Sentences with phrase «negative impacts climate»

How can societies adapt themselves in order to be able to limit the negative impacts climate change will have on them?

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They also learn methods to adapt to climate change and reduce the negative impact on the environment.

Working with Worms to Fight Climate Change Global studies show that water scarcity and water stress are increasing, and as much as 15 % to 35 % of human withdrawals of water for agriculture are considered unsustainable.1 Achievement of climate change - related commitments like those made at last year's Paris Climate Conference («COP21») will require that businesses strategically manage their water footprints for maximum efficacy while mitigating negative iClimate Change Global studies show that water scarcity and water stress are increasing, and as much as 15 % to 35 % of human withdrawals of water for agriculture are considered unsustainable.1 Achievement of climate change - related commitments like those made at last year's Paris Climate Conference («COP21») will require that businesses strategically manage their water footprints for maximum efficacy while mitigating negative iclimate change - related commitments like those made at last year's Paris Climate Conference («COP21») will require that businesses strategically manage their water footprints for maximum efficacy while mitigating negative iClimate Conference («COP21») will require that businesses strategically manage their water footprints for maximum efficacy while mitigating negative impacts.

These negative impacts are the legacy of a climate policy that was conceived in 2006, when the previous Labour government announced that all new homes would be «zero carbon» by 2016.

Four years ago I called for a ban on fracking because of its negative impact on the environment and because it is not a solution to global climate change,» said Hawkins.

To those who care about curbing the negative impacts of climate change, this suggests there is no time like the present to start curbing emissions.

«This study demonstrates the negative impact of climate change, which may be more dramatic among the warmer and more populated areas of the planet, and in some cases disproportionately affect poorer regions of the world.

Nadeau also studies the potential impacts of climate change on species around the globe, using modeling, field observation and experiments to predict where species are most vulnerable and determine how conservation groups can best mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on animal populations.

Charles Godfray, a professor at the Department of Zoology at Oxford University who recently co-authored a paper in the journal Science about the challenges of feeding 9 billion people, said that the impact of climate change on agriculture will be negative.

The paper, «Intact ecosystems provide the best defense against climate change,» published in Nature Climate Change, discusses how certain adaptation strategies may have a negative impact on nature which in turn will impact people in the long climate change,» published in Nature Climate Change, discusses how certain adaptation strategies may have a negative impact on nature which in turn will impact people in the long Climate Change, discusses how certain adaptation strategies may have a negative impact on nature which in turn will impact people in the long - term.

Holt and talk - show host Thom Hartmann discussed a non-partisan 28 June letter sent to policymakers by 31 leading scientific societies, including AAAS, which warned of negative climate - change impacts to the global economy, natural resources, national security and human health.

Because the CO2 levels were so high, «it's not surprising to see a negative impact, since it's like putting a bird cage near a smokestack,» says climate modeler Ken Caldeira of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California.

The negative impacts of climate change are beginning to appear — and we may soon cross a threshold of significant damage

Prior research has largely focused on the negative impacts of ocean acidification on reef growth, but new research this week from scientists at the Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB), based at the University of Hawai'i — Mānoa (UHM), demonstrates that lower ocean pH also enhances reef breakdown: a double - whammy for coral reefs in a changing climate.

These species also are likely to suffer negative impacts from climate change, losing whole generations as the penguins have in the study area, the co-authors say.

Therefore, climate change may have a more negative effect on the biological diversity of animals than previously assumed,» says Schleuning, and he adds, «A consideration of biotic interactions between animals and plants is therefore important for predicting the impacts of climate change on biodiversity.»

If other bumblebees are likewise adjusting, «there's a prospect that bee populations that are facing climate change can evolve to some degree to not suffer the negative impacts.»

Analyses show that climate shocks are important drivers of the expansions and contractions seen here, suggesting a large and previously overlooked negative impact of climate change on food production.

The negative impacts of climate change won't affect all species equally, McGuire said.

This fiscal reality leaves many countries unprotected to the negative impacts of climate change, including droughts, famine, and ecosystem loss.

And certain invasive species and diseases may have a stronger negative impact on the southern sugar maples than our more northern populations, exacerbated by climate change.

The study, published today in Nature Climate Change, demonstrates the potential environmental, economic, and energy impacts of negative emission technologies for addressing climate Climate Change, demonstrates the potential environmental, economic, and energy impacts of negative emission technologies for addressing climate climate change.

Early implementation of adaptation strategies, particularly in regard to enhancing resilience, has the potential to significantly reduce the negative impacts of climate change now and in the future.

«There is strong evidence that ongoing climate change is having broad negative impacts on society, including the global economy, natural resources and human health,» the letter states.

Possible increased growth and productivity concurrent with climate oscillations that increase water availability, particularly at higher elevations and where stand density is low; extreme high temperatures would have net negative impact, regardless of water availability

'' in response to rising CO2 emissions and warmer temperatures, but these new results suggest there could also be a negative impact of climate change on vegetation growth in North America.

