We've exposed illegal fishing and human rights violations at sea, illegal timber trading across the globe, and tracked how dirty energy money in politics affect
the policies around climate change.
Not exact matches
So far Coady's work at Enbridge has been about conducting outreach
around specific areas such as water stewardship and updating
climate change policies.
Policy - makers from
around the world are currently meeting in Bonn, Germany, under the auspices of the United Nations
Climate Change Conference (COP 23).
«When it comes to
climate change policy, governments make a lot of promises, but all too rarely do they get
around to delivering on them.
Trevor Tompson, director of the AP - NORC Center, said the bipartisan agreement on
climate change's existence could be reason to hope for
policy action: «Public opinion
around many energy issues tends to be fluid, with people often defaulting to partisan starting points.
«As the window of opportunity to avert dangerous
climate change narrows, we urgently need to take stock of policy initiatives around the world that aim to accelerate new energy technologies and stem greenhouse gas emissions,» said Laura Diaz Anadon, Professor of Climate Change Policy at the University of Cam
climate change narrows, we urgently need to take stock of policy initiatives around the world that aim to accelerate new energy technologies and stem greenhouse gas emissions,» said Laura Diaz Anadon, Professor of Climate Change Policy at the University of Camb
change narrows, we urgently need to take stock of
policy initiatives around the world that aim to accelerate new energy technologies and stem greenhouse gas emissions,» said Laura Diaz Anadon, Professor of Climate Change Policy at the University of Camb
policy initiatives
around the world that aim to accelerate new energy technologies and stem greenhouse gas emissions,» said Laura Diaz Anadon, Professor of
Climate Change Policy at the University of Cam
Climate Change Policy at the University of Camb
Change Policy at the University of Camb
Policy at the University of Cambridge.
Scientific research can inform
policies aimed at addressing the needs of communities displaced by
climate change, something that is already happening in the United States and
around the world, according to experts at a 25 - 26 July meeting of the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition.
According to the Center for Science and Technology
Policy Research, news coverage of
climate change in 50 newspapers
around the globe dropped by more than half in late 2009 to 2010.
There is a great post at the Council on Foreign Relations blog where by Michael Levi boils down global
climate change in to two overarching unknowns: (1) extent of damage by an accumulation of greenhouse gases, and (2) an uncertainty
around which
policies, or set of
policies, will succeed in reducing emissions.
Once that is done and a «new nexus of research» begins to form
around how
climate science and the
climate change movement can increase racial and ethnic diversity, those fact - based findings can be used to guide public
climate advocacy and
policy reform efforts.
Growing global food demand,
climate change, and
climate policies favoring bioenergy production are expected to increase pressures on water resources
around the world.
Also I remember an American
climate researcher [Schlesinger I think] was going
around giving a presentation on reducing CO2 [and spending money to do so] as a form of Insurance
policy against the risk of
climate change.
«Much of the strength of
Climate Impacts Group comes from its varied membership, drawing from leading institutions around the region such as PNNL,» said Spencer Reeder, lead climate change policy strategist for the Department of E
Climate Impacts Group comes from its varied membership, drawing from leading institutions
around the region such as PNNL,» said Spencer Reeder, lead
climate change policy strategist for the Department of E
climate change policy strategist for the Department of Ecology.
Gaston has more than fifteen years of experience in participative and transdisciplinary research on governance related to issues such as sustainable development, energy,
climate change and radioactive waste management and with working in and around the assemblies of the policy processes of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), the United Nations Non-Proliferation Treaty process (UN-NPT) and of the research - related activities of the European Comm
climate change and radioactive waste management and with working in and around the assemblies of the policy processes of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), the United Nations Non-Proliferation Treaty process (UN-NPT) and of the research - related activities of the European Commi
change and radioactive waste management and with working in and
around the assemblies of the
policy processes of the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), the United Nations Non-Proliferation Treaty process (UN-NPT) and of the research - related activities of the European Comm
Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), the United Nations Non-Proliferation Treaty process (UN-NPT) and of the research - related activities of the European Commi
Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), the United Nations Non-Proliferation Treaty process (UN-NPT) and of the research - related activities of the European Commission.
The four - day networking and learning industry event engages delegates from
around the world in discussions on a range of industry topics, such as marketing and promotions, niche markets, industry trends, sustainable tourism,
climate change, airline access, public - private partnership, and tourism
policy choices for Africa.
Also I remember an American
climate researcher [Schlesinger I think] was going
around giving a presentation on reducing CO2 [and spending money to do so] as a form of Insurance
policy against the risk of
climate change.
Part of the reason that elements of the
climate change debate take on religious proportions — by the activists for and against
policy — is that folks have so dug in
around almost every aspect of the debate that it is hard to raise a question about some uncritically accepted element of the religious canon without folks first attacking you as an untrained heathen.
As the
policy debate
around western water and
climate change intensifies, it'll be ever more important to discriminate spin from science in assessing factors shaping droughts, as Roger Pielke, Jr., of the University of Colorado has been trying to stress.
