Alarm bells started ringing in 2001, when the first comprehensive research
on climate impacts for the park was done by the South African National Biodiversity Agency.
Not exact matches
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.
And he wants more than anything
for one — or several — of those hits to make a real
impact on climate change.
Their focus
on overcoming disease, improving education, and lobbying
for climate change initiatives is having a powerful
impact.
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»).
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.
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.»
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.
Also offers
Climate Ventures 2.0, a 12 - week program for entrepreneurs focused on innovations in climate adaptation and resilience, particularly impacting food, agriculture and water in urban
Climate Ventures 2.0, a 12 - week program
for entrepreneurs focused
on innovations in
climate adaptation and resilience, particularly impacting food, agriculture and water in urban
climate adaptation and resilience, particularly
impacting food, agriculture and water in urban areas.
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.
Eight Ways Wine Will Change in 2016: The
impact of
climate change and new technologies (like the ability to check wine prices
on smartphones) are
on my vinous radar
for 2016...
«Industrial meat and dairy has an outsized
impact on the environment — it's a major contributor to deforestation,
climate change and water pollution, and it harms our health,» said Dawn Bickett, Greenpeace International's global engagement lead
for the Less Is More campaign.
Coffee, especially shade coffee, is a global crop that has a relatively lower
impact on greenhouse gas emissions and a more positive
impact on carbon sequestration than many other crops.There is potential
for shade coffee farms to contribute to the mitigation of
climate change and generate income
for farmers at the same time; I have a previous post that outlines the basics.
NEW YORK — April 20, 2017 — The
impact of
climate change
on viticulture and wine quality is among the most critical issues facing the global wine community today, as it prepares to converge
on Bordeaux, France, this June
for Vinexpo Bordeaux 2017.
I encourage farmers and ranchers in rural areas throughout the world to learn about the positive
impact organic farming can have
on protecting the environment, mitigating
climate change and improving the health
for future generations,» Straus added.
Those nine areas are focused
on agriculture (carbon farming), increasing energy efficiency, reducing food waste, eliminating commodity - driven deforestation, reducing the
climate impact of packaging, advocating
for responsible policies, committing to 100 percent renewable power, reducing short - lived
climate pollutant emissions and transportation - related emissions.
Key topics discussed are: •
Climate change impact on food production • Options for adaptation to a new climate • Options for mitigation in response to key drivers; e.g. water use efficiency and / or carbon sequest
Climate change
impact on food production • Options
for adaptation to a new
climate • Options for mitigation in response to key drivers; e.g. water use efficiency and / or carbon sequest
climate • Options
for mitigation in response to key drivers; e.g. water use efficiency and / or carbon sequestration.
Food loss and waste in the United States accounts
for approximately 31 percent — or 133 billion pounds — of the overall food supply available to retailers and consumers and has far - reaching
impacts on food security, resource conservation and
climate change.
IRRI's work in India is supported by contributions from ICAR, the DAC; state agricultural universities (SAUs); the Government of India and its Department of Biotechnology; state agriculture departments (MOA); Asian Development Bank (ADB); United States Agency
for International Development (USAID); International Fund
for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); Australian Centre
for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); Swiss Agency
for Development and Cooperation (SDC); International Initiative
for Impact Evaluation; SARMAP; German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); CGIAR Challenge Program
on Water and Food (CPWF); CGIAR
Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS); Generation Challenge Programme (GCP); Japan's Ministry of Finance; the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the UK (BBSRC), the Department
for International Development (DFID); and the European Commission (EC).
To reduce the
impact of cloth nappies
on climate change parents would have to hang wet nappies out to dry all year round, keep them
for years
for use
on younger children, and make sure the water in their washing machines does not exceed 60C.
