An expert
on climate impacts on agriculture and land - use, Müller found while scoping the report for GDI that there was a mistaken assumption by development experts that many of the current uncertainties in predicting climate change will soon clear up.
Participants deepened their understanding of climate impacts and positive solutions through a series of creative exhibits — a photo exhibition
on climate impacts on the island nation Tuvalu, various talk sessions connecting climate change and financial choices, as well as live art and music performances.
The clearest risks lie overseas, particularly in poor countries with weak public health agencies, according to a draft government report
on climate impacts on human health and welfare, done at the request of President Bush.
Not exact matches
In addition to the
impacts Trump suggested the Paris Agreement would have
on the US economy, he also suggested that participation would require the US to pay a significant sum to the Green
Climate Fund that was set up by the accord.
And it follows that Notley's
climate plan and the popular zeitgeist it represents will have significant
impacts not just
on the hydrocarbon sector but where people choose to live and work and how they get around.
When Premier Rachel Notley announced Alberta's new
climate change strategy over the weekend, analysts and pundits rushed to gauge the
impact on the oilsands and
on the electrical generation business, still dependent as it is
on coal.
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.»
Among these questions, she includes, «What
impacts do changes in the Arctic have
on the large - scale
climate and weather systems?»
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.
In addition to the vote
on the
climate -
impact report, Exxon holders will consider proposals to shift spending away from oil exploration to dividends and buybacks.
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.
Their focus
on overcoming disease, improving education, and lobbying for
climate change initiatives is having a powerful
impact.
It also claims the companies were aware of their
impacts on climate and tried to obfuscate the truth.
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 medi
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 medi
on the U.S. political
climate and its
impact on the medi
on the media.
The president has said the Keystone decision will hinge
on its having no significant
impact on climate change, but how do we measure that?
«There are three key components that can help address
climate change and have a positive
impact on the world: sustainable energy generation, batteries and electric cars,» Tesla said in
on its website.
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.
«If you look at conflict, it has a direct relation to gender equality, a direct
impact on climate, a direct
impact on cities... so I love that we're thinking about it as a cohesive subset which will allow us to build better opportunities.»
The attorney generals from 20 states announced plans to work with environmental campaign groups
on ongoing or potential investigations into whether Exxon misled investors decades ago about the
impact their business had
on climate change.
Zooming in
on climate change, Proxy Preview highlights one new shareholder proposal «that raises questions about transporting oil and gas by train and several taking up different angles
on deforestation that connect ecological and human rights
impacts.»
The US Global Change Research Program is required by statute to produce the comprehensive National
Climate Assessment report on climate change impacts on the United States every four
Climate Assessment report
on climate change impacts on the United States every four
climate change
impacts on the United States every four years.
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.
Increased extreme weather and
climate - related
impacts are imposing significant costs
on society and
on companies.
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.»
Worse still, we're missing out
on opportunities to innovate, to make our economy cleaner and more competitive, to reduce pollution — and its public health and
climate change
impacts — and to export our metals and minerals to a growing global marketplace.
There are three key components that can help address
climate change and have a positive
impact on the world: sustainable energy generation, batteries and electric cars.
«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.
A podcast conversation about the
impact that food technology can have
on climate change, sustainability, and healthcare costs.
«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 noted the federal - provincial
climate agreement will limit any
impact on greenhouse gases because Alberta has set a cap
on oil sands emissions.
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 National Round Table
on Environment and Economy made the news this week with its report to the federal government
on how the fedsâ $ ™ own
climate change targets could be achieved, and with minimal
impact on the economy.
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.
The insurance sector underlined that Alberta is the canary in the coal mine
on climate change
impacts and that Alberta would be wise to start pricing these risks properly.