is to say that the «consensus» has political, rather than practical utility: it is more useful to the task of mobilising towards «action on climate change» than it is informing the debate about what kind of problem climate change is, and what the options for dealing with it are.

The first - of - its - kind plan aims at achieving comprehensive action on climate change by way of a three-fold goal: cutting domestic carbon pollution, adapting... Continue reading →

Yet as McKibben's article makes clear, the movement has been forced to work around the Obama administration, rather than to prompt the kinds of transformative government - led actions on climate change that Obama's election was thought by many to herald.

Despite the large body of scientific evidence on climate change, developed over decades, we have not generally been as successful in providing the kind of information decision - makers need to identify and prioritize the specific actions required to manage the many individual (and interconnected) risks of climate change.

While other scientists differ on pinpointing particular numbers and limits, many who study climate change agree that some kind of action is needed.