Through the work of four playwrights, Matt Charman, Moira Buffini, Penelope Skinner and Jack Thorne, the play follows several intertwining stories: a couple in a therapy session discuss the
impact that the strong environmental beliefs of one, and the indifference of the other, is having
on their relationship, a young woman, against her parents» advice, drops out of university to become a
climate change activist, two birdwatchers who, for 40 years, have noted the recession of the ice through tracking the numbers of guillemots, and Ed Miliband's special adviser (SpAd) in the lead up to the Copenhagen Climate Conf
climate change activist, two birdwatchers who,
for 40 years, have noted the recession of the ice through tracking the numbers of guillemots, and Ed Miliband's special adviser (SpAd) in the lead up to the Copenhagen
Climate Conf
Climate Conference.
The Government announced its intention to create a new framework
for aviation in the UK, to replace the previous government's 2003 White Paper, «The Future of Air Transport», which it said «failed to take sufficient account of
climate change and the
impact of aviation
on local communities.»
Guests
on the show included environmentalist Bill McKibben, who has praised Cuomo
for «paying attention» to
climate change and its
impact on the weather in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, and Rep. Jerry Nadler, who offered no defense of Cuomo following Hayes» rant.
The report acknowledged a 15 - year hiatus in the
impact on climate change but the panel made clear it was 95 % certain humans were primarily responsible
for global warming.
On tap for discussion: The safety of police officers in the current climate, the impact of community policing (a topic that has been hotly debated in the wake of the Garner case), police training and equipment in light of statistics on assaults on cops, the grand jury process, death and pension benefits for the families of fallen officers and mor
On tap
for discussion: The safety of police officers in the current
climate, the
impact of community policing (a topic that has been hotly debated in the wake of the Garner case), police training and equipment in light of statistics
on assaults on cops, the grand jury process, death and pension benefits for the families of fallen officers and mor
on assaults
on cops, the grand jury process, death and pension benefits for the families of fallen officers and mor
on cops, the grand jury process, death and pension benefits
for the families of fallen officers and more.
For most of my life I have stood firmly against expansion of Heathrow airport, largely
on the grounds of aviation's
impact on climate change.
Governor Cuomo announced nearly $ 2.2 million will be awarded to 34 farms across the state through the
Climate Resilient Farming Grant Program, to help farms reduce their operational
impact on the environment and better prepare
for and recover after extreme weather events.
DELHI - In an effort to slow down the
impacts of accelerated
climate change due to human activity, five area women, Janet Tweed, Kathy Mario, Lisa Robinson, Bonnie Seegmiller and Irene Berkowitz, combined their efforts to facilitate a rally to show support for the National People's Climate March in Washington, D.C., on April 29 at Courthouse Square in
climate change due to human activity, five area women, Janet Tweed, Kathy Mario, Lisa Robinson, Bonnie Seegmiller and Irene Berkowitz, combined their efforts to facilitate a rally to show support
for the National People's
Climate March in Washington, D.C., on April 29 at Courthouse Square in
Climate March in Washington, D.C.,
on April 29 at Courthouse Square in Delhi.
Panels focused
on current efforts to tackle
climate change, ranging from local environmental initiatives to the global Paris
climate agreement, as well as how divestment from fossil fuels can be a tool
for climate justice and curbing the
impacts of
climate change.
Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate
for Governor, will discuss the primarily election and its
impact on the campaign as well as the upcoming march
for climate change in New York City, the status of gubernatorial debates, fracking and student debt.
Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate
for Governor will discuss the primary election and its
impact on November gubernatorial races as well as the upcoming march
for climate change and the status of gubernatorial debates.
While the massive rally has prompted New York City elected officials to be more responsive to the need to take action
on climate change, it has had little
impact on state and national political leaders who used their partisan gridlock to avoid needed action
on this and many other critical issues while promoting increased wealth and tax giveaways
for the 1 %.
Four years ago I called
for a ban
on fracking because of its negative
impact on the environment and because it is not a solution to global
climate change,» said Hawkins.
President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement puts future generations at risk and leaves the nation without a plan to mitigate the
impact of
climate change
on society, said Rush Holt, CEO of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science,
on June...
