Sentences with phrase «meaningful national climate change»

That will increase the need for meaningful national climate change strategies.

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On Monday, the national science academies of 22 Commonwealth countries, including from the UK, Canada, India and Australia, issued a «Consensus Statement on Climate Change,» declaring that the «Commonwealth has the potential, and the responsibility, to help drive meaningful global efforts and outcomes that protect ourselves, our children and our planet.»

In southern Africa, scientists expect a migration of species toward cooler and moister areas.13 If we do nothing to reduce our emissions, 12 Etosha faces a net loss of around eight species of mammals by 2050.13 Unless we take meaningful action today, climate change could render Etosha and other national parks in dry or desert regions unable to fulfill their mandate: to protect mammalian biodiversity.13

These questions are organized according to the most frequent arguments made against climate change policies which are claims that climate change policies: (a) will impose unacceptable costs on a national economy or specific industries or prevent nations from pursuing other national priorities, (b) should not be adopted because of scientific uncertainty about climate change impacts, or (c) are both unfair and ineffective as long as high emitting nations such as China or India do not adopt meaningful ghg emissions reduction policies.

It is now increasingly clear that meaningful international action to limit climate change not only requires compelling scientific evidence and recognition of legitimate national interests, but also must focus on considerations of equity and ethics.

Perhaps the next National Rural Health Conference, in Hobart in 2019, will incorporate a meaningful focus on climate change — not least because we will soon have our first Framework for a National Strategy on Climate, Health and Well - being, thanks to work led by the Climate and Health Alclimate change — not least because we will soon have our first Framework for a National Strategy on Climate, Health and Well - being, thanks to work led by the Climate and Health AlClimate, Health and Well - being, thanks to work led by the Climate and Health AlClimate and Health Alliance.