Sentences with phrase «of impact on the climate»

It also claims the companies were aware of their impacts on climate and tried to obfuscate the truth.

«The decisions you make about what you put in the center of your plate are far more important than the decisions you make regarding what type of lightbulb you put in your house or what type of car you drive in terms of impact on climate,» Mr. Brown said.

US President Barack Obama is being hailed as the first leader to cancel a major infrastructure project because of its impact on climate change, following campaigns by environmentalist groups.

We're looking to build on this victory, and show that if it's wrong to build Keystone XL because of its impact on our climate, it's wrong to build any new fossil fuel infrastructure, period.

President Obama's decision to reject Keystone XL because of its impact on the climate is nothing short of historic — and sets an important precedent that should send shockwaves through the fossil fuel industry.

«If a consensus arose that we had to limit or curtail the use of hydrocarbons because of their impact on climate, the implications would be enormous,» Dr. Carroll L. Wilson, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, warned at EEI's Annual Convention in 1971.

If he doesn't think that harmful effects from burning fossil fuels — outside of impact on the climate — are obvious, so be it.

An overwhelming majority of geologists are sceptical as to whether carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have much of an impact on climate change.

Even if we believe the climate models, nothing that we do in terms of emissions reductions will EVER have much of an impact on climate.

These are serious questions not just from the point of view of a threat of groundwater pollution, but from the point of view of impact on the climate as well.

Looking at early analysis of what these announced targets represent in terms of the impact on our climate, it is clear they don't go far enough.

Thus, concentrating on 2 degrees variance makes sense in terms of impacts, but does not necessarily make things easier in terms of our impact on the climate.

The mechanisms that drive the cycling of carbon through the ocean - land - atmosphere system are key to understanding both the functioning of the earth as a system and the scope of our impact on climate.

As a result even if it turns out that we don't need to reduce CO2 emissions because of its impact on climate we still get benefits from this approach.

The findings also show the effect of reduced airborne particulates from burning coal, which may decrease the cloud cover that cools the earth, probably has less of an impact on climate through indirect cooling than originally projected.

Not exact matches

Almost two thirds of ExxonMobil shareholders voted in favour of a motion asking the company to report on the impacts of climate change.

WHITE HOUSE, citing a study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: «If all member nations met their obligations, the impact on the climate would be negligible,» curbing temperature rise by «less than.2 degrees Celsius in 2100.»

The difficulty is that consumers choose foods based on what they like - and this frequently changes but rarely considers the impact of climate change.

Dr. Victoria Keener, a research fellow at the East - West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, whose research focuses on the impact of climate change in Pacific Island communities, expressed similar sentiments.

«Shifting from animal meat to the plant - based meats developed by Beyond Meat is one of the most powerful measures someone can take to reduce their impact on our climate.»

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.

So while the impact on Climate Change of the electric car may not be all its visionaries claim, the alternative of a world powered by coal and oil is — particularly for the populations of China's and India's cities — unthinkable.

Especially on the impact of these protests and the social climate that everybody has to live in.

And he wants more than anything for one — or several — of those hits to make a real impact on climate change.

On Wednesday, journalists Andrea Mitchell of NBC News, David Sanger of The New York Times (nyt), and Isaac Lee, chief content officer of Univision, weighed in on the U.S. political climate and its impact on the mediOn Wednesday, journalists Andrea Mitchell of NBC News, David Sanger of The New York Times (nyt), and Isaac Lee, chief content officer of Univision, weighed in on the U.S. political climate and its impact on the medion the U.S. political climate and its impact on the medion the media.

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.

In Quebec, hearings on Energy East are on hold, as that pipeline's would - be builder chafes at the National Energy Board's new plan to weigh the impact of its upstream climate - change impact.

Whether you're looking for the latest content on the impacts of climate change, the fossil industries that produce the emissions, renewable energy and energy efficiency alternatives, or climate solutions outside energy, you've come to the right place.

There were librarians and archivists focused on copyright term extension and digital locks; several doctors spoke to the impact of the TPP on public health and access to medicines, food experts highlighted the dangers associated with food security, environmental activists focused on the TPP and climate change, and speakers of all ages (including a 92 year old woman) expressed concern with the investor - state dispute resolution provisions.

In a 2010 piece discussing the impact of climate change legislation on the U.S., Levi and Trevor Houser write that, «energy security is notoriously difficult to define and thus serves as the perfect weapon for attacking legislation.»

«I think that measuring with precision human activity on the climate is something very challenging to do and there's tremendous disagreement about the degree of impact,» he told CNBC.

«We will explain how shareholder proposals on environmental, social, and corporate governance matters often raise issues with a direct impact on long - term shareholder value (e.g., effective management of climate change risk or encouraging stronger board oversight and independence).

«Most of the climate resolutions ask companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or to re-port on the risks from climate change on business operations,» Passoff of Proxy Impact said.

Saul Luciano Lliuya, a farmer who lives near Lake Palcacocha in the Peruvian Andes, has sued Rheinisch - Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk (RWE), a major German utility company, to pay for the impact of climate change on his community.

He discussed the impacts on climate change connected with the expansion of the oil sands and raised last summers» wildfires in BC as an example of how climate change is impacting us now.

The Risky Business Project focused on quantifying and publicizing the economic risks from the impacts of a changing climate.

The Risky Business Project focuses on quantifying and publicizing the economic risks from the impacts of a changing climate.

Report Modelling the Impact of the Climate Leadership Plan & Federal Carbon Price on British Columbia's Greenhouse Gas Emissions (December 2016)

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

A state's ranking in the Tax Foundation's 2017 Tax Climate Index was included to capture the impact of state - level taxes on business.

The representatives from Harford County Climate Action made it clear — human activity, primarily the burning of fossil fuels, has had a clear and measurable impact on the Earth's climate over the last century, and those actions have put low - lying areas of Harford County in danger from rising sea Climate Action made it clear — human activity, primarily the burning of fossil fuels, has had a clear and measurable impact on the Earth's climate over the last century, and those actions have put low - lying areas of Harford County in danger from rising sea climate over the last century, and those actions have put low - lying areas of Harford County in danger from rising sea levels.

Quotes Anant Sundaram in an article examining the impact of President Trump's upcoming decision regarding U.S. participation in the Paris Climate Agreement on American companies.

Alignment of government policy is particularly crucial, as inconsistency between government policies inhibits investment and raises the cost of capital.235 Once the overall strategic direction is set, a range of methods and instruments are available to mainstream climate at the project level.236 This needs to happen at the technical assessment stage, where technological and process options and alternatives are considered that will achieve the project aim; at the economic assessment stage, which involves measuring net impacts of the project on welfare; and at the financial assessment stage, where costs and revenues of the project are assessed.237

The increase in the number of Muslims moving to Western Europe makes an impact on the cultural and religious climate.

«We seeing the impact of a changing climate as a result of those emissions on the very poorest people.»

The United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented an updated report on the impacts of climate change today in Yokohama,Climate Change (IPCC) presented an updated report on the impacts of climate change today in Yokohama,climate change today in Yokohama, Japan.

Mitigation of environmental impact and adaptation to climate change will be discussed at the upcoming IDF Symposium on the Role of Dairy in Sustainable Diets, Seville, 1st and 2nd February 2018...

This lead Deya to Beyond Meat, a company focused on improving human health, positively impacting climate change, conserving natural resources and respecting animal welfare through the innovation of plant based meat products.

The Association of Producers of Steel for Packaging (Apeal) has confirmed that the impact on climate change of the average unit of steel packaging was reduced by 32 % during 2000 to 2013.