Sentences with phrase «of global climate leaders»

Vienna, Austria (7 March 2018)-- Mondi Group has joined the ranks of global climate leaders by signing up to Climate Savers, WWF's climate leadership programme for businesses.

French President Emmanuel Macron stepped seamlessly into the role of global climate leader with his campaign to «make our planet great again.»

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Recognizing that carbon emissions resulting from consumption of these fuels is driving catastrophic global climate change, my role as leader of the company is to ensure that Virgin provides financial support to non-profit groups that are exploring renewable energy and seeking market - based solutions to climate change, like the Carbon War Room.

Having been called upon by global leaders to use its technology to address the global crises of climate change and poverty, Cisco opts to pursue sustainability...

A survey of more than 5,500 business leaders from all over the world from the 2016 Global Opportunity Report revealed widespread support of the UN's new Sustainable Development Goals, including the ones relating directly to climate change (SDG 7, 11 and 13).

«Climate change is a global issue, and the Premier has made it clear that B.C. will remain a climate action leader,» Minister of Finance Michael de Jong said this week in his budget Climate change is a global issue, and the Premier has made it clear that B.C. will remain a climate action leader,» Minister of Finance Michael de Jong said this week in his budget climate action leader,» Minister of Finance Michael de Jong said this week in his budget speech.

After spending $ 2.5 million renovating the Arctic Institute of North America's Kluane Research Station, the Harper government just eliminated the funding for the global leader in climate change and boreal mammal research.

In fact, Xi has begun to cast China as a defender of economic globalization and inclusivity, as well as a leader in combating global challenges, like climate change.14 Unlike Russia's willingness to take large risks, China's approach is generally cautious, reflecting its desire to safeguard its economic interests.

If Premier Clark embraces the recommendations of the advisors she chose and appointed, British Columbia will regain its position as a Canadian and global climate leader.

Share: FacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle + email «Climate change is a global issue, and the Premier has made it clear that B.C. will remain a climate action leader,» Minister of Finance Michael de Jong said this week in his budget Climate change is a global issue, and the Premier has made it clear that B.C. will remain a climate action leader,» Minister of Finance Michael de Jong said this week in his budget climate action leader,» Minister of Finance Michael de Jong said this week in his budget speech.

The irony continues with the feting of Okotoks as the greenest community in Canada by such pundits as Prime Minister Stephen Harper and CBC's Peter Mansbridge at the same time the «rurban» community sits in the chosen provincial riding of Wildrose leader Danielle Smith — a right wing student of the climate - change - denying Fraser Institute and cheerful avower that global warming science is «not settled.»

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The IET is calling for the UK to become a clear and influential global leader in climate change mitigation and adaptation, encouraging exports of new low carbon technologies and equipment.

Together, we can all help to secure the UK's position as a global climate change leader and seize the opportunities of the low - carbon transition.

Although Margaret Thatcher was the first world leader to warn about the threat of global warming, and although David Cameron famously highlighted the issue too, other prominent Conservatives including Nigel Lawson and Peter Lilley have been outspoken in their opposition to the mainstream agenda on climate change.

Basil Seggos, the state's Department of Environmental Conservation commissioner, said Cuomo is making New York «a global leader» in the fight against climate change.

On Sandy Anniversary, the Green Party calls for Full Employment through Climate Action By Howie Hawkins, Green Party Candidate for Governor On the second anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, New York needs to become a world leader in taking action on global warming by committing to a 100 % clean energy economy within 15 years.

It's been more than four years since leaders tried and failed to craft a binding new global climate change treaty in Copenhagen, and as nations head toward a new deal in 2015, the aftershocks of that Danish summit continue to reverberate.

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The green economy continues to show vitality, business leaders say, despite the near - total collapse of global climate talks, stalemate in Washington, D.C., and polls showing decreased urgency to tackle global warming

The leaders of the world's two largest greenhouse - gas - emitting nations touted two previous joint emissions deals, gave nearly back - to - back speeches on the urgency of tackling the climate threat and together issued a statement of support for an ambitious global accord.

Nuclear energy supporters, renewable power purists and all flavors of environmental activists in between gathered in Paris last December and applauded as world leaders inked a global agreement to combat climate change, the fruit of 20 years of fraught negotiation.

African climate negotiators attending the U.S. - Africa Leaders Summit in Washington this week said leadership from the United States is critical to finalizing a global deal on measures to address climate change in 2015 after years of deadlock.

Jumeau said he thinks signing a global climate change accord that keeps countries like his safe from the threat of rising seas and addresses the resource depletion that military leaders say help foster extremism would do the same.

Carbon dioxide emissions continue to track the high end of emission scenarios, eroding the chances to keep global warming below 2 °C, and placing increased pressure on world leaders ahead of the United Nations Climate Summit on the 23rd September.

Over the past decade the former vice president has trained thousands of climate leaders who are now spreading awareness about global warming in communities around the planet.

One China expert said Obama's emphasis on U.S. - China cooperation ahead of the United Nations» Copenhagen, Denmark, summit in December — where world leaders will try and hammer out a worldwide climate change treaty — could aid efforts to reach a global pact.

THE Paris climate agreement, sealed last December, was a first in many respects: the first truly international climate change deal, with promises from both rich and poor nations to cut emissions; the first global signal that the age of fossil fuels must end; the first time world leaders said we should aim for less than 2 °C of warming.

The environmental effects of climate change in our modern world are increasingly convincing, and global leaders will gather soon in a major Summit to try to address the problem.

As a self - proclaimed «climate leader» the UK government has a critical role to play in closing the «emissions gap» — the gap between the current global trajectory of greenhouse gas emissions and the actions necessary to limit warming to 1.5 ˚C and «well below» 2 ˚C (and hence reduce the risks of disaster), they write.

