Sentences with phrase «national climate change goals»

«You have the opportunity, in fact the responsibility, to finalize an agreement that enables the achievement of national climate change goals, that delivers the necessary support for the developing world and that catalyses continuously increasing ambition and action by all»

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Climate change is an area where working with our European partners can help us to achieve national goals which would be out of reach if we were isolated and alone.

Mark Dunlea says Cuomo has positioned New York as a national leader on climate change, but «his goals are weaker in several ways than those adopted seven years ago» by former Gov. David Paterson.

The massive projects needed now — such as devising a model of climate change detailed enough to be truly predictive or batteries efficient enough to compete with gasoline — can not wait or depend on chancy funding, he believes.He added that a strong national commitment to goal - centered basic science could help solve other important problems by drawing America's talented young people into scientific work and providing them with better opportunities for aspiring researchers to build careers with a realistic chance of making both a significant scientific contribution and a decent living.

As for the paper's conclusion that removing atmospheric carbon is necessary in order to achieve the 2 ˚C target, climate scientist Richard Moss of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Joint Global Change Research Institute in College Park, Maryland, says that's a nearly impossible goal «with what we know about today.»

Today, he'll achieve a new goal by speaking at the Democratic National Convention about climate change.

Mitigation — reducing emissions fast enough to achieve the temperature goal A transparency system and global stock - take — accounting for climate action Adaptation — strengthening ability of countries to deal with climate impacts Loss and damage — strengthening ability to recover from climate impacts Support — including finance, for nations to build clean, resilient futures As well as setting a long - term direction, countries will peak their emissions as soon as possible and continue to submit national climate action plans that detail their future objectives to address climate change.

We promote clean energy, given its importance in tackling climate change and for the enhancement of energy security, by setting national goals and formulating action plans followed by appropriate monitoring.

I've always thought that the way to make progress on climate change, especially in «reluctant» countries like China and even the U.S., is to start by focusing on places where climate goals overlap with other national priorities — like clearing the air or making energy supplies more reliable.

Mexico City, Mexico, 20 October 2017 — Current pledges by national governments are not enough to reach the goal set in the Paris Climate Change Agreement, but hope remains in the leading role being taken by subnational and non-state actors like cities, companies and organizations, former Mexican President Felipe Calderón told participants on the closing day of the Latin American and Caribbean Carbon Forum (LACCF) in Mexico City.

From these studies, a complex range of factors, including behavioural economics (Grothmann and Patt, 2005), national aspirations and socio - political goals (Haddad, 2005), governance, civil and political rights and literacy, economic well - being and stability, demographic structure, global interconnectivity, institutional stability and well - being, and natural resource dependence (Adger and Vincent, 2005), are all emerging as powerful determinants of vulnerability and the capacity to adapt to climate change.

The brief promotes climate - smart agriculture, where: agricultural development is directed along pathways that lead to sustainable increases in agricultural productivity; social and ecological resilience are increased in order to contribute to climate change adaptation; and agriculture is used to support the achievement of national food security and development goals.

«These emissions,» says National Geographic, «must remain within a «carbon budget» of about 1,100 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide by 2050 to meet the internationally accepted goal of limiting the rise in temperatures to 2 °C (3.6 °F) above preindustrial levels, according to the United Nations - led Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

If, as Brulle declares, these groups are all «fronts» (his word) for oil, gas, and goal companies, those carbon - fuel companies are more devious than we thought, because they managed to completely take over, and turn to their advantage, national organizations with long histories like the Chamber of Commerce, the Farm Bureau, and the Heritage Foundation — major national organizations that were advising Presidents long before Global Warming / Climate Change was ever heard of.

It presents the results of spatial analyses that can assist decision - makers in planning for REDD + in a way that generates multiple benefits, and explores the possible contributions that REDD + can make to the achievement of other policy goals such as the Aichi Biodiversity Targets of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the objectives of Peru's National Climate Change Strategy.

It stresses that main challenges and priorities related to climate change have provoked a national shift, which will require the creation of new green jobs, re-training or greening of existing ones in order to meet specific environmental goals.

