Sentences with phrase «only climate change policy»

So, the only climate change policy that could ever be acceptable to conservatives is a carbon tax, but all conservatives in office have already rejected the idea.

Offering his only climate change policy prescription of the evening, he added, «That's why I'm going to push to change the way we manage our oil and coal resources, so that they better reflect the costs they impose on taxpayers and our planet.»

Not exact matches

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.

IFOAM — Organics International advocates for the inclusion of Organic Agriculture in national governments» policies on addressing not only climate change, but also hunger and poverty.

Writing letters to editors or attending rallies to urge lawmakers to pass climate - friendly policies can not only fend off the anxiety and depression that comes with feeling helpless, but also effect real change.

Both Hawkins and Nixon champion environmental policies that echo the three goals of the rally they attended, though only Hawkins spoke, citing the seriousness of climate change.

This very action of the government is therefore not only undermining and defeating the noble objectives of the country's climate change policy and that of the Paris Agreement on climate change but also a demonstration of no practical commitment to the global development agenda such as the Africa Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

So far, climate change policies on the tropics have effectively been focusing on reducing carbon emissions from deforestation only, not accounting for emissions coming from forest degradation.

Not only are Americans deeply divided on what to do about health care, budget deficits, financial markets, climate change and more, but government is also failing to execute settled policies effectively.

Evaluating Climate Policy The extended, step - by - step process by which governments established the WTO is only just starting in the field of climate Climate Policy The extended, step - by - step process by which governments established the WTO is only just starting in the field of climate climate change.

Clean energy policies decrease not only carbon pollution linked to climate change but also other types of pollution that harm human health, such as sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and fine particles that can damage the airways of humans and other organisms.

«It stands at the top of a pyramid where a lot of the bricks were laid previously, not only internationally, but by the previous administration that had a different policy view of climate change,» said Michael Oppenheimer, a Princeton University professor who served as a lead co-author of the 2007 IPCC report.

But even with such policies in place — not only in the U.S. but across the globe — climate change is a foregone conclusion; global average temperatures have already risen by at least 1.1 degrees Fahrenheit (0.6 degree C) and further warming of at least 0.7 degree F (0.4 degree C) is virtually certain, according to the IPCC.

Can science results be used effectively in policy - oriented integrated assessment models that are our only tool for evaluating global - level impacts of policy and climate change, particularly with regard to land use?

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.

«Policy changes aimed at mitigating GHG emissions affect not only the stability of the climate, but also other environmental aspects and resource use, positively or negatively,» the IRP co-chair, Janez Potoènik, said.

In a 1998 book, edited by Bill Nordhaus (Economics and Policy Issues in Climate Change), Dick Schmalensee wrote about «Greenhouse Policy Architectures and Institutions,» and lamented that the Kyoto Protocol exhibited narrow scope (covering only the Annex I countries) but aggressive ambition for that small set of nations.

I'll try to convey to the folks back home that any money that will come from the Cancun agreements is not only for specific climate change mitigation or adaptation projects but also providing us a chance to rethink and revise our national agricutural, energy, and land use policies.

Even as far more effort is put into improving analysis of the climate system, monitoring changes, and forecasting what is to come, the country must also work to build the intellectual capacity not only to do the science but to have such information meaningfully incorporated in policies at scales down to the town manager.

Providing options for mitigation of climate change using either only policy or only technology is like one hand clapping.

The agency chose these actions because it said they all meet these criteria: They can result in significant near - term emissions reductions, do not curb economic growth, rely only on existing technologies and proven policies and produce significant benefits beyond climate change mitigation.

Not only is Canada withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol, but the Climate Change office at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) is busy silencing art which is critical of government policy on climate Climate Change office at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) is busy silencing art which is critical of government policy on climate cChange office at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) is busy silencing art which is critical of government policy on climate climate changechange.

the only thing that scares me with those climate forcing charts is if policy makers look at the negative effect from particulates and aerosols... will this make some want to release more aerosols to abate the changes?

To overcome these drawbacks, researchers at the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change propose an alternative method that only a handful of other groups are now pursuing: a self - consistent modeling framework to assess climate impacts across multiple regions and sectors.

While CO2 atmospheric concentration undeniably remains the main driver of climate change, CO2 is not the only GHG, and peaking and reducing CO2 emissions is not the ONLY policy being discusonly GHG, and peaking and reducing CO2 emissions is not the ONLY policy being discusONLY policy being discussed.

Denying climate change is not Rebelo's only contribution to policy obscurantism.

The full Presidential Climate Action Plan (as opposed to summaries) contains a comprehensive set of ideas to reduce transportation emissions, covering not only improvements in vehicle efficiency and alternative fuels, but also changes in national policy to promote high - speed rail for intercity travel, mass transit and telecommuting, and smart growth in urban development.

Political issues surrounding climate change policy are only going to get trickier in the United States.