As a self - proclaimed «climate leader» the UK government has a critical role to play in closing the»em issions gap» — the gap between the current global trajectory of greenhouse gas emissions and the actions necessary to limit warming to 1.5?

Because these moderate extremes are by definition more common, and because the authors looked at global statistics rather than those for highly localized, rare events, the conclusions are extremely robust, said Peter Stott, leader of the Climate Monitoring and Attribution Team at the Met Office Hadley Centre, in the U.K. «I think this paper is very convincing,» said Stott, who was not involved in the research.

In 1998, as the United States was considering signing the international Kyoto Protocol treaty to limit global greenhouse gas emissions, Southern was part of an initiative called the Global Science Communications Team that brought together industry, public relations and think tank leaders to devise a plan to confuse the public about the state of climate scglobal greenhouse gas emissions, Southern was part of an initiative called the Global Science Communications Team that brought together industry, public relations and think tank leaders to devise a plan to confuse the public about the state of climate scGlobal Science Communications Team that brought together industry, public relations and think tank leaders to devise a plan to confuse the public about the state of climate science.

It's put climate change leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajectory.

In order to end all forms of poverty without driving up global temperatures, world leaders will need to ramp up climate mitigation efforts by 27 %, the lead author tells Carbon Brief.

Editorial Happy 2018, a pivotal year for stepping up climate action The World Economic Forum's latest Global Risk Report places climate change as the number one threat facing the world in 2018 — a hot topic at this year's meeting of world leaders in Davos.

The goal of this project was to craft a collective narrative from interviews of 30 global leaders who represent government, civil society and business interests — all making the case that deforestation must stop immediately if we are to protect our planet from the grim realities of climate change.

This past weekend, a group of indigenous female leaders from the Ecuadorean Amazon came to New York City to participate in the People's Climate March, which was the biggest global climate action in history, and to speak at events during the UN general asClimate March, which was the biggest global climate action in history, and to speak at events during the UN general asclimate action in history, and to speak at events during the UN general assembly.

After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world's leaders came together to create an intricate network of satellites to control the global climate and keep everyone safe.

For the 45th year celebration of Earth Day, the Earthsavers has organized a convergence of performance and media arts for a broadcast mass outreach of a climate change education paradigm in line with the Earth Day objectives to underscore the value of a grassroots call to action to rally world leaders to forge the global agreement to prevent the irreversible threshold of 2 ° Celsius signaling the catastrophic implications of climate change.

And we need leaders to deal seriously and honestly with the crux of these talks — global inequality and historical responsibility — and to make progress on a fair, just, equitable and transformative global partnership to combat the ever escalating climate crisis.»

Founder and President at GEC; UNEP Reform Project Leader at Tema at Linkoping University; SCO Project Leader at Vermont University; My mission is to contribute myself in global environmental and sustainable development governance and act to accelerate transitioning the society to green economy with sustainable development, and to join together with world visionary leaders to fight and combat the climate change that threaten life of all.

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Starting with a presentation on the repercussions of global warming on the Bay Area by Bruce Riordan, Executive Director of Bay Area Climate Solutions, the Institute presented climate change to both environmental experts and community leaders who were unfamiliar with this all - too - importantClimate Solutions, the Institute presented climate change to both environmental experts and community leaders who were unfamiliar with this all - too - importantclimate change to both environmental experts and community leaders who were unfamiliar with this all - too - important topic.

In June of 2015 I helped bring 60 global environmental, natural health, and climate leaders together at Finca Luna Nueva for the founding meeting of Regeneration International.

The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association is backing calls by Caribbean leaders for the international community to keep the devastating impact of climate change on the global development agenda.

But for those of us who follow Hansen, Spratt, Monbiot, and many others in the tail of a much more serious climate change story: non-linear, with positive feedbacks, tipping points, time lags and thresholds, we need a much more robust and focused scientific consensus now, without waiting years for the next IPCC reports, in time to win the crucial 08 election because the solution must be now, global and America must be a leader.

Unfortunately whilst certain political commentators / manipulators and leaders sow confusion about the issue of climate change and anthropogenic emissions, and also state that taking formal action would be «bad for our economy», the firm policy required at global / regional level, the correct signal to society / industry and the global action needed will not happen.

I just read in its 22 March edition, under a heading «The hot air of hypocrisy,» that at a March meeting of European leaders, «Leaders from countries with powerful heavy - industry lobbies called for explicit measures to «protect» European firms in case talks on a global climate - change deal failed... Germany, France, Austria, Italy, and the Czech Republic all asked the EU to plan for failure, insisting that defensive measures must be agreed before climate - change talks in Copenhagen at the end of 2009.leaders, «Leaders from countries with powerful heavy - industry lobbies called for explicit measures to «protect» European firms in case talks on a global climate - change deal failed... Germany, France, Austria, Italy, and the Czech Republic all asked the EU to plan for failure, insisting that defensive measures must be agreed before climate - change talks in Copenhagen at the end of 2009.Leaders from countries with powerful heavy - industry lobbies called for explicit measures to «protect» European firms in case talks on a global climate - change deal failed... Germany, France, Austria, Italy, and the Czech Republic all asked the EU to plan for failure, insisting that defensive measures must be agreed before climate - change talks in Copenhagen at the end of 2009.»

As world leaders and their top advisers convened in Manhattan for Tuesday's United Nations summit on global warming, there were hints of accord on a few issues that could form the basis for a climate deal in December in Copenhagen — something less that a full - blown treaty but sufficient to avoid total breakdown of an international effort.