When combined with overfishing,
climate change, fertilizer runoff — induced dead zones and other human
impacts on ocean fishes, a watery evolutionary stage has been set
for a jellyfish takeover — dubbed the «gelatinous ocean» by some scientists.
Stefan Rahmstorf at the Potsdam Institute
for Climate Impact Research in Germany, and colleagues, compared the predictions made in the 2001 report of the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change with the actual subsequent data.
Stefan Rahmstorf and Georg Feulner of the Potsdam Institute
for Climate Impact Research in Germany modelled what would happen to temperatures
on Earth if a grand minimum started now and lasted until 2100.
In 2010, we went to Mongolia
for a month, but in actuality we only had 10 to 15 days in the field, during which time we hoped to study the
impact of
climate change
on wildfires in some of the country's larch forests.
Research needs still not met Luce said those
on the front lines of forest management have a lot to think about, and planning specifically
for how
climate change will
impact drought conditions is «probably at the early stages.»
«The only rationale
for this to hold would be
for climate change to have such a strong
impact on the non-agricultural economy that people would lose purchasing power and thus would be so poor they couldn't afford the food they need to meet the requirements,» Schmidhuber said.
Planning meetings
for the Global Seed Vault in Norway spawned the idea of looking at average summer temperatures, which
climate models can project relatively reliably and which have a large
impact on crop yields — between 2.5 and 16 percent less wheat, corn, soy or other crops are produced
for every 1.8 — degree F (1 — degree C) rise.
... We have established an Indian Network
for Comprehensive
Climate Change Assessment, a network of over 120 research institutes, which will bring out regular reports on the impacts of climate change on different sectors and different regions of the c
Climate Change Assessment, a network of over 120 research institutes, which will bring out regular reports
on the
impacts of
climate change on different sectors and different regions of the c
climate change
on different sectors and different regions of the country.
Although we have been aware of the
impact of volcanism
on the
climate for quite some time, the results presented in the study have disclosed that the opposite is also possible.
Tropical birds are also an interesting case study
for climate change
impacts on ecosystems.
Also, FDA clears the party drug ecstasy
for post-traumatic stress disorder clinical trials, and U.S. courts rule that the federal government must consider the
impacts of major energy projects
on climate change.
For example, the International Panel on Climate Change, the authoritative scientific source about the impacts of human - induced climate change, «had to simply take the projected rise for a century, divide by 100 and say, «We expect sea level to rise this much per year,»» he sa
For example, the International Panel
on Climate Change, the authoritative scientific source about the impacts of human - induced climate change, «had to simply take the projected rise for a century, divide by 100 and say, «We expect sea level to rise this much per year,»» h
Climate Change, the authoritative scientific source about the
impacts of human - induced
climate change, «had to simply take the projected rise for a century, divide by 100 and say, «We expect sea level to rise this much per year,»» h
climate change, «had to simply take the projected rise
for a century, divide by 100 and say, «We expect sea level to rise this much per year,»» he sa
for a century, divide by 100 and say, «We expect sea level to rise this much per year,»» he said.
Similar conclusions were reached about
impacts of
climate change
on wheat in the UK, where
climate change models are predicting warmer, wetter winters
for the country.
Gleick called
on impacted nations to put in place innovative programs that address the specific problems facing their country, saying fresh diplomatic approaches are necessary «
for reducing the other kinds of water - related risks and broadly the other kinds of
climate - related risks that I think we're going to see in the future.»
Matthew Thomas, a professor at The Pennsylvania State University who is studying the
impact of
climate change
on the transmission of infectious diseases, says that his group had applied
for funding in late 2008.
He has contributed opinions as an expert
on vector - borne disease emergence
for the European Food Safety Authority and the Global Strategic Alliances
for the Coordination of Research
on the Major Infectious Diseases of Animals and Zoonoses (STAR - IDAZ), is a member of the MACSUR European network
on the
impacts of
climate change
on food production via disease ecology, and is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society.