Not exact matches
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»).
This
global point
of view extends to
action on climate change and the economic potential inherent in pursuing a clean energy, low - carbon future for our children.
He refers to meetings his office has held with
global warming groups and says «such gatherings can create an environment
of dialogue and common ground for common
action on climate change,» and he urged that such gatherings be expanded.
Avance Coffee Conference October 11 - 12, 2017 - Guatemala City, Guatemala Michelle Deugd, Rainforest Alliance Director
of Agriculture, Landscapes and Livelihoods, will be a speaker
on Climate Change: Reconciling
Global and Local
Actions at this conference hosted by the Specialty Coffee Association.
400,000 marched in NYC
on September 21 to demand
action on climate change - a great march that, unfortunately, has done little to
change the politics
of global warming at the state or federal level.
Concluding the five - day world economic forum (WEF) conference at Davos in Switzerland, the prime minister emphasised the importance
of action on climate change among both emerging and established countries in order to mitigate the impact
of global warming.
Governor Schwarzenegger was also clear what he thought about Washington
on the issue
of climate change, telling reporters: «California will not wait for our federal government to take strong
action on global warming.
This very
action of the government is therefore not only undermining and defeating the noble objectives
of the country's
climate change policy and that
of the Paris Agreement
on climate change but also a demonstration
of no practical commitment to the
global development agenda such as the Africa Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
That said there should be no excuse for not taking immediate
action on global warming
on climate change or whatever you want to call it, which is probably the reason for a large part
of the reaction to this article.
Hamilton noted that the commission's report is not the first time The Lancet has taken a stab at
climate change, but previous reports focused
on the worst - case scenarios
of global warming and their devastating health consequences, whereas the current report highlights the benefits
of addressing
climate change and touts «no regrets»
actions that benefit the environment and health.
The scientists say these findings reinforce the need for assessing the risk
of a wide - scale collapse
of reef ecosystems, especially if
global action on climate change fails to limit warming to 1.5?
The study examined the benefits
of global and domestic GHG mitigation
on US air quality and human health in 2050, comparing a scenario with no
global action to reduce GHGs with an aggressive scenario that significantly slows
climate change.
For example, a large body
of research has found switching to an entirely vegetarian diet would make a huge difference
on the carbon footprint
of our food system — the
Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security research program reports that if the
global population were to reduce or cut its meat intake, it would halve the cost
of mitigation
actions needed to stabilize carbon dioxide levels to 450 parts per million by midcentury — but for many people that is not in the cards.
LONDON — The world is far behind
on delivering the low - carbon energy it needs, and unless urgent
action is taken, calamitous
climate change is certain, the International Energy Agency told a meeting yesterday
of energy ministers whose countries account for 80 percent
of global energy demand.
«
Changing climate conditions are already happening,» says Eileen Claussen, president of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, which today released a report on regional impacts in the U.S. «It is clear that there is an immediate need for strong national and international policy action.
climate conditions are already happening,» says Eileen Claussen, president
of the Pew Center
on Global Climate Change, which today released a report on regional impacts in the U.S. «It is clear that there is an immediate need for strong national and international policy action.
Climate Change, which today released a report
on regional impacts in the U.S. «It is clear that there is an immediate need for strong national and international policy
action.»
Based
on the available scientific knowledge it is only by concerted
global actions and smart science - informed policies that we can provide solutions to limit warming
of the
climate system to 2 °C above pre-industrial levels, and thus reduce the risks and mitigate the consequences
of climate change.
On the eve of the COP21 conference, 184 countries covering around 95 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions had delivered their national climate action plans to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC
On the eve
of the COP21 conference, 184 countries covering around 95 percent
of global greenhouse gas emissions had delivered their national
climate action plans to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (U
climate action plans to the UN Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC
on Climate Change (U
Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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It builds upon a selection
of relevant and practical papers and presentations given at the 2nd International Conference
on Evaluating
Climate Change and Development held in Washington DC in 2014 and includes perspectives from independent evaluations of the major international organisations supporting climate action in developing countries, such as the Global Environment Facility.The first section of the book sets the stage and provides an overview of independent evaluations, carried out by multilateral development banks and development organis
Climate Change and Development held in Washington DC in 2014 and includes perspectives from independent evaluations
of the major international organisations supporting
climate action in developing countries, such as the Global Environment Facility.The first section of the book sets the stage and provides an overview of independent evaluations, carried out by multilateral development banks and development organis
climate action in developing countries, such as the
Global Environment Facility.The first section
of the book sets the stage and provides an overview
of independent evaluations, carried out by multilateral development banks and development organisations.
