Sentences with phrase «on climate leadership»

California Governor Jerry Brown's target to reduce GHGs by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 places the state in front on climate leadership.

Amy Davidsen, Executive Director, North America, The Climate Group, said: «As the US President reverses course on climate leadership, US cities, states and businesses are redoubling their commitment to climate action — and their role has never been more profound.

Not exact matches

The most recent Global Green Economy Index (GGEI), produced by the US consulting firm Dual Citizen, looked at 60 countries and 70 cities and ranked them based on their overall green economic performance, which includes energy efficiency, climate leadership, and investment in clean technologies like recycling, renewable energy, and green chemistry.

In the book, they examine the repercussions on leadership by combined forces of globalization, climate change, increased individualism, and accelerating digitization.

Inslee commended British Columbia for leadership on climate protection.

The absence of the US prompted many world leaders, including France's Emmanuel Macron and the UK's Theresa May, to signal that the US was threatening to give up its leadership position on climate change.

During the 2008 election, Obama promised his presidency «will mark a new chapter in America's leadership on climate change.»

Robert R.M. Verchick, a Loyola University law professor who worked on climate change adaptation policy at the Environmental Protection Agency under Obama, said federal leadership is essential.

At the same time, Trump has been seen withdrawing America from its global leadership role, after exiting both the Paris Agreement on climate change and the Trans - Pacific Partnership.

Such efforts have become more prominent under Xi as the Chinese president vows to take on a leadership role in global affairs from trade to climate change to cyberspace governance.

Early in Larson's leadership, Packard made a massive bet on curbing climate change — an issue that has only become more urgent since then.

Canada's new federal government, coupled with significant provincial leadership — especially from Alberta, with its big moves on climate change — mean our country is putting its best foot forward.

Fossil fuel companies and real estate developers were among Clark's biggest campaign donors and, between B.C.'s climate leadership plan and the long time inaction to address housing inflation, they certainly seem to have had her ear on policy decisions.

The team will advise the government on how best to strengthen its leadership on climate change.

The Climate Leadership Team will also advise Victoria on how the province can further its relationships with First Nations and local governments to achieve climate leadClimate Leadership Team will also advise Victoria on how the province can further its relationships with First Nations and local governments to achieve climate leadclimate leadership.

Smith is also a 2014 recipient of the Clean 16 Award for leadership in clean capitalism, serves on the board of the Canadian Climate Forum, and is a fellow of the Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University.

The Province of British Columbia today appointed Merran Smith, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, to a new team charged with advising the government on how best to strengthen its leadership on climate change.

«The utter lack of a credible climate policy plan on the part of the Harper government has gone a long way towards undermining Canada's standing in the world, even as a clear majority of Canadian citizens seek action and leadership on climate change.»

When politicians like Sask premier Brad Wall make snarky comments on twitter which trigger an onslaught anti-Quebec insults and Brian Jean ignores the fact that Notley got tentative support for Energy East from Ontario premier Wynne and focuses instead on the «failure» of Notley's climate strategy to knock all the provinces in line right now, they're engaging in cheap politics, not leadership.

Premier Notley promised Albertans leadership on the issue of climate change and she and her government have delivered.

Out of an abundance of charity to Professor Leach, and with all due respect to his unimpeachable contributions as Chair of the Alberta Climate Leadership Panel, his argument may well rest on a more nuanced political assumption: that Alberta's leadership is required to bring the rest of the provinces along.

«The federal government has taken a leadership position on climate change policy while also enabling greater access to international markets for our natural resources, which ensures that Canadians receive full value for those resources.»

A useful group - life checklist allowing participants to rate a group on communication, acceptance of persons, leadership, climate of relationships, and other aspects can be found in Philip Anderson's Church Meetings that Matter.10 Evaluation is not a frill; rather it is essential to discovering what you are accomplishing in groups and how you can do better.

So the point I want to make today is not that all who subscribe to patriarchy are abusive, but that patriarchy in a religious environment, just as in any environment, has a negative effect on the whole community and creates a cultural climate more susceptible to abuse than one characterized by mutuality and shared leadership between men and women.

But, unlike Teitelbaum, Heschel opted to be a professor and a political activist, and not only on behalf of his fellow Jews, for Heschel was actively concerned with the moral climate of his adopted America and made that concern manifest in his leadership in both the civil rights movement and the fight against the Vietnam War.

The Sedition was possible only because the kind of leadership established by Umar was based on a climate of opinion, a standard of morality, and a degree of discipline which were rapidly vanishing.

In his time with IRRI, Dr. Morell has been instrumental in shaping the institute's research and outreach agenda, including IRRI's leadership on climate change - ready rice, healthier rice varieties, farmer - friendly crop management and value chain practices as well as encouraging the next generation of rice scientists.

