Sentences with phrase «major changes to the climate»

Pachauri outlined the potential for major changes to the climate system, which could overwhelm human response strategies - breakdown of the thermohaline circulation, disintegration of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, a shift in mean climate towards an El Nino - like state, reduced carbon sink capacity, methane release from hydrates, and a rearrangement of biome distributions.

This must surely warrant major changes to the climate models, no?

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«Now more than ever, we are excited to lead our company's global effort toward a renewable future and, partnering with Enel, set an industry example of how major companies can help to make a difference in climate change,» he added.

Somewhat surprisingly to us, such a shift would not lead to major progress on climate change.

Throw into the mix the proximity of so many major cities to the coast and it's no surprise that climate change - related flooding is estimated to cost the world's 136 largest coastal cities US$ 52billion per year by 2050.

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have tended to agree on major issues when it comes to energy, such as calling for more clean energy and supporting aggressive plans to fight climate change.

Adani Group, controlled by the billionaire Gautam Adani, said it will now plan to finance the vast Carmichael coal project on its own, but the company faces an uphill struggle as both governments and major banks adopt a harder line towards new coal projects, citing the impact of coal - fired power on climate change.

This documentary examines the world's diet and points to food choices as the culprits for declining health as well as a major cause of climate change.

In 2017, the California cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Santa Cruz, and Imperial Beach, as well as Santa Cruz county, Marin County, and San Mateo County attempted to sue oil majors over climate change damages, citing a theory called «public nuisance.»

«Over the next few months, the science team is really excited to get to Mount Sharp, where we think the layered rocks there have captured the major climate changes in Mars» history,» Curiosity deputy project scientist Ashwin Vasavada said in a new NASA video marking the rover's first Martian year.

«It's unfortunate that the politics of climate change have evolved to the point in this country where really serious games of chicken are being played with major agencies in our federal government,» Nesbitt said.

«It is encouraging to see this major central bank seeing the need to move with the times and understand its role in dealing with one of the major challenges facing our economies today: climate change,» said James Leaton, research director at the Carbon Tracker Initiative.

There are clearly other factors that could have a major influence on the storyline, including how geopolitical tensions are resolved and how we adjust to climate change.

In the forestry sector, warmer winter temperatures linked to climate change is the major factor contributing to the outbreak of the mountain pine beetle in Western Canada, which had reduced the economic value of over 18 million hectares of Canadian forest by 2012.

Over a year which has seen large banks halt funding for fossil fuel projects, major institutions divest from oil, gas and coal holdings, and oil companies snap up power and renewables companies in a bid to diversify their asset base, research published today by the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) and the Climate Change Collaboration suggests nervousness over climate risk has shot up in financial cClimate Change Collaboration suggests nervousness over climate risk has shot up in financial cclimate risk has shot up in financial circles.

Researchers found that human - caused climate change accounts for 55 percent of the increase in drying out of Western forests, a major factor in wildfires, and has led to a doubling of the area burned.

In response to albeit leading questions posed to many of the integral players in the company who were on hand for the premiere of General Magic, most focused on climate change and lack of diversity in tech (not of the ideological kind) as major problems.

Saul Luciano Lliuya, a farmer who lives near Lake Palcacocha in the Peruvian Andes, has sued Rheinisch - Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk (RWE), a major German utility company, to pay for the impact of climate change on his community.

But since the last Bitcoin block is projected to be mined around the year 2140, adopting Bitcoin as a major (or world) currency anytime in the next few decades would just exacerbate anthropogenic climate change by needlessly increasing electricity consumption until it's too late.

The other issue is when we talk about doing something about climate change, doing something means to avoid major sea level rise, we need to reduce emissions globally starting today... seven percent per year.

One of the new federal government's first major tasks will be to bring its ideas to address climate change to COP21, the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, being held Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 in Paris, climate change to COP21, the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, being held Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 in Paris, Fchange to COP21, the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, being held Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 in Paris, Climate Change Conference, being held Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 in Paris, FChange Conference, being held Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 in Paris, France.

During her time at KPMG, Jennifer advised some of Australia's major corporations on climate change and sustainability matters, and provided advice to governments around Australia on major reform priorities.

As the global conversation grows around climate change and other political or environmental issues, innovative companies are working to solve those major problems.

Explaining to its shareholders how it is addressing strategic risks linked to major environmental and social policy issues, such as climate change and human rights, is an important dialogue every corporation needs to engage in with its shareholders.

China, the G - 20 meeting's host, has made trade a major theme of the meeting while other governments also want to tackle climate change, cutting excess capacity in in steel and limits on use of tax havens.

