Sentences with phrase «on climate action by»

The time is right for companies around the world to demonstrate leadership on climate action by aligning corporate voluntary greenhouse gas reduction targets with climate science.

Their dwindling but still powerful movement seeks to stall progress on climate action by persuading the public that the science on the issue remains unsettled.

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This federal policy reversal will be discouraging to many, particularly since conventional wisdom suggests that American action on climate change is a necessary predicate to strong action by China and India.

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»).

The province is due to announce its next phase of climate action, but it has not committed to act on any of the recommendations developed by the Climate Leadershiclimate action, but it has not committed to act on any of the recommendations developed by the Climate LeadershiClimate Leadership Team.

Inadequate flood protection infrastructure, which right now might not contain high tides in El Nino years; Lack of action on annual sediment removal from spring freshets, which each year move over 30 million m3 of sediment and leave about 3 million m3 of silt in the navigation and secondary channels of the lower reaches; and, By the end of this century sea levels at the mouth of the river could potentially rise more than one meter due to climate change overtopping the diking system.

States are taking action on climate change and the environment — and being held accountable by their citizens.

As of last week, the Market Climate in stocks was characterized by unfavorable valuations, and still constructive market action on the basis of the major indices.

You wouldn't know it from the lacklustre media response, but Monday's signing of the Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy, by the elected leaders of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California, is a big deal.

About Fossil of the Day awards: The Fossil of the Day is a long - standing tradition in the UN climate talks and is voted on and awarded by Climate Action Network International, an international network of over 850 civil society organizclimate talks and is voted on and awarded by Climate Action Network International, an international network of over 850 civil society organizClimate Action Network International, an international network of over 850 civil society organizations.

At Global Citizen, we believe that taking action on the world's most challenging issues — from education to health to climate — can make the world a better place and help eliminate extreme poverty by 2030.

As of last week, the Market Climate for stocks was characterized by unusually unfavorable valuations and unfavorable market action (a deterioration from the prior week, primarily on the basis of interest - sensitive securities such as bonds and utilities, as well as measures of breadth and distribution).

That beliefs can affect actions even on the part of persons of great wealth and power has recently been suggested by the change of climate in the annual meetings of world economic leaders that have been held in Davos, Switzerland, until this year, when the group met in New York

For Christian climate skeptics, a sort of Pascal's Wager is the very least that could be considered on the issue of climate change: If your skepticism is right — and despite evidence from countless sources — and climate change is not caused by man in any way, than a lack of action will maintain the status quo.

Europe is already in the vanguard of climate change action: a European Environment Agency report published last month said within five years emissions on the continent may have been slashed by a quarter on 1990 levels, «meeting and overachieving» its 2020 target of 20 per cent.

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.

Carol M. Browner, former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Board Chair of the League of Conservation Voters said: «By building victories in different states and on multiple policies, we can demonstrate strong public support for climate action, demonstrate success that others will want to replicate, and drive down the costs of clean energy».

The tone was set by speakers such as Sue Cohen of the Single Parent Action Network who condemned the government for «riding on a climate of bigotry towards lone parents created by the last Tory government», and Marion Davis of One Plus, the major one parent organisation in Scotland, who pointed out that «the present government is looking towards the US» and asked «Do we really want to live in a society where lone mothers have to queue up at soup kitchens as they do in the US?»

Tory MEPs are threatening to undermine David Cameron's green credibility by voting against proposals to strengthen EU action on climate change on Thursday.

The UK needs to take «great action» on climate change or it will miss its commitment to cutting carbon emissions by 60 per cent by 2050, MPs have warned.

Mr. Peralta, whose victory in 2010 made him the first Dominican - American to be elected to the State Senate, said in a statement released by the conference on Wednesday that «today's political climate demands that progressive legislators take bold action to deliver for their constituents,» adding that he wanted results on issues like affordable housing, homelessness and school funding.

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 yearOn 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 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 yearBy 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 yearOn 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 action on global warming by committing to a 100 % clean energy economy within 15 yearon global warming by committing to a 100 % clean energy economy within 15 yearby committing to a 100 % clean energy economy within 15 years.

The only candidate that will ban fracking, fight for a $ 15 minimum wage and fairness for the 99 %, while focusing on New York becoming a world leader in climate action by going to 100 % clean energy by 2030 which will create millions of jobs.»

