Sentences with phrase «make climate action»

That march made a huge impact, helping drive forward the Paris Climate Agreement and push President Obama to make climate action (including rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline) a priority during his last two years in office.

CarbonWA can build on the support it has built for a nonpartisan carbon tax, and collaborate with Citizens Climate Lobby and other such efforts to make climate action something that people across the political spectrum want to support.

Make a Climate Action Contribution on behalf of a US city, state, tribe, university, faith group, business, or cultural institution, and take part in a national effort to step up the fight against climate change and show the world, We Are Still In.

It's much harder to build a movement around limiting losses for generations unborn than for ourselves, but if honesty counts, that may be the only way to make climate action stick.

Premiers and prime ministers need to make climate action a priority, decide in broad strokes how to go about it, and then give their ministers marching orders to get it done.

It's a logical and smart move: all three have made climate action a priority at home and abroad, and in light of the international climate agreement reached in Paris last year, it makes sense to work together on this crucial issue.

Mexico has begun a program to make its climate actions more transparent, a move it hopes will raise its credibility in the international community.

Not exact matches

One trend we've identified is that American cities are positioning themselves as the true US leaders in combating climate change, making it clear that action is wanted, needed, and possible.

Share: FacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle + emailVANCOUVER — Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the B.C. government's Budget 2017 — September Update: «The B.C. government committed to decisive action to address climate change, and has begun delivering just that with today's budget update.

«Climate change is a global issue, and the Premier has made it clear that B.C. will remain a climate action leader,» Minister of Finance Michael de Jong said this week in his budget Climate change is a global issue, and the Premier has made it clear that B.C. will remain a climate action leader,» Minister of Finance Michael de Jong said this week in his budget climate action leader,» Minister of Finance Michael de Jong said this week in his budget speech.

American cities are positioning themselves as the true leaders when it comes to tackling climate change, making it clear that action is wanted, needed, and possible.

Share: FacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle + emailOTTAWA — Clare Demerse, federal policy advisor at Clean Energy Canada, made the following comments in response to the federal budget released Wednesday: «We're pleased that the new federal budget makes smart investments for clean energy and climate action in Canada.

«We're pleased that the new federal budget makes smart investments for clean energy and climate action in Canada.

Share: FacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle + email «Climate change is a global issue, and the Premier has made it clear that B.C. will remain a climate action leader,» Minister of Finance Michael de Jong said this week in his budget Climate change is a global issue, and the Premier has made it clear that B.C. will remain a climate action leader,» Minister of Finance Michael de Jong said this week in his budget climate action leader,» Minister of Finance Michael de Jong said this week in his budget speech.

VANCOUVER — Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the B.C. government's Budget 2017 — September Update: «The B.C. government committed to decisive action to address climate change, and has begun delivering just that with today's budget update.

MIT made its vow in «A Plan for Action on Climate Change,» an 18 - page report released Oct. 21.

In it, McKibben calls Justin Trudeau a «stunning hypocrite» on climate change whose actions make him a «brother» to climate sceptic Donald Trump.

The representatives from Harford County Climate Action made it clear — human activity, primarily the burning of fossil fuels, has had a clear and measurable impact on the Earth's climate over the last century, and those actions have put low - lying areas of Harford County in danger from rising sea Climate Action made it clear — human activity, primarily the burning of fossil fuels, has had a clear and measurable impact on the Earth's climate over the last century, and those actions have put low - lying areas of Harford County in danger from rising sea climate over the last century, and those actions have put low - lying areas of Harford County in danger from rising sea levels.

At Global Citizen, we believe that taking action on the world's most challenging issues — from education to health to climate — can make the world a better place and help eliminate extreme poverty by 2030.

«A full reading of Bernstein's email reveals an important point ---- his assertion that, in the 1980s, we never denied the possible role of human activity as a cause for climate change, and he further makes clear that, at that point in time, there was a great deal of uncertainty and lack of understanding of climate change, even among leading scientists and experts,» said Keil, adding that today, Exxon «believes the risk of climate change is clear, and warrants action.»

In the current climate, Christians need to be very careful to make sure that the perceived political needs of the hour do not translate into words and actions that can easily be shown by our critics to be highly selective and very inconsistent with respect to our larger doctrinal commitments and convictions.

I am «rather irresponsible» for making «arguments that our actions do not affect, or can not be shown to affect, the climate.»

But it is suggestive enough to be sobering, and to make arguments that our actions do not affect, or can not be shown to affect, the climate, seems rather irresponsible...