I've also challenged people involved in climate science, campaigns or policy to come up with strategies that might help bring not only clarity, but actual real - world change (whichever change they seek).

Like many of his colleagues, climate scientist Kevin Anderson has argued that since there's only a finite amount of carbon that can be emitted before the world is committed to «dangerous» climate change, and we've waited so long for serious climate policies, a «war - like» mobilization is now required.

Heartland's policy positions, strategies and budget distinguish it clear as a lobby firm that is misrepresenting itself as a «think tank» - it budgets $ 4.1 million of its $ 6.4 million in projected expenditures for Editorial, Government Relations, Communications, Fundraising, and Publications, and the only activity it plans that could vaguely be considered policy development is the writing of a curriculum package for use in confusing high schoolers about climate change.

And after her event Monday where she launched her climate change policies, which oddly took place in a room where only media were allowed in (perhaps to avoid a second embarrassing heckling episode?)

This can only happen if there have been «significant developments in scientific knowledge about climate change, or European or international law or policy».

When I asked Charles Sydnor, the owner of Braeburn Farm, about the urgency of climate policy for his industry — he had this to say: «As a farmer, when we look at climate change there are two sides to the story — but we only really talk about one — namely the production of greenhouse gases.

And while about half of liberal Democrats (53 %) say climate change policies help the economy, only 8 % of conservative Republicans say the same.

Climate Action Network was designed to be temporary, but as funding would only continue if CAN remained operative, the group transitioned into policy and activism network, publishing papers and reports in the wake of the Convention, such as Climate Change: a Reader's Guide to the IPCC Report (1990) Greenpeace UK.

As the scientific case for a climate - change catastrophe wanes, proponents of big - ticket climate policies are increasingly focused on punishing dissent from an asserted «consensus» view that the only way to address global warming is to restructure society — how it harnesses and uses energy.

As the World Energy Investment Outlook notes, it is only with «consistent and credible policies» that we can close the growing gap between energy investment today, and the investment required to meet growing energy demands while avoiding the worst impacts of climate change.

The only line on the page relating to Brulle's Conspiracy is the claim that «Most people rely on secondary sources for information, especially the mass media; and some of these sources are affected by concerted campaigns against policies to limit CO2 [carbon dioxide] emissions, which promote beliefs about climate change that are not well - supported by scientific evidence.»

«Without credible climate policy that cuts Australia's rising carbon pollution levels, the impacts of climate change will only intensify and accelerate across the country over the coming decades,» Climate Council chief executive Martin Ricclimate policy that cuts Australia's rising carbon pollution levels, the impacts of climate change will only intensify and accelerate across the country over the coming decades,» Climate Council chief executive Martin Ricclimate change will only intensify and accelerate across the country over the coming decades,» Climate Council chief executive Martin RicClimate Council chief executive Martin Rice said.

Climate scientists are not only speaking to the public about the science of climate change, but also are calling for policies designed to reduce use of fossil fuel, the primary anthropogenic source of greenhouse gas emissions.Climate scientists are not only speaking to the public about the science of climate change, but also are calling for policies designed to reduce use of fossil fuel, the primary anthropogenic source of greenhouse gas emissions.climate change, but also are calling for policies designed to reduce use of fossil fuel, the primary anthropogenic source of greenhouse gas emissions.»

The core of the issue that I worry most about, as do others, is that arguments for action on climate change that evoke only one particular vision of the future will reflect only the priorities and values of certain parties, rather than a broad, pragmatic set of choices designed to both effectively manage the problem of climate change and align a diversity of political interests in support of policy action.

Only then will the public demand that our policymakers take action to address climate change, and only then will those policymakers implement serious climate change mitigation policOnly then will the public demand that our policymakers take action to address climate change, and only then will those policymakers implement serious climate change mitigation policonly then will those policymakers implement serious climate change mitigation policies.

Those opposing policies on the basis of uncertainties about models often fail to acknowledge that the models could be wrong not only in overstating the impacts of climate change but also in greatly understating climate impacts.

The document states that effective policy related to climate change education requires not only a commitment to teach and learn but a commitment to act.

However, if we are going to make the changes necessary to really tackle climate change, psychology - based behavior change programs are only part of the solution; they work best when combined with traditional incentives, policies, and laws.

«The sooner global emissions start to fall, the lower the risk not only of major climate disruption, but also of economic disruption that could otherwise arise from the need for subsequent reductions at historically unprecedented rates, should near - term action remain inadequate,» says another of the report's authors, Michael Grubb, professor of international energy and climate change policy at University College London's Institute of Sustainable Resources.

The only problem is he appears not to have any experience in environment or climate change policy.

Our fisheries are important components of our food system and are threatened not only by overfishing but by man - made climate change as well, and need policies to maintain fish populations.

As arguments about climate change rage, it's becoming increasingly common for policy makers to tout «clean» nuclear energy as the only viable alternative to fossil fuels.