Some have stated that unless major reforms are implemented ecologically, that by 2037, the earth may be unable to sustain life as we now have, with climate change now accepted as fact, whereby scientists (IPCC or Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) are now saying that they are 95 percent sure that global warming is man - made, using the words «extemely likely&climate change now accepted as fact, whereby scientists (IPCC or Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) are now saying that they are 95 percent sure that global warming is man - made, using the words «extemely likely&rchange now accepted as fact, whereby scientists (IPCC or Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) are now saying that they are 95 percent sure that global warming is man - made, using the words «extemely likely&Climate Change) are now saying that they are 95 percent sure that global warming is man - made, using the words «extemely likely&rChange) are now saying that they are 95 percent sure that global warming is man - made, using the words «extemely likely».

Some critics say the pope should refrain from speaking about scientific matters, while others laud his letter as a major contribution to the climate change debate.

«While there are small marginal groups within evangelical Christianity who are often quoted in the press in opposition to climate change action, almost all major global evangelical bodies including the Lausanne Movement have declared their commitment to care for God's creation and to serve the poor affected by climate change impacts.»

He was credited by the UN's Christiana Figures as having a «major impact» on the process to agree the world's landmark deal on climate change.

These are just the latest in many dire predictions about the results of climate change if humanity doesn't start making some major changes to our consumption habits.

With climate change, the disappearance of forests, and general ecological disruptions, new diseases threaten to be a major factor.

In addition to climate change, animal agriculture is a major contributor to air and water pollution, water use, land degradation and deforestation, biodiversity decline, and ocean degradation.

In New Westminster's proclamation, explaining the decision to adopt a Meatless Monday, mayor Jonathan Coté wrote: «Overconsumption of meat, dairy and eggs is associated with many major environmental problems, including climate change, worsened human health outcomes and animal welfare concerns.»

Grace Boyle, chair of the student union's Love Veggie society, played a key role in Ulster's adoption of MFM by starting a petition to gather support for the move, because of a lack of meat free and vegan options at Ulster, and because the university does not formally acknowledge that the meat and dairy industries are major contributors to climate change.

«Industrial meat and dairy has an outsized impact on the environment — it's a major contributor to deforestation, climate change and water pollution, and it harms our health,» said Dawn Bickett, Greenpeace International's global engagement lead for the Less Is More campaign.

Glaetzer's gamble embodies a major shift in Australia's wine - growing industry as it responds to climate change.

Food - security experts from all over the world will converge on Belfast from 28 - 31 May 2018 for a major Summit on how to feed a growing global population — amid massive challenges such as climate change, Brexit, labyrinthine food - supply chains and food fraud on a global scale.

Organic agriculture not only enables ecosystems to better adjust to the effects of climate change but also offers a major potential to reduce the emissions of agricultural greenhouse gases92.

Some of you might have read about the lawsuit by a number of municipalities (including San Francisco and Oakland) against the major oil companies for damages (related primarily to sea level rise) caused by anthropogenic climate change.

«This grant has made it possible for us to restore important coastal marsh habitat, which faces a number of major threats, including invasive species and climate change.»

What does he believe re education, climate change, entitlements, income / wealth inequality, to list just a few major issues?

My government will continue to play a leading role in world affairs, using its global presence to tackle climate change and address major international security, economic and humanitarian challenges.

The formation of the new fringe ECR group in 2010, memorably described by Nick Clegg as «a bunch of homophobes, anti-Semites and climate - change deniers,» isolated the Conservatives and dealt a major blow to Britain's influence in Europe.

In this post I look at Trump's proposals for trade, health care, financial regulation and climate change and conclude that his administration is likely to run into major obstacles in each of these areas.

The former regional administrator of the EPA under President Obama, Judith Enck, says the new head of the EPA under President Trump, Scott Pruitt, threatens to roll back major environmental regulations, including climate change actions and pollution protections.

Tomorrow, Mr Blair will deliver a major speech on foreign policy on how «global values» such as democracy and the rule of law are applied, looking at everything from interventions in Kosovo to a broader policy towards Africa and climate change.

My Government will continue to play a leading role in world affairs, using its global presence to tackle climate change and address major international security, economy and humanitarian challenges.

In her first major party political role as the Green Party Campaigns Co-ordinator, Berry led the Green Energy Works Campaign, calling for low carbon, non-nuclear energy to tackle climate change.

Jane Fae is an expert in issues relating to energy and climate change issues, writing a series of major reports for research companies (such as Datamonitor and Clarion) and consulting on behalf of UK energy providers.

Cuomo, who has had to cope with the aftermath of two major storms in his two years in office — Irene in 2011, and now Sandy — says the state could be better prepared for climate change that the governor believes could be the new normal.