Sentences with phrase «planning for a changing climate»

Marcia Bystryn, President of the New York League of Conservation Voters, said, «The most important lesson New York can learn from Superstorm Sandy is that we must do a better job planning for a changing climate and extreme weather events.

Here in Alaska, the National Park Service has taken the first steps to plan for a changing climate where the consequences — like melting glaciers, migrating wildlife and thawing permafrost — are showing up earlier and proving more dramatic than those predicted for lower latitudes.

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In 2017, after years of failure, shareholders at my former employer, Exxon Mobil, passed a resolution calling for the company to outline its plans for dealing with climate change.

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have tended to agree on major issues when it comes to energy, such as calling for more clean energy and supporting aggressive plans to fight climate change.

The hurricane might have helped put climate change back on the White House agenda, and once the Keystone debate resumed earlier this year it didn't take long for environmentalist groups to link Canada's planned pipeline to the devastating storm.

President Donald Trump's infrastructure agenda, unveiled on August 15, centered on rescinding Obama - era plans to require consideration of flood risk and climate change in any federal spending for infrastructure or housing and the like.

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»).

His action plan decreases carbon pollution, prepares the U.S. for increasingly severe weather patterns and spearheads an international effort to combat climate change.

Bernie Sanders told a town hall meeting Monday that if he loses the Democratic nomination, he will help Hillary Clinton in the fight against Republicans, albeit he tied it to her supporting his plan for Medicare for all and more advocacy in fighting climate change.

The Paris Agreement went into effect November 2016 and is considered the world's most comprehensive plan for fighting climate change.

Looking years out at the election calendar, Trudeau's strategists pushed early for federal - provincial initiatives like Canada Pension Plan reform, a health accord and the framework for fighting climate change.

Survey shows majority support for an effective climate plan and minimum carbon price, even if some provinces disagree OTTAWA — New public opinion research shows that two - thirds of Canadians believe it is more important to have a plan to meet Canada's climate change targets than to have all provincial and territorial premiers agree with that...

Respondents were asked about their views on climate change, support for specific policies under consideration in the federal / provincial / territorial climate action negotiations underway in Fall 2016, and the federal government's role in implementing a national climate plan.

There's also $ 135.4 million (over four years, starting in 2018) to the two lead departments, Environment and Climate Change Canada and Natural Resources Canada, for «policy, communications and engagement» for the climatClimate Change Canada and Natural Resources Canada, for «policy, communications and engagement» for the climateclimate plan.

VICTORIA — Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government's 2018 budget: «Today's budget announced support for implementing key pieces of the government's climate change and clean growth plan, including putting a price on carbon pollution and extending tax support for clean energy.

Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living

MIT made its vow in «A Plan for Action on Climate Change,» an 18 - page report released Oct. 21.

For example, as the environmental costs of climate change rack up, planning for the future and thinking about climate mitigation can genuinely help a company's bottom liFor example, as the environmental costs of climate change rack up, planning for the future and thinking about climate mitigation can genuinely help a company's bottom lifor the future and thinking about climate mitigation can genuinely help a company's bottom line.

Adrian Dix and the New Democrats have an environmental plan that would reinvest in transit and climate change initiatives, create green jobs, and offer legislated protection for species at risk.

Wildrose MLAs will likely focus their energy attacking the carbon levy and calling for more oil pipelines, but will the official opposition defy the radical climate change deniers in their own ranks and present a policy alternative to the NDP's Climate Leadershiclimate change deniers in their own ranks and present a policy alternative to the NDP's Climate LeadershiClimate Leadership Plan?

We can expect NDP cabinet ministers to boast about achieving the approval of the Kinder Morgan Trans - Mountain Pipeline expansion and Environment & Parks Minister Shannon Phillips to release further details of the plan to address Climate Change, including government support for communities impacted by the phase out of dirty coal - fired power plants.

Anticipating opposition criticisms and preparing to actively counter them is a critically important element for the success of the Climate Change plan.

Manitoba's premier Greg Selinger announced last week his state would introduce a similar carbon trading scheme for 20 large emitters as part of the region's climate change plan.

The B.C. New Democrats have proposed an environmental plan that would reinvest carbon tax revenue in transit and climate change initiatives, create green jobs, and offer legislated protection for species at risk.

NEW DELHI (AP)-- Given a rare opportunity to lunch with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Gaurav Dalmia was less interested Thursday in discussing the planned topics at hand, including climate change or even the trade dispute between India and the U.S. Instead, the Indian businessman was focused on Kerry himself — and whether he would be able to smooth over brittle relations between Washington and New Delhi for the sake of economic growth.

Mass Audubon supports the passage of An Act establishing a comprehensive adaptation management plan in response to climate change, which prepares Massachusetts for the impacts of climate change by identifying where we are most vulnerable and taking measures to protect public health, public safety and the economy.