Since taking leadership of the country last September, Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who in 2009 said the science behind climate change was «crap», has abolished the independent Climate Commission, the body created by the former Labor government to provide public information on the effects of global wclimate change was «crap», has abolished the independent Climate Commission, the body created by the former Labor government to provide public information on the effects of global wClimate Commission, the body created by the former Labor government to provide public information on the effects of global warming.

As part of our work to insert the stories and perspectives of moms into the national conversation about climate change, Moms Clean Air Force DC fielded a large and visible contingent of 20 moms and kids to attend the Rally for Climate Justice in September, 2015, to mark Pope Francis» climate leadership on the day of his address to the US Coclimate change, Moms Clean Air Force DC fielded a large and visible contingent of 20 moms and kids to attend the Rally for Climate Justice in September, 2015, to mark Pope Francis» climate leadership on the day of his address to the US CoClimate Justice in September, 2015, to mark Pope Francis» climate leadership on the day of his address to the US Coclimate leadership on the day of his address to the US Congress.

Mr Hutton said: «Beneath the veneer of David Cameron's green posturing, the Tories offer no substance or leadership on tackling climate change.»

«As the federal government turns its back on the environment, New York and states across the country are picking up the mantle of climate leadership and showing the world it's possible to address climate change while also creating good - paying careers,» Cuomo said.

China is showing a «leadership» on climate change which the UK is lacking, the chair of the Commons» environmental audit committee has told Politics.co.uk.

The former vice president praised the governor for his «extraordinary leadership» on promoting renewable energy and fighting climate change.

The immediate response of the Labour leadership to the European and local election results is to increase the rhetoric on immigration, which only adds to the toxic climate.

«The Nature Conservancy in New York applauds Governor Cuomo for his continued leadership on combating climate change, the most pressing environmental challenge facing our world,» said Jessica Ottney Mahar, the group's policy director.

«We appreciate the leadership of the Mayor and the pension trustees in requiring a study on the climate impact of the pension fund investments.»

In terms of proving progressive credentials to the Left my guess is that the Conservative leadership would also point to the party's acceptance of homosexual rights, efforts to promote women and ethnic minority candidates and the significant emphasis that the party has placed on civil libertarianism and combating climate change.

«With the recent elections, the need for local governments to provide leadership on climate change is more imperative than ever,» said Mark Dunlea of 350NYC.

«As the hottest year in recorded history comes to a close, New York has a unique responsibility to step into its leadership to fully divest and take meaningful action on climate,» said Beta Coronel, 350.org Reinvestment Coordinator.

President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris agreement on climate change could result in a global leadership void and empower China in the process, the world's largest polluter ahead of the U.S.

«What better way to welcome them than for you to demonstrate the power of state leadership on climate action?»

Speaking at a C40 Climate Summit on congestion and climate change, attendees report Mr Livingstone said he expected Mr Brown to implement a national road pricing scheme during his leadClimate Summit on congestion and climate change, attendees report Mr Livingstone said he expected Mr Brown to implement a national road pricing scheme during his leadclimate change, attendees report Mr Livingstone said he expected Mr Brown to implement a national road pricing scheme during his leadership.

There is now a «clear and overwhelming consensus» among scientists over the reality and risks of climate change, Mr Noon told delegates, calling on the TUC and UK to show leadership and commitment towards averting its environmental impact.

And we were right when we showed this nation true leadership and passed marriage equality; and we were right when we stood up for the women of this state and we passed the Women's Equality Act; and we were right when we passed the most aggressive law stopping sexual violence on college campuses in the nation; and we were right when we stopped fingerprinting for food; and we were right when we led the way on climate change; and we were right when we stopped discrimination based on sexual identity; and we were right when we passed commonsense gun safety laws.

I think there's a lot the states can do — and I applaud state leadership and private sector leadership on this — but the reality is, not only do we have the Trump administration rolling back important climate change reduction rules, but they're proactively promoting fossil fuel development.

As with the minimum wage, Mr. Cuomo has shown leadership on issues of national and even global importance, including climate change.

ALBANY, NY (01/09/2013)(readMedia)-- «Just weeks after communities were ravaged by Superstorm Sandy — the third massive and deadly storm in just over 12 months — Governor Cuomo showed true leadership by speaking up on the need to fight climate change.

In advance of the Copenhagen summit on climate change George Osborne will today spearhead renewed attempts by the Tory leadership to insist that the party remains committed to deeper and deeper environmentalism.

Many noted that even though Tillerson parts ways with Trump in saying that human - caused emissions at least play a role in driving warming, his refusal to discuss Exxon Mobil's role in obscuring climate research and his caution on U.S. leadership on global climate engagement helped fuel Democratic opposition to his confirmation.

Elections sweeping Republicans into the House leadership set climate proposals on a path to nowhere in 2010 and 2011 as partisanship marginalized supporters of any federal bill aimed at cutting global warming pollution.