Sentences with phrase «lead on climate action»

Justin Trudeau promised to respect Indigenous rights, listen to communities and lead on climate action — he will fail to do all of this if he builds another tar sands pipeline.

Friends of the Earth Europe believes those most responsible for climate change must lead on climate action.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is therefore calling on businesses and organizations to take the lead on climate action and urges them to sign the Climate Neutral Now Pledge.

@lindsayiversen weighs if China can assume global lead on climate action if #POTUSTrump pulls U.S. back.

We in the United States recognize our responsibility to lead on climate action and we are committed to doing our part by taking significant actions to reduce our own emissions.

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This signifies the fact that in the US, cities are taking lead on developing and implementing the solutions needed to take action on climate change.

As of last week, the Market Climate for stocks was mixed - valuations remain unfavorable, technical action was mixed but tenuous, with various indices flirting with widely observed levels of support and resistance (e.g. the 1100 level on the S&P 500), while leading measures of economic activity remain decidedly unfavorable.

As in past election cycles, LCV Action Fund supported federal candidates who demonstrated a commitment to leading on climate change, promoting clean energy, and protecting our air, water, land and wildlife.

I serve on the board of Better Future Project, the leading grassroots climate nonprofit in New England, and also as the chair of the Transportation Committee of Boston University's Climate Action Plan Taskclimate nonprofit in New England, and also as the chair of the Transportation Committee of Boston University's Climate Action Plan TaskClimate Action Plan Task Force.

A bipartisan energy policy group called today for action on climate legislation and laid out principles for such a measure, including views that collide with the leading House climate and energy measure.

Athena Ballesteros, who leads work on climate finance for the World Resources Institute think tank, said, «If this meeting will help contribute to the goal of coordinating countries plans and actions to mobilize the $ 100 billion pledge, that would be most welcome, and part of the conversation is to find innovative sources of finance that would complement the scarce public resources being made available.»

Bill Hare, who leads a group of top climate scientists and economists at Berlin - based Climate Analytics who helped produce the UNEP gap report, said Geden's accusations «could not be more wrong» and lumped the researcher in with climate skeptics and other naysayers «who systematically downplay the risks of climate change and argue against action to reduce emissions on spurious and ill - founded grounds.climate scientists and economists at Berlin - based Climate Analytics who helped produce the UNEP gap report, said Geden's accusations «could not be more wrong» and lumped the researcher in with climate skeptics and other naysayers «who systematically downplay the risks of climate change and argue against action to reduce emissions on spurious and ill - founded grounds.Climate Analytics who helped produce the UNEP gap report, said Geden's accusations «could not be more wrong» and lumped the researcher in with climate skeptics and other naysayers «who systematically downplay the risks of climate change and argue against action to reduce emissions on spurious and ill - founded grounds.climate skeptics and other naysayers «who systematically downplay the risks of climate change and argue against action to reduce emissions on spurious and ill - founded grounds.climate change and argue against action to reduce emissions on spurious and ill - founded grounds.»

Leading doctors are backing legal action against UK government ministers on the grounds that they have not fulfilled their commitments to cutting carbon emissions in line with the Climate Change Act of 2008 and the Paris Agreement objective of limiting warming to 1.5?

«Alarmist» suggests someone sticking his / her head in the sand and ignoring the data in order to justify a pre-conceived irrational notion (human influence on climate will lead us to certain disaster unless immediate action is taken).

The Asia - Pacific Carbon Forum (APCF) is the leading regional conference on investment in climate action through market - based approaches and carbon pricing instruments.

Statement on behalf of Climate Action Network Europe, Carbon Market Watch, European Environmental Bureau, Sandbag, Transport & Environment, and WWF European Policy Office EU governments must step back from irreparably weakening Europe's biggest climate law, six of Europe's leading environmental NGOs have said, after talks between member states and the European Parliament ended in deadClimate Action Network Europe, Carbon Market Watch, European Environmental Bureau, Sandbag, Transport & Environment, and WWF European Policy Office EU governments must step back from irreparably weakening Europe's biggest climate law, six of Europe's leading environmental NGOs have said, after talks between member states and the European Parliament ended in deadclimate law, six of Europe's leading environmental NGOs have said, after talks between member states and the European Parliament ended in deadlock...