The Green Party of New York State joined today with other environmental, social and economic justice activists to demand action on climate change by government at all levels.

Businesses can influence government action on climate in many ways — as long as they start by building their own environmental credibility

Many scientists, he said, have been frustrated by the lack of action on climate change.

McCarthy expressed hope that the report, coming from a trusted source — AAAS publishes the prestigious journal Science — and written by a group of esteemed American climate scientists, would get across the message that 97 percent of climate scientists are in agreement and that early action is needed on climate change.

Although the draft decision expresses «its utmost concern» regarding the impacts of climate change on the World Heritage reefs, any action is delayed by a call «to further study the current and potential impacts of climate change» for possible action when the committee meets in 2018.

On the first day of the Copenhagen climate conference, 56 newspapers publishing in 20 languages in 45 countries publish an unprecedented joint editorial calling for meaningful action to face the threat posed by climate change.

Commenting on his research, Dr Leon Sealey - Huggins said: «Climate change is more than a technical problem to be addressed by engineering or scientific actions.

Eliminating fossil fuel subsidies would slash global carbon emission by 20 percent and raise government revenue by 2.9 trillion, well over the funds needed for intelligent policy and action on climate adaptation.»

And it is also clear — even to the negotiators who also agreed to be «informed» by the science expected from the International Government Panel on Climate Change's next assessment report in 2013 — that neither the «Durban Platform for Enhanced Action» nor the extended Kyoto Protocol are equal to the task of restraining ever - rising greenhouse gas emissions.

Opponents of taking action on global warming will point to former Massachusetts governor and 2012 candidate for President Mitt Romney's recent statement that he accepts the scientific view held by the bulk of the world's climate scientists that human activity is contributing to global warming.

An emotive call for action on environmental issues by Pope Francis will shake up climate politics in the world's most powerful nation

Brown, who is now the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change's special envoy for states, will host a summit on subnational action next year in San Francisco to be co-chaired by UNFCCC chief Patricia Espinosa.

If only modest action is taken to reign in greenhouse gas emissions, the model predicts that pikas will disappear from about 75 percent of sites by 2070 (51 to 88 percent, depending on the global climate model used).

Nitrous oxide (N20) emissions could almost double by 2050 if more aggressive action is not taken, undermining global efforts to curb climate change, the United Nations» Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Thursday.

Religious dogma compromises Pope Francis's call for action on climate change by rejecting key solutions

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.

Anoop Poonia of Climate Action Network South Asia said G7 leaders had missed the opportunity to follow up on Merkel's announcement in May that Germany would double its climate finance contributions to 4 billion euros ($ 4.49 billion) per year bClimate Action Network South Asia said G7 leaders had missed the opportunity to follow up on Merkel's announcement in May that Germany would double its climate finance contributions to 4 billion euros ($ 4.49 billion) per year bclimate finance contributions to 4 billion euros ($ 4.49 billion) per year by 2020.

According to a 2013 study from the Climate Group, a London - headquartered nongovernmental organization, China will need at least $ 24 billion per year for adaptation actions by 2020; by contrast, the nation's estimated budget is only $ 13.5 billion based on its current expenditures.

On Capitol Hill, the plan was endorsed by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D - R.I.), a climate action advocate who has proposed his own revenue - neutral carbon tax legislation with Sen. Brian Schatz (D - Hawaii).

On the other hand, such urban areas are unencumbered by the complicated international negotiations that hamper climate change action at the international level.

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.

However, any effort at assessing climate impacts on agriculture faces multiple levels of uncertainty, including uncertainty that a) accompanies all climate projections, b) is specific to agricultural projections, and c) is created by adaptive actions (human interventions) that can mask a direct climate signal.

October 18, 2012 • Stymied by Congress early on in his term while trying to advance his climate policies, President Obama has resorted to taking incremental actions that don't need congressional approval.

a implement the commitment undertaken by developed country Parties to the UNFCCC to a goal of mobilizing jointly USD100 billion annually by 2020 from all sources to address the needs of developing countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possible

Climate change has consequences that will impact future generations, and by taking action on carbon the education sector has the chance to make a difference to the future of the next generation.

However, the increasing signs of a warming planet were enough to push most of the world's governments into action by 1992, when the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was ratified.

The platform is host to a Timmers» «climate action project», which calls on students to research the climate change status in their country and then share their findings to other participating schools by uploading an explainer video on Timmers» website.