Sentences with phrase «of controlling climate change»

She quoted Michael Zammit Cutajar, executive secretary of the climate change secretariat, to the effect that the 1992 Rio convention defined the project of controlling climate change as a burden to be shared, and that this sharing would have to be one in which, under the rubric of common but differentiated responsibilities, the rich countries take the lead.

Short of controlling climate change, efforts to help the coral, such as providing reef structures, will not make up the difference either.

But the AGU believes that a broader solution is needed, which is why the statement calls on members to become more involved not only in researching the problem but also spreading the word about the urgency of controlling climate change, something many scientists have been loathe to do in the past, Killeen admits.

Out of control climate change means feedback mechanisms may accelerate beyond any capacity of human control.

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Political scientist Keith Brownsey of Mount Royal University argues the Liberals paid close attention to the many fumbles made by Harper's Tories on the energy file: failing to build solid relationships with First Nations, allowing environmental groups to seize the public - relations initiative, not asserting federal authority and handing provinces like B.C. and Quebec control of the political agenda, keeping Canada outside of the international consensus on climate change, and ignoring legitimate criticisms of the federal review process.

Adani Group, controlled by the billionaire Gautam Adani, said it will now plan to finance the vast Carmichael coal project on its own, but the company faces an uphill struggle as both governments and major banks adopt a harder line towards new coal projects, citing the impact of coal - fired power on climate change.

With the entire House on next year's ballot — and about one - third of the U.S. Senate up for a vote, too — the stakes are high for those in the Bay Area who seek to erode the GOP's control of Congress and erect a new bulwark against Trump's agenda in areas like immigration and climate change.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).

If the company can control and contain this energy, it would have a positive impact on the problem of carbon emissions and climate change in the decades to come.

The joint statement by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, the Investor Network on Climate Risk, and the Investors Group on Climate Change also encourages intensive gas users and governments in oil and gas importing regions to consider playing a role in encouraging control of methane emissions.

The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania has supported this project due to its possible social impacts on climate change control.

James Petzke @ This Is Common Cents writes Financial Superpowers: The Automagic Climate Controlled Super Suit — Adapting to changes in temperature can save you hundreds of dollars in electric costs.

These factors — many of which are beyond our control and the effects of which can be difficult to predict — include: credit, market, liquidity and funding, insurance, operational, regulatory compliance, strategic, reputation, legal and regulatory environment, competitive and systemic risks and other risks discussed in the risk sections of our 2017 Annual Report; including global uncertainty and volatility, elevated Canadian housing prices and household indebtedness, information technology and cyber risk, regulatory change, technological innovation and new entrants, global environmental policy and climate change, changes in consumer behavior, the end of quantitative easing, the business and economic conditions in the geographic regions in which we operate, the effects of changes in government fiscal, monetary and other policies, tax risk and transparency and environmental and social risk.

Bring up one of the following terms, with a link to an accompanying news story: Benghazi, climate change, anything involving something inflammatory Donald Trump said, the illuminati, gun control or any number of other slightly controversial topics.

Many brands produce their spirulina in toxic waters, and since our oceans are filled with mercury and toxins on so many accounts due to climate change and pollution, it's highly important to choose a brand of spirulina that has direct control over the growth and control of the production of their spirulina products.

This study looked at genetic (varieties) and management (row spacing and nitrogen) options to minimise the impact of climate change, using rain - out shelters to control rainfall; the results provided a platform to model wheat production in future climates.

It's like debating gun control or climate change, there is no way to win an abstract debate without the force of power because these ideas aren't rooted in a self evident righteousness.

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The US is (as it seems with every other issue from your economics to climate change to gun control and healthcare) a highly polarized nation, a nation of extremists.

Alan Jarrett, Chairman of BASC said: «I welcome the RSPB and scientists» endorsement of pest control as a key action that benefits species, many of which are already of conservation concern, and which could further suffer from climate change.

In a surprising victory for former President Barack Obama's environmental legacy, the U.S. Senate voted to uphold an Obama - era climate change regulation to control the release of methane from oil and gas wells on public land.

Let's admit what we have now isn't working and that all of the arguing and fighting we do on every issue — from gun control to climate change to education to immigration to health care and beyond — won't accomplish much unless we change the way we choose our elected officials.

The visitor to the institution who identified series of challenges confronting the nation including «infant mortality, extreme poverty, insecurity, climate change, the rabid activities of terrorists, described these problems as monsters which can not be allowed to prowl the street without being controlled.

Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey this morning announced that fracking for shale gas can resume in the UK, subject to new controls to mitigate the risks of seismic activity.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain fcontrol to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain fControl: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain fcontrol and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

Siena College poll shows Hillary Clinton losing some ground to Donald Trump in their shared home state of NY, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer widening his lead over his little - known challenger, Wendy Long, and voters» opinions on key issues from gun control to climate change.

Emissions of methane — which is a potent greenhouse gas - are already subject to control, but I am today commissioning a study of the possible impacts of shale gas development on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.

As Co-chair of the Group of Advocates of Eminent Persons of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, President Akufo - Addo concluded by stressing that «even though we may have little or no control over climate fluctuations or changes, one thing we can have control over is our day - to - day activities.»

«In the U.S., over the last 15 years, we've become so ideologically polarized that if I ask you in a survey to tell me your positions on abortion, taxes, and gun control, I can predict with a fairly high percentage, 80 - 90 %, what your position on climate change might be,» said Nisbet, who is also editor - in - chief of «The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication.climate change might be,» said Nisbet, who is also editor - in - chief of «The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication.&change might be,» said Nisbet, who is also editor - in - chief of «The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication.Climate Change Communication.&Change Communication.»

Rustad has been manipulating forest for decades, testing the effects of climate change in a controlled setting.

The findings suggest that effective new greenhouse gas controls could help lessen the effects of climate change on the release of carbon from soils of the northern permafrost region and therefore decrease the potential for a positive feedback of permafrost carbon release on climate warming.

«As such, we begin to see that the geology, and not just the climate, control the availability of water — the landscape was a catalyst for change in Africa.»

Coal may get cleaner as pollution controls minimize the emissions that cause acid rain and smog as well as cut the greenhouse gases changing the climate, but there are still plenty of leftovers from coal burning: toxic ash, mercury and other issues.

In a world where more than one billion people do not have enough to eat, and our future food security is threatened by climate change and an ever - growing population, it is essential to improve the control of crop diseases like fusarium ear blight around the globe.

Five cultures each were kept under control conditions (15 °C) and at elevated water temperature (26 °C) in combination with three different concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2): a control value with today's conditions, the conditions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's «worst case scenario» and the highest possible degree of acidification.

The control of ragweed is important for public health and as an adaptation strategy against the impacts of climate change.

The Bulletin acknowledges that the increased use of carbon - free nuclear energy could help mitigate global warming brought on by fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions but concludes that the possibility of misusing enriched uranium and separated plutonium to create bombs is a «terrible trade - off» for trying to control climate change.

While climate change may increase the occurrence of malaria, the effect can be almost completely offset by adopting control strategies

«White House officials and political appointees in the agencies censored congressional testimony on the causes and impacts of global warming, controlled media access to government climate scientists, and edited federal scientific reports to inject unwarranted uncertainty into discussions of climate change.»

Scientists have long predicted large - scale responses of infectious diseases to climate change, giving rise to a polarizing debate, especially concerning human pathogens for which socioeconomic drivers and control measures can limit the detection of climate - mediated changes.

For an interlinked world to thrive, women must be further empowered to hold up their half of the sky — an issue that should demand as much attention as climate change and nuclear arms control.

Single - point failures of natural gas infrastructure can hamper methane emission control strategies designed to mitigate climate change.

Howard Frumkin of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works today about the impacts of climate change on health.

Among the 1,215 Audubon members who volunteered to take part in the experiment, the researchers found those writing about collective causes of climate change were, relative to the control group, willing to donate 7 percent more of their potential winnings.

«What I fear is the command - and - control notion of dealing with climate change, because that will reduce productivity and create more poverty.

He believes that no one has thought of combining the two theories before because it's not an intuitive idea to look at how the effects of changing patterns of ocean circulation, which occur on time scales of thousands of years, would effect global silicate weathering, which in turn controls global climate on time scales of 100s of thousands of years.

The scientists then ran two separate climate models to learn how the rate of global warming might change if the 16 measures were deployed, with and without carbon dioxide controls.

«In the case of the climate, of course, there is only one Earth, so we can't do experiments with multiple Earths and formulate the science of climate change as if it's an entirely observationally based, controlled experiment.

The working group on coupled biogeochemical cycling and controlling factors dealt with questions regarding the role of plankton diversity, how ocean biogeochemistry will respond to global changes on decadal to centennial time scales, the key biogeochemical links between the ocean, atmosphere, and climate, and the role of estuaries, shelves, and marginal seas in the capturing, transformation, and exchange of terrestrial and open - marine material.

«A better understanding of the controls on reef development in the past will allow us to make better predictions about which reefs may be most vulnerable to climate change in the future.»