Sentences with phrase «of climate conversations»

Co-Founder of Climate Conversations building widespread support for the large scale solutions needed for a bright future.

It all scans very well, though it might also be time for someone to write a paper about the surly geologists, who also seem to feel that they have been left out of the climate conversation (and who have certainly been left out of the IPCC loop).

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The benefit of a small company in an office climate is you can sort of eavesdrop on conversations to see if there's any conflicts and understand the culture that you're in.

Over the course of our conversations, I came to see Obama as a president who has grown steadily more fatalistic about the constraints on America's ability to direct global events, even as he has, late in his presidency, accumulated a set of potentially historic foreign - policy achievements — controversial, provisional achievements, to be sure, but achievements nonetheless: the opening to Cuba, the Paris climate - change accord, the Trans - Pacific Partnership trade agreement, and, of course, the Iran nuclear deal.

A decade after the controversial documentary An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change into the national conversation, Al Gore is back with an updated look at the state of our planet.

So, in an effort to inspire a bit of «climate change,» at least in this little corner of the blogosphere, I thought I'd start a conversation about hope.

Eating for a Healthy Planet: A Conversation with Canadians has been produced as part of the Human Dimensions of Climate Change programme at the University of Victoria.

As part of our work to insert the stories and perspectives of moms into the national conversation about climate change, Moms Clean Air Force DC fielded a large and visible contingent of 20 moms and kids to attend the Rally for Climate Justice in September, 2015, to mark Pope Francis» climate leadership on the day of his address to the US Coclimate change, Moms Clean Air Force DC fielded a large and visible contingent of 20 moms and kids to attend the Rally for Climate Justice in September, 2015, to mark Pope Francis» climate leadership on the day of his address to the US CoClimate Justice in September, 2015, to mark Pope Francis» climate leadership on the day of his address to the US Coclimate leadership on the day of his address to the US Congress.

With public awareness of obesity, diabetes, food security and climate change, this evolving Berkeley story is opening up conversations across the country.

From my conversations with people across the House of Commons, including the Liberal Democrats, the SNP, Caroline Lucas of the Greens and Conservatives such as Nick Hurd and Graham Stuart (chair of Globe, the international parliamentarians group on climate change), it is clear there is cross-party support.

In this conversation with host Grant Reeher, Ravitch looks back on some of those experiences, and argues that a sense of collective responsibility and shared sacrifice were the keys to overcoming the challenges, and considers how those qualities are faring in today's political climate.

A sprawling roster of potential primary candidates is already surveying the political climate and reaching out to campaign consultants in stealthy meetings and calls, according to roughly a half - dozen party operatives familiar with the initial conversations.

While some lawmakers have leveled criticism toward ESD because of the funds spent promoting START - UP, the real problem it poses is the distraction it causes from conversation about the actual culprits behind New York's difficult business climate.

The event will feature medical, public health and human rights experts looking to offer an open and honest conversation about the effects of the virus in Africa and the current climate in our own communities, while providing facts about Ebola that can save lives.

New York, NY — Reshma Saujani, founder of the national nonprofit Girls Who Code and a Democratic candidate for New York City Public Advocate, today launched Up to Us, a new campaign to empower women voters to shift the political climate and conversation away from the sex scandals that have turned New York City's summer campaign season into a national spectacle.

So a realistic look at the international policy dynamics that currently exist, as well as an informed discussion on where those policies could grow to be, is a great way to continue the conversation on actionable solutions to climate change,» said Subhashree Mishra, 2014 - 16 Executive Branch Fellow at the Department of Energy (DOE).

An excerpt of their conversation on climate change, accessed via the Federal News Service on Lexis Nexis, follows:

Because of globalization and interdependence, the relationship between climate change, migration and security should become the «new normal» in international policy conversations, the panel said.

The transcripts of their conversations, released last week as part of a BBC Freedom of Information Act request, provide a window into the world of millennial climate politics.

«Certainly a lot of people paid attention to it, and it sparked a very good conversation about what we're up against,» says Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.

When the conversation turns to the weather and the climate, most people's thoughts naturally drift upward toward the clouds, but Jessica Oster's sink down into the subterranean world of stalactites and stalagmites.

It may enable the restarting of the discussion (Rosina Bierbaum [a PCAST member and professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor] called it the «conversation») about climate change.

That's the conclusion of a 5 - year study, which found that when news organizations ran a number of stories on controversial topics like water quality and climate change in close succession, they significantly boosted public conversations about these topics — and even changed some people's minds.

Beginning of an international conversation A State Department spokeswoman declined to offer details about the climate finance meeting preparations or its goals.

Athena Ballesteros, who leads work on climate finance for the World Resources Institute think tank, said, «If this meeting will help contribute to the goal of coordinating countries plans and actions to mobilize the $ 100 billion pledge, that would be most welcome, and part of the conversation is to find innovative sources of finance that would complement the scarce public resources being made available.»

«But if we change the conversation to bullying can actually damage the entire school climate, then that motivates and galvanizes the overall will of the school community to do something about it.»