A group
of London Hilton hotels plan to mark Earth Hour 2012 from 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. local time
on Saturday, March 31, 2012 as people and organisations around the world turn off their lights in support
of action on global climate change.
In «The gap between ambition and
action in tackling
global warming,» a commentary published today in The Guardian, Sabine Fuss and Jan Minx of the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change provide vital guidance to the climate panel leadership and the countries that created this pioneering scientific body in 1988 (hopefully to provide clear - eyed insights, no matter how inconven
global warming,» a commentary published today in The Guardian, Sabine Fuss and Jan Minx
of the Mercator Research Institute
on Global Commons and Climate Change provide vital guidance to the climate panel leadership and the countries that created this pioneering scientific body in 1988 (hopefully to provide clear - eyed insights, no matter how inconven
Global Commons and
Climate Change provide vital guidance to the climate panel leadership and the countries that created this pioneering scientific body in 1988 (hopefully to provide clear - eyed insights, no matter how inconve
Climate Change provide vital guidance to the
climate panel leadership and the countries that created this pioneering scientific body in 1988 (hopefully to provide clear - eyed insights, no matter how inconve
climate panel leadership and the countries that created this pioneering scientific body in 1988 (hopefully to provide clear - eyed insights, no matter how inconvenient).
Key Message 3: Long - Term Strategy Rapid, sustained, and effective mitigation based
on coordinated
global and regional
action is required to avoid «dangerous
climate change» regardless
of how it is defined.
The abstract certainly says so by concluding «The validity
of the anthropogenic nature
of global warming and
climate change and that
of the effectiveness
of proposed measures for
climate action may therefore be questioned solely
on this basis.»
Action on climate change needs to be scaled up and accelerated without delay if the world is to have a running chance
of keeping a
global average temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius this century.
[ANDY REVKIN says: As I said in my talk, the main benefits
of local
actions on energy and related issues (transportation, sprawl) would be economic or social, with the grand challenge
of climate stability ---- This is a joke right??? — as I said zero
change in
global temperature would result ---
Our decisive
action at home empowers us to make more progress internationally
on the shared
global challenge
of climate change.
Of course, Earth Hour 2009 is just around the corner... And Earth Hour 2009 aims to reach more than one billion people in 1000 cities around the world, inviting communities, business and governments to switch off lights for one hour at 8:30 pm
on Saturday March 28 and sending a powerful
global message that we care enough about
climate change to take
action.
CAGW or Catastrophic Anthropogenic
Global Warming is the acronym used (mostly by those that don't support taking immediate
action on climate change) for the theory (or collection
of hypotheses) that attribute most
of the observed modern warming to human activities and warn that continuing similar activities (mostly emitting CO2) could result in warming that is dangerous to both civilization and a number
of ecosystems.
No, Roddy wants to make a movie about the impact
of climate change and
global warming in the distant future, and he wants the Hollywood production to serve as a wake up call for humankind — to take
action on climate change problems now!
«As business leaders, it is our belief that the benefits
of strong, early
action on climate change outweigh the costs
of not acting... a sufficiently ambitious, international and comprehensive legally - binding United Nations agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will provide business with the certainty it needs to scale up
global investment in low - carbon technologies... the shift to a low - carbon economy will create significant business opportunities».
«Since proponents
of man - made
climate change insist that man's
actions here can affect
global weather, especially and specifically temperature, why did they waffle
on the original term «
global warming»?