Early in his second term, President Obama launched an ambitious Climate Action Plan focused on cutting carbon pollution, preparing the nation for climate impacts, and leading on the international stage to bring nations large and small to the table to pledge to act on climate Climate Action Plan focused on cutting carbon pollution, preparing the nation for climate impacts, and leading on the international stage to bring nations large and small to the table to pledge to act on climate climate impacts, and leading on the international stage to bring nations large and small to the table to pledge to act on climate climate change.

In 2015, the Mayor's Leadership Team on School Climate and Discipline called for far more expansive action on this issue in a report, issued less than two months after E4E - New York released its own teacher - led research paper on the topic.

July 21, 2016 (New York)-- Educators 4 Excellence - New York (E4E - New York), a teacher - led organization that seeks to elevate the voices of teachers in policy discussions, released the following statements on proposed actions for improving school climate released today by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Department of Education.

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The latest initiative, called the Presidential Climate Action Project, is a set of about 300 concrete steps that a president can take (or take the lead on) to curb energy use and greenhouse - gas emissions, theoretically with economic benefits far outweighing costs.

By committing to targets for emissions cuts and financing for developing countries for mitigation, forest protection and adaptation, G8 countries can build trust and confidence and lead the way on global climate action - both for the MEF as well as for the UN negotiations which will culminate in Copenhagen in December.

Just as the concept of «differentiation» — the notion that some countries should contribute more money and climate action than others — was enshrined in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) over 20 years ago and still haunts some countries today, there's an anxiety now that codifying REDD + in a similar manner will lead to similar implications far down thclimate action than others — was enshrined in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) over 20 years ago and still haunts some countries today, there's an anxiety now that codifying REDD + in a similar manner will lead to similar implications far down thClimate Change (UNFCCC) over 20 years ago and still haunts some countries today, there's an anxiety now that codifying REDD + in a similar manner will lead to similar implications far down the road.

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The issue has galvanized climate and environmental activists in the US with the massive rally on Sunday preceded by civil disobedience actions in late summer that lead to the arrests of 1,253 people.

But what in fact appears to happen is that the concerns at least of some of those worried about these types of actions, have led them to try and convince society by attacking the science of the majority of climate scientists and to use scientific arguments that on the whole are rather weak and unconvincing, and nearly always involve the cherry - picking of data.

The case for the reality of climate change, and action on it, needs to be led from the front, with a bold visionary clarion call.

He is leading developments towards a renewable power sector in Canada and international markets for sustainable energy solutions — making him a Pioneer on climate action.»

Furthermore, choosing sustainable development pathways will in turn lead to action on climate change so both must be considered together.

But he once said he didn't want to lead a party that wasn't as committed to climate action as he was, and he also described the Coalition's current climate policy as a «a recipe for fiscal recklessness on a grand scale» and «a very expensive charge on the budget in the years ahead».

Yet a leading U.S. Senate advocate of legislative action on climate seems to be starting off like a sprinter, perhaps because his legislation is pegged to estimates of the Social Cost of Carbon that don't account for the possibility that climate change will turn out to be catastrophically costly.

Taking action on climate change was leading to bliss for me.

William O'Keefe, the Institute's current CEO, was previously Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the American Petroleum Institute, and has also been on the Board of Directors of the U.S. Energy Association and Chairman of the Global Climate Coalition, a business - led anti-climate change action group active between 1989 and 2002.

Instead, Martha Rudolph, who is one of the leading health and environmental regulators in the state as director of environmental programs for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, recommended «taking baby steps» on pushing climate action and cautioned that the City of Boulder's potential climate lawsuit against oil and gas developers might not be the best approach in pushing an environmental agenda.

The rhetoric emerging from leading Republicans today gives the impression that the party stands against taking action on climate change.

Eamon O'Hara, Executive Director, ECOLISE, said: «There are many thousands of grassroots, community - led initiatives on climate action, in Europe and globally, but they feel disconnected from the formal processes and are operating in a kind of policy vacuum.