That's when the first internal conversations began between U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern's office and the White House, allowing Stern to say publicly in Warsaw that a post-2020 process was underway and lobby, successfully, for countries to formally unveil their targets during the first quarter of 2015 (ClimateWire, Nov. 18, 2013).

The climate is a constant topic of conversation among ordinary Ugandans.

«I think I'm about as young as you can get for being a person who started in glaciology at a time when climate change was not a primary part of the conversation,» says Moon, who is 35.

Aside from its impact on sea levels, weather and the economy, researchers say climate change is also an urgent public health concern, a matter that has been largely left out of the global climate conversation until recently.

Back in May the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research hosted a National Climate Adaptation Summit that brought together roughly 150 people representing the US science, business and policy communities for a three - day conversation about coping with the impacts of global warming.

«As the seas warm because of our effect on the climate, bleaching events in the Great Barrier Reef and other areas within the Coral Sea are likely to become more frequent and more devastating,» the team of Australian university scientists wrote Thursday in The Conversation, announcing the results of the analysis.

Writing in The Conversation CPDN partners David Karoly and Mitchell Black provide a real - time assessment of the role human - induced climate change and the ongoing El Nino are playing in the record breaking October temperatures in Australia.

The dating sites plastered all over the news and radio, such as Eharmony and Match.com, don't cater to us nerds and geeks, and it might be hard to fall in love with someone who refuses to even go, forget cosplay, with you at the next anime convention, or who doesn't want to sit and have a marathon of your favorite sci - fi show, or have an intellectual conversation about climate change..

Bonus: Disc One • Audio Commentary with Director / Co-Writer Roland Emmerich and Producer Mark Gordon • Audio Commentary with Co-Writer Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Director of Photography Ueli Steiger, Editor David Brenner, and Production Designer Barry Chusid • Trailers Disc Two • «Two Kings and a Scribe: A Filmmaking Conversation» Documentary • «The Force of Destiny: The Science and Politics of Climate Change» Documentary • 10 Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary • 2 Pre-Production Featurettes • 3 Post-Production Featurettes • «Audio Anatomy» Interactive Sound Demo • Storyboard and Concept Art Galleries • Trailers

With the cultural climate of today, it's pretty hard to defend some of the choices Peckinpah makes in this movie, but put in context with his body of work and the confusion of the times, there is no doubt that the movie deserves a chance to keep sparking conversation.

During a conversation that ranged from the current economic climate, to the putative difficulty of making George Clooney look anything but ravishing, Reitman... Read More»

Those conversations are far too rare in the teaching profession, and this is another way that National Board Certification is helping to improve the climate of learning in our schools.

To facilitate their lessons on the value of civic unity and diversity, some teachers have embraced empathy - building programs that education innovators launched in February to help them start constructive conversations amid the current political climate.

The increasing awareness of school climate is seen in the national press in conversations about suspensions and safety.

Data from teacher perception surveys such as the EES can be valuable to get a snapshot of teachers» views of school culture and organizational health and to start conversations about improving the climate.

«We believe that to accelerate the positives and tackle the daunting challenges, we must have courageous conversations about the current state of affairs and take action with renewed urgency to transform climate and culture at scale in Kentucky's public schools — and in Kentucky's communities.»

«But the way students are organizing themselves, underscoring the urgency of this issue, and driving a new conversation about how to ensure school safety and a school climate conducive to learning at the highest level gives us reason for hope.

Those of us who have been talking for years about the importance of school culture or school climate and how it can improve student achievement, are heartened by the inclusion of this topic in the national conversation about school improvement.

>> > Hello, today I'll be your moderator for a very informative conversation of promising approaches to school discipline that create a positive school climate.

-- Leaders at CUES and Hoover Elementary schools carried our Listening Campaigns that involved hundreds of conversations with families and educators, and led to community - wide training to respond to community priorities around creating more positive school culture and climate

You already understand the importance of creating a positive school climate and culture, but how do you drive a conversation to begin moving from awareness to action?

Principal Kafele will engage teachers in a very sensitive yet healthy conversation on classroom equity in the areas of: The Attitude of the Teacher, Student Motivation, Classroom Climate and Culture, Building Relationships, Classroom Instruction, Cultural Responsiveness, Teacher Accountability, Planning and Organization, Professional Development and Parental Engagement.

Functions The teacher leader: a) Increases the capacity of colleagues to identify and use multiple assessment tools aligned to state and local standards; b) Collaborates with colleagues in the design, implementation, scoring, and interpretation of student data to improve educational practice and student learning; c) Creates a climate of trust and critical reflection in order to engage colleagues in challenging conversations about student learning data that lead to solutions to identified issues; and d) Works with colleagues to use assessment and data findings to promote changes in instructional practices or organizational structures to improve student learning.

Mary Broderick, 2011 - 2012 President of NSBA, appeared on Comcast Newsmakers in August 2011 to discuss school climate, bullying, and cyberbullying and unveiled «Students on Board: A Conversation Between School Board Members and Students.»