Sentences with phrase «make good climate policy»

His position is that because we don't fully understand all of the complex reverberating effects of climate change, we can't make good climate policy yet.

Koonin states «We are very far from the knowledge needed to make good climate policy.»

Koonin's statement, «We are very far from the knowledge needed to make good climate policy.»

This is indeed implied by the tagline [«We are very far from the knowledge needed to make good climate policy»], which I didn't write or even see until publication.

Not exact matches

Councilmember Lander said the district needed someone like Sikora who would «fight for progressive values in government, try to win a more equal city, address the challenges of climate change, make sure the rights of workers are respected, address the issues of health care on the policy level, and fight in the neighborhoods to improve our schools and make them better.»

The Senators should make certain that the nominee pledges to use the best available evidence on climate change in making policy — not unsubstantiated and fringe beliefs.

Pohl hopes that studies such as this one «will enhance our general understanding of historical and future extreme climate variability, allowing policy - makers to make better - informed decisions for coastal communities.»

EN: This year, I am looking forward to communicating the recommendations made in the Climate Change policy paper to other educators, so we can unite in advocating for a better future for our schools.

Climate science and consequent policy responses are a target because here we have an archetypal situation where individuals can not be relied on to make choices that will avoid harming the collective good.

Well, we all know who makes climate policy for the Republicans: Exxon Mobil, Peabody Coal, Chevron, and the rest of them.

IPL encourages congregations to address climate change by being better stewards of our resources and by bringing the voice of the faith community into the policy - making arena.

They say the administration is making «an insufficient response» to climate change and is turning its back on reality: «In its rush to dismantle rational climate and energy policy, the administration has ignored scientific fact and well - founded economic analyses.

Most Republicans are skeptical about whether, in general, policies aimed at reducing climate change benefit the environment (72 % of Republicans and Republican leaners say these policies either make no difference or do more harm than good), and 57 % think such policies harm the economy.

Preparations are well underway in the liberal media to make August 18 a milestone in the history of climate policy.

With the same broad coalition that stood up against this pipeline and took to the streets during the People's Climate March, we're better positioned than ever before to make real climate policy a top priority for the U.S. government and achieve meaningful progress in this year's climateClimate March, we're better positioned than ever before to make real climate policy a top priority for the U.S. government and achieve meaningful progress in this year's climateclimate policy a top priority for the U.S. government and achieve meaningful progress in this year's climateclimate talks.

As the EU's policies are essential for reaching the global climate targets and better living conditions for people worldwide Germanwatch engages in EU policy making both in Berlin and Brussels.

The «Put a Price On It» coalition is proposing a progressive policy that fights climate change, unleashes clean energy, and makes D.C. families better off in the process.

Donald Trump's election victory provides the best opportunity that is likely to occur to push back against the green lobby before they assume permanent control of the climate / energy policy area and with it the continued survival of the free enterprise system in the US and the fossil fuels that provide the energy that make a modern economy function.

However, if we are going to make the changes necessary to really tackle climate change, psychology - based behavior change programs are only part of the solution; they work best when combined with traditional incentives, policies, and laws.

On Sunday, the best climate policy in the world got even better: British Columbia's carbon tax — a tax on the carbon content of all fossil fuels burned in the province — increased from $ 25 to $ 30 per metric ton of carbon dioxide, making it more expensive to pollute.

Our fisheries are important components of our food system and are threatened not only by overfishing but by man - made climate change as well, and need policies to maintain fish populations.

SEI's recognized expertise in climate science, policy engagement, decision - support tools and science communication make us uniquely well placed for the emerging field of climate services.

The partnership with the Greens has delivered the best piece of policy making on climate and clean energy that we have seen, and some valuable institutions.

There is considerable potential for the actions of state and local government, the private sector and individual citizens to contribute to the nationwide response to climate change, but better information and coordination with federal policies would make these decisions more effective.

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In an article on «the perils of confirmation bias,» published for the Global Warming Policy Foundation (a group firmly opposed to policies that counteract climate change), Ridley suggested that «governments should fund groups that intend to explore alternative hypotheses about the likely future of climate as well as those that explore the dangerous man - made climate change prediction.»

How would climate policy make their lives better?

Moreover, the Rose Garden speech President Bush delivered that day removed any doubt that the new Bush - Cheney White House had already begun to spin the big lie about climate change, the lie we know so well we can recite it in our sleep: scientific uncertainties regarding global climate change are too great to make any policy decisions, especially those that might affect the US economy (read: the US fossil fuel - based energy economy).

It would serve its role better if it made clear the climate implications of its scenarios and the policies they are based on.

Decisions made in relation to Article 2 will determine the level of GHG concentrations in the atmosphere (or the corresponding climate change) that is set as the goal for policy and have fundamental implications for emission reduction pathways as well as the scale of adaptation required.

Commit to making significant progress towards restoring the natural environment by 2020, including the doubling of UK woodland cover, meeting other habitat targets and ensuring that protected sites are in good condition; through utilising reforms to agricultural incentives, planning policy and other measures to create high quality landscapes rich in nature and able to adapt to climate change.

I like «Climate science and policy - making» — reasonable short, non-contentious and covers the focus well

Companies and Organizations have now integrated that achieving climate neutrality makes good business sense and many developed a corporate responsibility policy.

As I read it, your «summary slide» concludes that climate models are basically» not fit, not useful and not the best choice to meet societal needs» related to making policy decisions with regard to climate change, with the concluding remarks:

Through the many ways he sought to increase understanding of the implications of climate research among the general public, policy makers and global leaders, Stephen Schneider worked to make the world a better place for us all.»

Fraser repeated the authority's view that policymakers need to use a «toolbox» of policies to reach an emissions reduction target, but he also said Ross Garnaut, an expert climate adviser to the former Labor government, had made some «good points» about the capacity of Direct Action — as so far outlined — to meet the targets.

Well... I guess this is just because when you pretend urging policy makers making decisions about climate evolution, with heavy political and economic consequences, those decisions being fully based onto climate models» outputs, then you have to prove that those climate models are able to faithfully simulate «real world climate».

Hey, even if you've already made up your mind about the presidential candidates, are you well informed about the local issues that effect climate policy in your community?

Generation Zero is a movement of young New Zealanders uniting to ensure our future well - being is not undermined by political decisions made today on climate change and fossil fuel policies.

Mr. Grijalva asserts that disclosure of certain information will «establish the impartiality of climate research and policy recommendations» published in the institutions» names and help Congress make better laws.

For example, climate scientists are least well - placed to make a judgement on the timing and quantum of CO2 emissions that are exported from, say, Spain, as a result of higher electricity prices there resulting from wind and solar, and certainly very poorly placed to opine on the impact on global GHG emissions of cap - and - trade or any similar EU or even EU / USA - wide policy.

«I am hopeful that disclosure of a few key pieces of information will establish the impartiality of climate research and policy recommendations published in your institution's name and assist me and my colleagues in making better law,» Grijalva wrote.

Information alone is not enough to choose appropriate policies and strategies to limit some climate changes and prepare society for changes that are already well under way, but without understanding the basic causes and effects of climate change, we will be unable to make informed decisions that will affect generations to come.

This skeptic — as in little old moi — makes no such assertion instead asserting that if the outcome of government policy is even nearly as damaging as the predicted damage caused by really scary climate change then doing nothing is probably best.

Decisions made in relation to Article 2 would determine the level of climate change that is set as the goal for policy, and have fundamental implications for emission - reduction pathways as well as the scale of adaptation required.