As the impacts of climate change become more pronounced in coming years, BECCS and other negative emissions technologies are looked to as a means of avoiding dangerous future climate scenarios by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

On the whole, the Earth's land surface has «greened» in response to rising CO2 emissions and warmer temperatures, but these new results suggest there could also be a negative impact of climate change on vegetation growth in North America.

In an interview on a Nevada television station, EPA Administrator misrepresented climate research indicating that rising temperatures will have widespread negative impacts, suggesting that they could actually be positive.

Development: Discuss question practice: «Climate Change will lead to negative environmental impacts.»

And yet, as a teacher in Chicago Public Schools (CPS), I would say the financial realities in our district and state continue to have a negative impact on my school community's morale and thus, school climate and culture.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) notes that climate change, if not tackled, will have severe negative impacts on global water supply, agricultural yields, forest ecosystems and the spread of vector - borne diseases, and could result in the displacement of thousands of people from coastal cities and small iClimate Change (IPPC) notes that climate change, if not tackled, will have severe negative impacts on global water supply, agricultural yields, forest ecosystems and the spread of vector - borne diseases, and could result in the displacement of thousands of people from coastal cities and small iclimate change, if not tackled, will have severe negative impacts on global water supply, agricultural yields, forest ecosystems and the spread of vector - borne diseases, and could result in the displacement of thousands of people from coastal cities and small islands.

One must be able to make a convincing argument that the negative impacts of climate change far exceed the negative impacts of restricting fossil fuel use.

In order to make the case for action then, you must be able to quantify the negative impacts of climate change with a certain degree of accuracy.

As costs associated with climate change, both the negative impact and the fixes to them go up, you better be rich to deal with them.

The science suggests that, by and large, the risk of major negative impacts of climate change increases with higher levels of global warming.

The fact that climate change will result in negative impacts that pale in comparison to these things is irrelevant.

It could contribute to a comprehensive risk management strategy to slow climate change and alleviate its negative impacts, but the potential for adverse and unintended consequences implies a need for adequate research, appropriate regulation and transparent consideration.

Based on many studies covering a wide range of regions and crops, negative impacts of climate change on crop yields have been more common than positive impacts (high confidence)... Since AR4, several periods of rapid food and cereal price increases following climate extremes in key producing regions indicate a sensitivity of current markets to climate extremes among other factors (medium confidence).

According to many economists, it is worth paying that cost, because the losses due to climate change would be even worse, but there will be negative economic impacts all the same.

From slowing, and maybe even reversing global climate change through soil carbon sequestration to creating perennial food crops that mimic natural prairies and help protect our waterways, there are many methods that could be deployed to both reduce farming's negative impact and simultaneously start rebuilding natural ecosystem services that have previously been degraded.

It's easy to feel a bit scared for her to grow up in a time when our planet's climate seems to be majorly changing, and when social stresses are significantly impacted by negative environmental changes that are human - induced.

As Bryan Walsh summarized nicely in Time today, a separate review of existing research on marine animals in acidifying conditions, published on Sunday in Nature Climate Change, found uniformly negative impacts.

In fact previous climate warming after the last ice age did have significant negative impacts on early human settlements (evidence of periods of significant and rapid regional sea level rise).

But, the McRaes and their neighbors, Native American tribes, citizens across the West, and people concerned about the implications for the climate believe that the negative impacts are too great.

As a corollary, one mechanism for reducing the negative impacts of climate change is a reduction in other stressors.

According to Jim Salinger, a climate scientist at New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, the warming globe will likely cause a decline in the production of malting barley, which, when combined with the scarcity of hops right now, stands to have a profound and negative impact on the world's beer supply starting now, and for decades to come.

One of the major limits to climate change adaptation is the context in which it needs to take place and efforts to slow or reverse negative impacts need to engage the long - term place based change in economy, nature, and society.

Climate and energy policies are well connected — reducing oil depletion and dependency should be achieved through deploying renewable sources and in effect will bring reducing of carbon dioxide — thus what climate policies were (yet) not able to bring, peak oil and high oil prices (however with more negative impacts, like social unrest and geo - political instability) certainlClimate and energy policies are well connected — reducing oil depletion and dependency should be achieved through deploying renewable sources and in effect will bring reducing of carbon dioxide — thus what climate policies were (yet) not able to bring, peak oil and high oil prices (however with more negative impacts, like social unrest and geo - political instability) certainlclimate policies were (yet) not able to bring, peak oil and high oil prices (however with more negative impacts, like social unrest and geo - political instability) certainly will.

In addition, the committee believes that these approaches are more accurately described as «climate intervention» strategies — purposeful actions intended to curb the negative impacts of climate change — rather than engineering strategies that imply precise control over the climate.