The Make the Switch campaign is a collaborative effort between nonprofit Mass Energy Consumers Alliance and Mass Audubon to help residents take a meaningful action against climate change.

Let us move beyond this budget cycle and make the SDGs flow through the DNA of Ghanaians in our efforts to meet the 2030 targets for the Sustainable Development Goals and the embedded Paris Agreement for climate action.

Mr. Gore, a Democrat who has made drawing attention to global warming his signature cause, called the governor's proposed mandate «a terrific and bold action,» noting that it comes a week before the United Nations will hold a conference on climate change in Paris.

«This action builds upon the progress our administration has made to lower taxes and improve this state's economic climate, while also ensuring workers are being treated fairly,» Cuomo said in a statement.

What we need instead is to build a party of the 99 % to win living wage jobs for all, action on climate change, an end to the new Jim Crow, and making health care a right,» said Hawkins.

«Chris Huhne must make it clear that the credibility of both the coalition and his party are at stake - if the government won't stand up for climate action he should stand down.»

«Government has recently made some bold statements about taking action on climate change.

At 3 p.m., People's Climate Movement NY holds a press event, calling on de Blasio to «make priority commitments to offshore wind, mandatory retrofitting of large buildings, moving all NYC owned buildings to 100 renewable energy and other specific action,» City Hall steps, Manhattan.

«President Buhari and other world leaders and participants will make presentations under four sub-themes namely: Scaling - up Finance for Climate Action; Greening Finance for Sustainable Business; Accelerating Local and Regional Climate Action; Strengthening Policies for Ecological and Inclusive Transition.

«I want to make it clear I'm the only anti-fracking candidate, and the only candidate who wants to take clear action on climate change,» Hawkins said.

At a recent press conference, Cuomo said that makes good on the state's commitment to international climate action.

Mr. Peralta, whose victory in 2010 made him the first Dominican - American to be elected to the State Senate, said in a statement released by the conference on Wednesday that «today's political climate demands that progressive legislators take bold action to deliver for their constituents,» adding that he wanted results on issues like affordable housing, homelessness and school funding.

Councilman Daniel Dromm (D - Queens) said the «political climate» — President Trump made a vow to deport undocumented immigrants a centerpiece of his campaign — lends itself actions like Reddy's.

Cuomo can be a climate leader for New York and the nation, but it's time for him to put his words into action and make an enforceable commitment this year to phase out coal.

«This week, I'm one of four Conservative Shadow Cabinet ministers making speeches on climate change, talking about how we will take action to cut emissions and green our economy.

The new secretary of state for energy and climate change, Amber Rudd, has made clear her unequivocal backing for action to combat climate change and for the science behind it.

With plans that incorporate efforts made by the Commerce, Agriculture, Energy, Transportation and Defense departments, among others, the administration's effort acknowledges that climate impacts are happening now and require action

«I think it can make a huge difference at least in reframing the discussion,» said Kelly Rigg, executive director of the Global Call for Climate Action.

«The combination of foundation - funded front - groups, big lobbying budgets, [political action committee] donations, and direct campaign contributions makes Koch Industries and the Koch brothers among the most formidable obstacles to advancing clean energy and climate policy in the U.S.,» Greenpeace says.

Taking action and taking a decision on the 2030 climate and energy framework in October, will bring us just there and make Europe ready for the fight against climate change.

But the many scientific uncertainties, and the sheer complexity of climate, made room for limitless debate over what actions, if any, governments should take.

Moore offered her city as an example of how municipal governments can continue to make strides on climate action even as the federal government goes a different way.

It should have been taking decisive action but engaged instead in systematic understatement of the danger: it has made ridiculous assertions that the U.S. should not do anything that China does not agree to do and has stubbornly insisted that no action should be taken to improve climate change «if it hurts the economy.»

We have reason to improve what we are already doing about devastation from nature's nastiness, so that many responses will be «no regrets» actions — actions that would make sense even if there were no climate change effects — such as «rebuilding smartly» (Dan Schrag's phrase).

Obama Administration Releases First - Ever Climate Adaptation Plans With plans that incorporate efforts made by the Commerce, Agriculture, Energy, Transportation and Defense departments, among others, the administration's effort acknowledges that climate impacts are happening now and requireClimate Adaptation Plans With plans that incorporate efforts made by the Commerce, Agriculture, Energy, Transportation and Defense departments, among others, the administration's effort acknowledges that climate impacts are happening now and requireclimate impacts are happening now and require action

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.»

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