Sentences with phrase «many effects of climate»

The more the world feels the powerful effects of climate change and the longer we wait to reduce emissions the more attractive nuclear energy could become.

But these cooler streets also reflect less heat onto buildings, saving on air - conditioning costs and reducing the effects of climate change.

That's not soon enough if the world wants to mitigate the worst effects of climate change while providing cheap, clean energy to the poor — a point not lost on a handful of American billionaires including Jeff Bezos, Paul Allen, and Peter Thiel.

The new report «Lights Out for the Reef», written by University of Queensland coral reef biologist Selina Ward, noted that reefs were vulnerable to several different effects of climate change; including rising sea temperatures and increased carbon dioxide in the ocean, which causes acidification.

The EPA, a federal agency charged with safeguarding clean, livable air and water, funds and conducts research into the effects of climate change on public health, the environment, and natural disasters.

Business owners across the country would be wise to follow in Smith's footsteps, as the effects of climate change are undeniable.

When UCLA's Smith travelled to the Arctic to document the effects of climate change, locals would «sigh and oblige me, but then say, «There's also this oil plant going up behind me,» or, «All these Filipino immigrants are pouring in.

Over the last two weeks, the world's politicians, businessmen, scientists and environmentalists have gathered in Paris to discuss one thing: how to save the world from the catastrophic effects of climate change.

For example, they staged a walk - out at COP19 at Warsaw when their proposal for a loss and damage mechanism, which would contribute to addressing damages occurring from adverse effects of climate change, did not receive enough traction.

Over the past three decades we have seen an increase in insured damages, and it is up to all of us — the insurance industry, governments and citizens — to do our part in responding to the effects of climate change.»

Cities are projected to require at least USD 1.7 trillion a year for climate change mitigation and adaptation above business as usual in order to align GHG levels with those that limit global warming to 2 °C and avoid the worst effects of climate change.

In British Columbia, we see the effects of climate change in the growing number of powerful storms that pummel our coast, record wildfires that destroy our forests, and water shortages that harm our agricultural sector.

The RBPs include requests for detail regarding resiliency and preparedness for the effects of climate change.

A Christian charity has called for UK banks to stop investing in fossil fuels because it contributes to devastating effects of climate change.

The groundbreaking, Oscar - winning documentary showed the world the devastating effects of climate change on the Earth.

Sr Jordan James is inspired by some everyday reflections which foster a Catholic culture; Cyprian Blamires applauds a lawyer's defence of the bodily resurrection of Christ; Peter Hodgson is both convinced and alarmed by a distinguished scientist's analysis of the devastating effects of climate change.

However, the continued effect of climate change on grazing lands has pushed the Fulani herdsmen further south in search of grass and water, widening the scope of the conflict in southern parts of the country.

A U.K. - based Antarctic research project called Project MIDAS monitoring the effects of climate change on an ice shelf called Larsen C announced that a vast rift in the rapidly warming pole has split entirely and created a brand new iceberg — the third largest in the world.

Bill McKibben, whose book The End of Nature was one of the first to protest against the effects of climate change, offers us, in Eaarth, one of the most important books on environmental justice in the 21st century.

Christian Aid estimated a couple of months ago that 184 million Africans could die this century from the effects of climate change.

A study by Historic Environment Scotland into the effects of climate change on buildings in Scotland... More

A new insurance program has been launched to help small farmers in developing countries recover from devastating effects of climate change.

Growing scarcity In addition to a growing scarcity of natural resources such as land, water and biodiversity «global agriculture will have to cope with the effects of climate change, notably higher temperatures, greater rainfall variability and more frequent extreme weather events such as floods and droughts,» Diouf warned.

The combined effects of climate change could reduce potential output by up to 30 percent in Africa and up to 21 percent in Asia, the FAO Chief noted.

Americans are already feeling the effects of climate change.

The Rainforest Alliance will continue its commitment to reduce the effects of climate change by building climate resilience in some of the world's most vulnerable regions through forest conservation and sustainable agriculture.

Launched last week, the project is part of the Wellcome Trust's # 5 million Our Planet, Our Health programme, which aims to improve human health while at the same time protecting a world struggling to cope with the effects of climate change.

IRRI has released 230 improved rice varieties that produce more grain, are pest resistant, and tolerant of the effects of climate change such as flooding, drought, and salty soil.

Farmers and consumers benefit from rice genetic research because it leads to new rice varieties that have higher yield, higher quality, and are more resistant to pests, diseases, and the effects of climate change.

Furthermore, UTZ works on the landscape - based adaptation planning project with Malawian tea smallholder farmers which will not only address the effects of climate change on tea, but also tackle such environmental impacts as land degradation, deforestation and availability of clean water.

Deryng, D., Sacks, W., Barford, C. & Ramankutty, N. Simulating the effects of climate and agricultural management practices on global crop yield.

While tomatoes have been regularly used as a model organism to study the effect of climate in fruit ripening, its commercial history is a chequered one.

A new report and campaign by the environmental group finds that slashing our meat intake by 50 per cent by 2050 is an important way to stop the worst effects of climate change, and the best way to alleviate a raft of health issues linked to eating too much meat.

The world's five million smallholder cocoa farmers — many of whom are already struggling with economic hardship — are also contending with the effects of climate change: hotter temperatures, unpredictable rainfall and a shift in growing seasons.

Today, development of new rice varieties is focused on adaptability to the effects of climate change, specifically, flooding, soil salinity, and drought.

Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury's visit to IRRI is part of the minister's efforts to help the Bangladesh rice sector cope with the drastic effects of climate change and degradation of natural resources through the institute's advanced agricultural technologies and innovative farming approaches.

They further point out the great importance of genetic diversity and traditional varieties to combat hunger and negative effects of climate change.

Henriette: «Good agricultural practices farmers can adopt to better cope with the effects of climate change include things like planting shade trees, implementing efficient irrigation methods and covering the soil with compost to make it more resilient.»

For three years, UTZ and the DE Foundation worked on an ambitious Coffee Climate Care (C3) project with 1,250 coffee farmers in Vietnam to help them adapt to the effects of climate change.

Working with in - country partners, IRRI develops advanced rice varieties that yield more grain and better withstand pests and disease as well as flooding, drought, and other harmful effects of climate change.

Farmers in Mexico and Central America are already dealing with the effects of climate change: shorter growing seasons, unpredictable rainfall, and a surge in plant diseases and pests.

«Our missions are very similar, to work with farmers and communities in an effort to protect the natural environment and help mitigate the effects of climate change 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.

As the effects of climate change become a growing concern, coffee production is increasingly impacted, but the Rainforest Alliance engages with producers in a variety of ways to adapt to and reduce climate change's effects.

Addressing the effects of climate change on Massachusetts requires a comprehensive, sustained effort.

However, the effects of climate change are evident, and we, as travelers, are often conflicted with our desire to explore new places while wanting to be responsible stewards of the natural world.

We want to do our part to reduce our carbon emissions from fossil fuel consumption in order to help prevent the worst effects of climate change.

Among the most visible and dramatic effects of climate change in Massachusetts is sea level rise and ocean acidification.

Notebaert museum exhibit drives home climate change - Daily Herald - April 3, 2016 The museum is helping to educate visitors on the causes and effects of climate change, and how they can help, through the exhibit «Weather to Climate: Our Changing World,» which runs in Chicago through Oct. 23 before heading out on tour.

By bringing a big global problem to a local and more manageable scale, we can gain insight on the effects of climate change on our community.