(Sec. 452) National Climate Service Act of 2009 - Requires the President to: (1) initiate a process through the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of the National Science and Technology Council, led by the Director of OSTP, to evaluate alternative structures to support a collaborative, interagency research and operational program to meet the needs of decision makers for information related to climate variability and change; (2) provide a plan to establish such a program; and (3) within three years after enactment of this Act, establish a National Climate Service to accomplish the prograClimate Service Act of 2009 - Requires the President to: (1) initiate a process through the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of the National Science and Technology Council, led by the Director of OSTP, to evaluate alternative structures to support a collaborative, interagency research and operational program to meet the needs of decision makers for information related to climate variability and change; (2) provide a plan to establish such a program; and (3) within three years after enactment of this Act, establish a National Climate Service to accomplish the prograclimate variability and change; (2) provide a plan to establish such a program; and (3) within three years after enactment of this Act, establish a National Climate Service to accomplish the prograClimate Service to accomplish the program goal.

One of the goals of the National Climate Change Policy is to enhance awareness, skills and institutional capacity, particularly at the provincial level, on issues such as water and disaster management, and disaster risk reduction.

Because of this, perhaps the most important immediate goal of climate change policy proponents is to help educate civil society and governments about the need to move urgently to make extremely rapid decreases in ghg emissions whereever governments can and to the maximum extent possible in light of the policy implications of limiting national ghg emissions to levels constrained by a carbon budget and in response to what fairness requires of nations..

At last week's Africa Carbon Forum (ACF), delegates called for stronger emphasis on results - based climate finance for both mitigation and adaptation to climate change, and they reiterated their support for market - based mechanisms like the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which allows emissions - reducing projects to earn certified emissions reduction (CERs) that can be traded to meet overall national reduction goals.

To achieve those goals and contribute to national and global efforts to avoid the worst consequences of climate change, the state should:

«Our ultimate goal is to encourage the communities to take part in local and national efforts in environmental conservation and in curbing climate change.»

Furthermore, a report on a National Preparedness Goal [PDF] issued in September by the Administration (in response to the Presidential Policy Directive on National Preparedness of March 30, 2011) entirely omits any mention of climate change — even though the adaptation task force highlights the actions Federal agencies are taking to «to incorporate climate adaptation into planning, emergency preparedness, and disaster recovery to protect communities and reduce losses.»

The stated goal of the National Climate Assessment is to inform the president, Congress, and the public about up - to - date science on climate change and its effects in tClimate Assessment is to inform the president, Congress, and the public about up - to - date science on climate change and its effects in tclimate change and its effects in the U.S.

The Princeton group's multi-stage formula estimates individual emissions based on lifestyle and income rather than per capita national income — a departure from the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which set no specific goals or timetables for emission reductions by developing nations until the developed world had found a model for low - carbon economic growth.

This Strategy translates FAO's mandate into strategic choices and action priorities at global, regional, national and local levels with the central goal of supporting its Member Nations in achieving their commitments to face climate change.

This slide presentation has been designed for colleagues working in the agriculture sectors who want to understand more about the NAMA concept and increase their capacity to contribute to national and global climate change mitigation goals.

If NDCs are to become the long - term instrument for international cooperation, negotiation, and ratcheting up of ambitions to address climate change, then they need to become more transparent and comparable, both with respect to mitigation goals, and to issues such as adaptation, finance, and the way in which NDCs are aligned with national policies.

Uganda's experiences suggest the need to align with national gender plans and other related policies, such as finance, planning and climate change, and global climate and development goals and agreements (e.g. Paris Agreement, Sustainable Development Gogoals and agreements (e.g. Paris Agreement, Sustainable Development GoalsGoals).

The goals for the Center for States include to build capacity for increased effectiveness of public child welfare agencies through strong national expertise in child welfare and change management to help build and / or sustain the ability of agencies to perform well; to work in partnership with the Centers for Tribes and Courts to support States and other jurisdictions across the country; to create new and lasting partnerships with States, jurisdictions, Tribes, courts, and the Children's Bureau's Regional Office staff that reflect a shared focus on meeting the unique and individual needs of States and jurisdictions; to use a collaborative and systematic approach to build State and territory capacities across the five domains of resources; infrastructure; knowledge and skills; culture and climate; engagement and partnership.