The Massachusetts Climate Change Adaptation Report (September 2011) sets the stage for developing a statewide, comprehensive, quantifiable adaptation plan that protects the health, welfare and nature of Massachusetts.

Mass Audubon partners with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife (DFW) on coastal waterbird protection, rare species protection, and planning for climate change, among other issues.

«Not only will EPA actions to curb carbon pollution through the Clean Power Plan and new fuel standards combat climate change, they will encourage economic growth, spur innovation in our energy sector, and improve public health for all of our communities.»

They agreed to the «G8 Action Plan for Climate Change to Enhance the Engagement of Private and Public Financial Institutions.»

- see: http://www.globalchange.gov/ Even the US Dept of Defense is making plans for man - made climate change - right - wingers please note!

The East River Blueway Plan is a model for resiliency as it provides a vision of an accessible and dynamic waterfront that also addresses the urgency of climate change and its effects.

Plan for 100 Percent Clean Energy: The peril of climate change is upon us.

Earlier this year, Mr Blair said a more «sensitive» approach to tackling climate change needed to be reached, one that would include India, China and the US, and today he repeated this argument, and called on the Tories to support his plans for a climate change levy.

Resources and planning documents include technical reports on food systems planning, climate change action, and a planning resource for coordinating housing investments across the region.

The Lib Dem Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne in 2011 announced plans for halving UK carbon emissions by 2025 as part of the «Green Deal» which was in the 2010 Liberal Democrat manifesto.

Protesters gathered earlier than expected for a week - long protest camp designed to raise awareness about climate change and oppose the planned Heathrow expansion.

RGGI, at the time, was the first - in - the - nation plan to combat climate change by charging polluters and using the money for alternative energy and other programs.

The Lib Dem environment spokesman said that while the two parties had cooperated in backing plans for a new climate change bill, this partnership would be suspended until the Tories could put their policies where their rhetoric was.

One concerns long - term planning for coping with climate change.

Mayor Bloomberg created a taskforce to develop a long - term plan for the city based on expected future climate change, severe weather occurrences, and how to rebuild better.

At the same time, Parliament's energy and climate change committee has warned that failure to build new nuclear will make it much harder and more expensive for us to meet our climate change targets, that government appears to be «crossing its fingers that private companies will deliver» and that a Plan B is required in case new nuclear stations are not built on time...

Shadow First Secretary of State, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Angela Eagle MP Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer John McDonnell MP Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Seema Malhotra MP Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham MP Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn MP Opposition Chief Whip Rosie Winterton MP Shadow Secretary of State for Health Heidi Alexander MP Shadow Secretary of State for Education Lucy Powell MP Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Owen Smith MP Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Maria Eagle MP Shadow Lord Chancellor, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Lord Falconer of Thoroton Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention Jon Trickett MP Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Lisa Nandy MP Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Chris Bryant MP Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Lilian Greenwood MP Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Vernon Coaker MP Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Diane Abbott MP Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray MP Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Nia Griffith MP Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Kerry McCarthy MP Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities Kate Green MP Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Michael Dugher MP Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Registration Gloria De Piero MP Shadow Minister for Mental Health Luciana Berger MP Shadow Leader of the House of Lords Baroness Smith of Basildon Lords Chief Whip Lord Bassam of Brighton Shadow Attorney General Catherine McKinnell MP Shadow Minister without Portfolio Jonathan Ashworth MP Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning John Healey MP

«Ed, I'm inviting you to share in my advance planning and strategy for the critical global conference on climate change in December 2015», Davey declared.

Many of the solutions to tackling climate change already exist, and the government would give them a major boost by strengthening its plans for a new climate change bill,» said Friends of the Earth director, Tony Juniper

Mr Benn said: «This plan shows exactly what we are aiming for globally - a comprehensive and effective agreement to tackle climate change, with the carbon market at its heart.

The coalition government's plans for energy security and meeting climate change targets are facing growing concern from environmental groups.

The Clean Power Plan, which was already on hold pending the results of a court challenge from Republican governors, was central to President Barack Obama's plan for meeting the emissions reductions the United States pledged as part of the Paris agreement, which updated the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChaPlan, which was already on hold pending the results of a court challenge from Republican governors, was central to President Barack Obama's plan for meeting the emissions reductions the United States pledged as part of the Paris agreement, which updated the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Chaplan for meeting the emissions reductions the United States pledged as part of the Paris agreement, which updated the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Eldridge also serves on the board of Scenic Hudson, where he helped fund a climate change action plan for the City of Kingston and helped fund a 3 - D printing center at SUNY New Paltz.

After reporting on Hurricane Sandy, he broke the story of how the city planned a multibillion dollar effort to increase its resistance to climate change, and reported from the Netherlands on how the Dutch prepare for higher sea levels.