Sentences with phrase «of whether climate change»

Thus, while interesting, this putative effect does not bear on the issue of whether climate change poses a serious threat.

We need to solve these problems regardless of whether climate change results in more frequent and / or intense storms.

This failure of the monsoons to behave as expected has led to the question of whether climate change is to blame.

In other words, regardless of whether climate change helped create the drought, global warming is exacerbating the situation.

This is a 1995 analysis by Shell International B.V. scientist Peter Langcake of whether climate change was in fact underway and if, as some scientists were suggesting, a «signal» had been detected showing human influence on climate from temperature, weather, polar ice melt and other data.

The second is our knowledge of whether climate change's effects will be benign to us and our planet's biosphere, or will cause catastrophic damage.

Marshall's first justification for the shift, as laid out in an email to staff, pointed out that the question of whether climate change was real had been answered.

it then begs the question of whether climate change — both past and future — is more natural than anthropogenic....

An expanding area of research since the SAR is the consideration of whether climate change may be realised as preferred modes of non-linear naturally occurring atmospheric circulation patterns, or so - called weather regimes as proposed by Palmer (1999).

With this report out, it's time the media move on from the false - balance discussion of whether climate change is established by science and onto the action and impacts.

The question of whether climate change is influencing hurricane strength is still open and debated within the scientific community.

So here comes the crux of the thing — a question not of whether climate change is real, but whether you can ascribe blame for it.

I am not scientist, and I can not say anything about the scientific side of whether climate change is occuring or not.

Playing the climate blame game The question of whether climate change is responsible for extreme weather events like the heatwave that set Russia alight in 2010 is one of the hottest topics in climate science.

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Seven in 10 Americans — including some of those who aren't sure whether climate change is actually happening — think it's a problem that the U.S. government should be working to address.

The big issue around climate change that «nobody's talking about» is whether oil and coal companies are prepared to write down 80 % of their reserves.

What is not yet clear is whether Trump plans to initiate a formal withdrawal from the Paris accord, which under the terms of the agreement could take three years, or exit the underlying U.N. climate change treaty on which the accord was based.

Obama offered no indication of whether he'll eventually issue a permit for the pipeline, whose construction has become a flashpoint in the U.S. debate about environmental policy and climate change.

Asked whether China had talked to the Trump administration about the Paris agreement, she said: «China and the United States have close communications about a wide variety of topics, and of course, this includes the issue of climate change.»

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.

House Democrats, led by Reps. Ted Lieu of California and Peter Welch of Vermont, also announced Thursday they are planning a broader probe into when other energy companies first understood that fossil fuels drive climate change, what they did with that information and whether they funded or participated in sowing doubt about the matter.

By Linda Hasenfratz and Hal KvislePublished in the Hill Times - December 13, 2010 Despite clear signs of progress in building an international consensus, the outcome of the latest round of UN climate change negotiations in Cancun appears to have fallen short of the target: a clear and comprehensive plan to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.Many of the most contentious issues remain unresolved, including whether to incorporate the negotiators» goals in a legally binding agreement and how...

This makes it clearer than ever that any system of carbon pricing, whether based on taxes, caps or some combination of the two, can only be one part of a comprehensive set of policies to achieve climate change goals.

NEW DELHI (AP)-- Given a rare opportunity to lunch with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Gaurav Dalmia was less interested Thursday in discussing the planned topics at hand, including climate change or even the trade dispute between India and the U.S. Instead, the Indian businessman was focused on Kerry himself — and whether he would be able to smooth over brittle relations between Washington and New Delhi for the sake of economic growth.

The president of Kinder Morgan Canada, Ian Anderson, recently claimed he is not smart enough to know whether human activity — i.e. the fossil fuel industry — causes climate change.

Actually global heating (climate change) will make the point of whether these fantasy gods are whatever stupid people believe them to be a moot point in a few years as humans and all living things do a slow roast as temperatures climb higher and remain there for hundreds of years....

«With the unpredictability of the changing climate, farmers have no means of telling whether or not their farms will be affected.