«As the G20 Summit is being held just days ahead of the UN climate talks in 2018 in Poland, all eyes will be on the Argentinian - led G20 summit to see that world leaders send a powerful signal that they intend to step up and come prepared to commit to enhanced ambition following a collective assessment of their progress under the Talanoa Dialogue in COP24,» said Gillian Nelson, Policy Coordinator, Climate Action climate talks in 2018 in Poland, all eyes will be on the Argentinian - led G20 summit to see that world leaders send a powerful signal that they intend to step up and come prepared to commit to enhanced ambition following a collective assessment of their progress under the Talanoa Dialogue in COP24,» said Gillian Nelson, Policy Coordinator, Climate Action Climate Action Network

At the 40th Annual Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) congress held in early June 2006 in Toronto, Canada, «Canada's leading scientific society on climate called for urgent government action on climate change,» Stephen Leahy wrote for Inter Press Service.

I accept a level of hypocrisy because to engage with every injustice all the time is not only to open ourselves up to way too much suffering but can lead to a form of self - disarmament (consider for example the committed climate activist who won't use fossil fuel transportation on principle and therefore can't get to the action to shut down the coal plant — who comes out losing?)

Ottawa, ON — Today, leaders from the environmental and Indigenous rights movements, including Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, David Suzuki, Union of BC Indian Chiefs President Grand Chief Stewart Phillip and six others, released a letter supporting Climate 101, a youth and student - led civil disobedience action planned for October 24th in Ottawa.

#StillIn Petition Delivery Wednesday, November 15th 14:00 - 15:00 Copenhagen Dome Following the announcement on the Paris Agreement, a large, diverse coalition of progressive groups launched a citizen petition to tell the international community that the US will lead on climate regardless of federal actions.

As scientists from the Caribbean call for urgent action on climate change, Trump nominates a known climate denier and coal lobbyist to help lead the EPA.

The letter, dubbed the «We Can Lead» campaign, is part of a broader effort lending support for passage of the legislation, even in the face of unprecedented lobbying from vested interests opposed to the bill (or any real action at all on climate and sustainable energy).

In anticipation of a «historic» House vote on Friday that will decide that fate of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454) sponsored by Henry Waxman and Edward Markey, 20 of America's leading corporations have sent an open letter to President Obama and Congress calling for definitive action and passage of climate and energy legislation that will help usher in a new energy economy, saying, in part:

Participation will be complemented by the creation and sharing of thought - leading content preceding the Assembly and on the ground, including webinars, reports and Climate Leader Videos which will be shared with Climate Action's network of over 30,000 contacts and 52 million + social media reach.

Speaker: Sheila Bonini, Senior Vice President, Private Sector Engagement, World Wildlife Fund — U.S. 12:30 PM THE AUDACITY OF «STILL IN» (starts at 10:50) This conversation will highlight business leaders and We Are Still In signatories who can share the business case for climate action, why leading on climate remains a priority for industry, and how We Are Still In will facilitate the transition to a low carbon economy.

Danger of Undermining Emissions Mitigation Efforts If politicians are led to believe that a low - cost technological fix can reduce or eliminate the need for politically difficult actions such as increasing the cost of carbon by cap and trade schemes or taxation, going against the wishes of powerful fossil energy corporations, and getting countries all around the world to agree on climate goals, it is likely to undermine their resolve to deal with the underlying cause of the problem by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Elton John, Jon Bon Jovi, Hozier and WALK THE MOON among the world - renowned talent to join US Vice President and Climate Reality Chairman Al Gore lead round - the - clock call to action on Nov. 13 - 14 along with other climate experts & activists; celebrities & muClimate Reality Chairman Al Gore lead round - the - clock call to action on Nov. 13 - 14 along with other climate experts & activists; celebrities & muclimate experts & activists; celebrities & musicians

However at the moment it appears that intolerance has taken root in the right wing and those leading the charge are prepared to lie and to damn the consequences as long as they oppose taking any action on climate change and many other things.