Declare that, irrespective
of the effectiveness
of mitigation
actions, significant adverse
changes in the
global climate are now inevitable and are already taking place, and thus parties to the U.N.F.C.C.C. must also include, in the COP15 outcome document, an ambitious agreement
on adaptation finance which should prioritize the needs
of the most vulnerable countries, especially in the near term,
However scientists look at these events, the success
of climate - change skeptic McIntyre hints at why the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report and other mainstream, peer - reviewed global climate studies have failed to persuade Congress and the Bush Administration that action is needed to curb greenhouse gas emi
climate -
change skeptic McIntyre hints at why the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report and other mainstream, peer - reviewed global climate studies have failed to persuade Congress and the Bush Administration that action is needed to curb greenhouse gas emis
change skeptic McIntyre hints at why the findings
of the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC) report and other mainstream, peer - reviewed global climate studies have failed to persuade Congress and the Bush Administration that action is needed to curb greenhouse gas emi
Climate Change (IPCC) report and other mainstream, peer - reviewed global climate studies have failed to persuade Congress and the Bush Administration that action is needed to curb greenhouse gas emis
Change (IPCC) report and other mainstream, peer - reviewed
global climate studies have failed to persuade Congress and the Bush Administration that action is needed to curb greenhouse gas emi
climate studies have failed to persuade Congress and the Bush Administration that
action is needed to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
In what may prove to be a turning point for political
action on climate change, a breathtaking new study casts extreme doubt about the near - term stability
of global sea levels.
The point is that to argue that «there is no such thing as
global terrorism», or that «there is no such thing as
global warming» is to fail to take issue with the idea that evidence
of global terrorism or anthropogenic
global warming is sufficient argument for the execution
of the «War
on Terror», or for «drastic
action'to mitigate
climate change.
«there is no such thing as
global terrorism», or that «there is no such thing as
global warming» is to fail to take issue with the idea that evidence
of global terrorism or anthropogenic
global warming is sufficient argument for the execution
of the «War
on Terror», or for «drastic
action'to mitigate
climate change.
SciDev.Net: Fast - developing countries such as India should offer up their domestic
action plans as part
of global efforts when the world gathers for the UN
climate talks in Copenhagen this December, says Rajendra K. Pachauri, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
climate talks in Copenhagen this December, says Rajendra K. Pachauri, chair
of the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Climate Change.
COP18 / CMP8 entered the crucial phase
of climate change negotiations
on Day 9 with world leaders issuing a clarion call for urgent
global action at the opening
of the High Level Segment
of the conference.
Political scholar Steven F. Hayward recently presented in Issues the conservative position
on global warming and
climate change, including a look at measures that conservatives might accept as part
of any
action plan.
On the second anniversary of the international Paris Agreement on climate change, WRI President and CEO Andrew Steer reflects on global climate action in the Trump er
On the second anniversary
of the international Paris Agreement
on climate change, WRI President and CEO Andrew Steer reflects on global climate action in the Trump er
on climate change, WRI President and CEO Andrew Steer reflects
on global climate action in the Trump er
on global climate action in the Trump era.
If all the different groups listed above aren't proof enough that people are getting
on board with
action to create a clean energy future, a 2017 Pew Research survey showed that an overwhelming majority
of people worldwide believe the
climate crisis is a major threat — with respondents in 13 countries, mostly in Latin America and Africa, identifying
global climate change as the topmost threat to their nation.
It further gives an overview
of major UN initiatives for
global action on climate change.
See the video
of Prof. Mike Hulme for a resounding challenge to political arguments for
action on climate change, based
on the idea that the consensus is that
global warming will cause catastrophe.
I differ too in that I'm an environmentalist and think generally
global warming is a farce and we'd be better to spend the money
on stopping pollution
of rivers and oceans, buying the amazon, and researching and finding
action plans for when oceans do rise, as they will one day, man made
climate change or not.
WASHINGTON — In a landmark report experts say fundamentally reshapes our understanding
of the
global warming crisis, new data published this week by the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change has found that the phenomenon is caused primarily by the
actions of 7 billion key individuals.
We're not offering a «counter-claim» about the science, because our position is that even the concrete, incontrovertible, unassailable fact
of human influence
on global warming and
climate change does not, by itself, make a case for
action.
The State Department's Office
of Global Change, for instance, no longer publishes
Climate Action Reports, which the U.S. is obliged to produce under the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change.
The chosen scenario assumes Trump's
actions could result in the United States only achieving half
of its pledged reduction through 2030 under the Paris Agreement
on climate change, the worldwide but voluntary pact aiming to avoid dangerous
global warming that entered into force
on Nov. 4.
William O'Keefe, the Institute's current CEO, was previously Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
of the American Petroleum Institute, and has also been
on the Board
of Directors
of the U.S. Energy Association and Chairman
of the
Global Climate Coalition, a business - led anti-
climate change action group active between 1989 and 2002.
The current negotiating text for Rio +20 does not fully and explicitly recognise the urgent need to act
on climate change as part
of a
global action plan for delivering sustainable development.