• Revising how subsidies are allotted to producers, and how different practices are taxed across the value chain; • Influence the evolution of production standards so that they guide producers toward increasingly sustainable practices; • Refining public education regarding what are best practices of production systems (and accounting for them), and how to make them more widespread; • Studying the effects different practices and production systems have on society - wide challenges such as public health (and health insurance, whether it is publicly or privately provided), climate change mitigation, job creation and family income, etc..

New York's attorney general Eric Schneiderman considers Secretary of State Rex Tillerson a central figure in his expanding investigation into whether ExxonMobil misled investors about the impact of climate change.

The announcement followed a week of speculation as to whether the coalition would accept the recommendations of the independent Committee on Climate Change in full.

And when others won't lead, whether it is on climate change, infrastructure, economic inclusion, fair housing, or the protection of the most vulnerable amongst us, you know we will.

The question of whether or not humans cause climate change matters because for many people an answer of «no» will remove the need to act, and even if the answer is «yes» it helps determine who should pay.

House Republicans have sought records from both Schneiderman and the offices of the Massachusetts and Maryland attorneys general pertaining to the probe of whether ExxonMobile understated the impact of climate change from its operations.

The information is being sought as Schneiderman's office investigates whether the company played down the impact of human activity in climate change.

He added: «The important thing is that you work with people who are like - minded and interested in pursuing the same sort of things where you can, and we will, whether the subject is stem cell or whether the subject is climate change.»

World leaders are awaiting President Donald Trump's decision on the future of the Paris Accord and whether the U.S. will remain in the international climate change pact.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office on Thursday continued to question the legitimacy of a review by House Republicans into an investigation over whether ExxonMobile understated the impact of climate change.

Top advisors to President Donald Trump are in a tug of war over whether to sign an accord that would address climate change as he publicly delayed during his trip to Europe whether he would sign it.

The letter comes on the eve of a House hearing on the legality of the subpoenas issued by the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology to Schneiderman's office over the investigation over whether major energy companies downplayed the risks of climate change.

«I do not believe that human activity is causing these dramatic changes to our climate the way these scientists are portraying it,» the first term senator said Sunday on ABC «This Week,» after being asked by ABC News» Jon Karl whether humans were contributing to the heating up of the planet.

While many in the GOP dispute whether climate change is even happening, Chris Gibson of New York's 19th district says too - frequent damaging storms in his district are enough evidence that we've entered a «new normal.»

«It's also no secret that ultraconservatives like Cox reject science when it comes to the environment — whether it's on climate change, clean air or the safety of drinking water.»

The ranking member of the NYS Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, Manhattan Democrat Brad Hoylman, convened the panel after two top Republican senators said recently that this winter's cold temperatures and snow prompted them to question whether climate change is occurring.

I want to know whether Stefanik and Faso believe in science and in climate change science and the devastating impact climate change will have on the environment of our children and grandchildren.

«The aim of the house party series is to get to know all the wonderful folks that make up this district in its many neighborhoods, to get neighbors to meet each other to share food and laughs, and to share my campaign's message that whether it is addressing climate change, fixing our broken government and economy — together we can get it done,» Platts said.

«With the Trump administration in place, people who don't necessarily even believe in climate change, I'm really worried whether the money will even be there,» said Councilman Donovan Richards, a Democrat whose district includes parts of Rockaway.

Political party and belief in climate change are the main determinants of whether people are willing to pay a modest fee to combat climate change, as opposed to education, income, or geographic location.

A North Carolina State University study of middle school science classes explored whether teachers» beliefs about climate change influenced students» perceptions.

Research scientists question whether the order will reduce international collaborations and remain troubled by confusion surrounding communications restrictions placed on employees of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture, two agencies that have played vital roles in the collection of scientific data on climate change.

«We looked into the question of whether — and if so, to what extent — the public's attitude to climate policy and the risks of climate change can be influenced,» explains Thomas Bernauer, professor of political science at ETH Zurich.