Sentences with phrase «opposing climate risk»

Not exact matches

That is bound to lead to fights over aid as recipient countries debate which can prove its risk (drought, flooding or otherwise) is related to climate change, as opposed to garden - variety climate extremes.

But does this security issue relate to the main provisions of the climate bill, or more to how much the Pentagon and State Department spend on preemptive risk reduction as opposed to war - fighting, on the scope and focus of American foreign aid, on building prosperity and resilience in Africa and South Asia?

It's their shared apprehension that opposing positions on climate change are, in effect, badges of membership in and loyalty to competing cultural groups; that is the cue or signal that motivates members of the public to process information about climate change risks in a manner that is more reliably geared to affirming the position that predominates in their group than to converging on the best available evidence.

Potentially stranded fossil fuel assets are largely why responsible climate risk management is being opposed today by fossil fuel companies and libertarian right - wing forces.

Fear of stranded assets motivates fossil fuel companies to oppose responsible climate risk management and prop up climate science deniers

Tellingly, it's the board's opposition to climate change risk assessments that underscores why long - term shareowners need a second reform opposed by the board: a meaningful voice in the election of directors.

I'll just add one response to this statement by Tom: «if you consider yourself a skeptic of climate change science, think the risks have been overblown, and oppose intervention in the economy to mitigate climate change, you probably find the comparison outrageous, and maybe even offensive.»

Indeed, although my impression was that those most confidently predicting the future were those adamantly opposed to any suggestion that climate change might pose a risk, namely by predicting that climate change would cause no significant harm.

Those worried about the risks of climate change try to use the models to get best possible predictions, while those who oppose for ideological reasons any action tell that you should not give any value to those results.

Mr. Bush opposes mandatory restrictions on smokestack and tailpipe gases, which many climate scientists link to global warming, saying the science pointing to the risks remains uncertain.

[The Committee] oppose [s] deployment of albedo - modification techniques, but recommend [s] further research, particularly «multiple - benefit» research that simultaneously advances basic understanding of the climate system and quantifies the technologies» potential costs, intended and unintended consequences, and risks.

The risk perception paradox occurs when the majority of people identify climate change as a risk but also oppose measures that directly affect them as individuals.

Both Sens. John Kerry and Lindsey Graham, key architects of the Senate climate bill coming in 2010, are in favor of expanded nuclear use, but of course many environmentalists oppose more nuclear because of safety risks and cost.

The contrarian goals are to sow confusion and doubt, hamper mitigation efforts, attack legislative attempts for climate change risk management, oppose greenhouse gas regulation, and fight a climate treaty.

This includes opposing the risk management mitigation of global warming / climate change by transitioning to a renewable energy future.