[I] f you care about the environment and seek action on issues like greenhouse - driven
climate change or conserving the planet's biological riches, you'd do well to focus hard right now on the debt crisis and other legacies of politics and
policies built
around sustaining a free lunch culture.
If you study the conservative approach to
climate change policy long enough, the implication that they are trying to participate in a scientific conversation starts to fade away and you realize the underlying logic they are using actually starts from the conclusion that regulation and government intervention are bad and proceeds to the premise that there is no real problem with
climate change, at which point, they pick
around for snippets to support their premise.
Another report by the German Institute of Economic Research concluded that «If
climate policy measures are not introduced, global
climate change damages amounting to up to 20 trillion US dollars can be expected in the year 2100... The costs of an active
climate protection
policy implemented today would reach globally
around 430 billion US dollars in 2050 and
around 3 trillion US dollars in 2100.»
So, questions will be
around what interventions and
policies are justified by what the current science already says — not just what it doesn't yet specifically know — about risks and implications of
climate change.
While most
policy discussions
around climate change focus on energy wonks, the Times says that military analysts are increasingly of the view that «
climate - induced crises could topple governments, feed terrorist movements or destabilize entire regions».
In a letter published in Science the researchers compare the recent furore
around the so - called «
climate-gate» stolen emails to the Communist witch hunts of the 50s led by Joseph McCarthy «We urge our
policy - makers and the public to move forward immediately to address the causes of
climate change, including the un-restrained burning of fossil fuels,» they... Read more
In a letter published in Science the researchers compare the recent furore
around the so - called «
climate-gate» stolen emails to the Communist witch hunts of the 50s led by Joseph McCarthy «We urge our
policy - makers and the public to move forward immediately to address the causes of
climate change, including the un-restrained burning of fossil fuels,» they
One can tell by how
climate change policies are being debated
around much of the world that few people, including many very educated people, understand the scale and urgency of the problem now [continue reading...]
The Taskforce is comprised of eminent scientists, business leaders,
policy advisers and political leaders drawn from
around the world.5 Its purpose is to recommend to all governments a framework for managing
climate change responses that is truly global, provides long - term direction, and is genuinely responsive to the scale of the problem.
Such
policies are likely to help manage the risks of
climate change while also enabling societies to pursue other high priority goals
around the world — including clean air and water, access to reliable, affordable energy, and economic progress for all people.
If the two - degrees goal
changes, then so might the many
climate policies framed
around it —
policies that translate into costs for polluters and profitable markets for clean - energy providers.
He is also involved in the creation of a new platform to facilitate a dialogue between business, decision makers and representatives from the international community
around emission trading schemes and broader
policies related to
climate change.
Getting serious about
climate change would require more than nibbling
around the edges of energy
policy.
Hopefully the Pope's encyclical will help citizens
around the world see the moral dimensions of
climate change policies and respond accordingly.
House Democrats pressing for action on
climate policy are having to resort to various work -
arounds, in a situation where it is difficult even to get a meaningful
climate change hearing, and for now impossible to move significant legislation.
Sen. Boxer — Time TBD — Hoover Institution, Reason Foundation, Pacific Research Institute Sen. Coons — Time TBD (or Monday)-- Group TBD Sen. Schatz — 5 pm — Center for Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global
Change, Heartland Institute Sen. Franken — 5:15 pm — Heritage Foundation Sen. Warren — 5:30 pm — Science and Public Policy Institute Sen. Heinrich — 5:45 pm — American Legislative Exchange Council Sen. Shaheen — 6 pm — Competitive Enterprise Institute, Energy and Environmental Legal Institute Sen. Reed — around 6 pm — SEC climate change disclosures and the dangers of climate change denial from a national security perspective Sen. Markey — 6 pm to 6:30 pm — Acton Institute, George C. Marshall Institute, Lexington Institute, Global Climate Coalition Sen. Peters — 6:30 pm — Cato Institute Sen. Blumenthal — Time TBD — Americans for Prosperity, American Legislative Exchange Council Sen. Whitehouse — Time TBD — The Advancement of Sound Science Center, Chamber of Commerce, Committee for Constructive Tomorrow, Franklin Center for Government and Policy Integrity, James Madison Institute, John Locke Foundation, Locke Ins
Change, Heartland Institute Sen. Franken — 5:15 pm — Heritage Foundation Sen. Warren — 5:30 pm — Science and Public
Policy Institute Sen. Heinrich — 5:45 pm — American Legislative Exchange Council Sen. Shaheen — 6 pm — Competitive Enterprise Institute, Energy and Environmental Legal Institute Sen. Reed —
around 6 pm — SEC
climate change disclosures and the dangers of climate change denial from a national security perspective Sen. Markey — 6 pm to 6:30 pm — Acton Institute, George C. Marshall Institute, Lexington Institute, Global Climate Coalition Sen. Peters — 6:30 pm — Cato Institute Sen. Blumenthal — Time TBD — Americans for Prosperity, American Legislative Exchange Council Sen. Whitehouse — Time TBD — The Advancement of Sound Science Center, Chamber of Commerce, Committee for Constructive Tomorrow, Franklin Center for Government and Policy Integrity, James Madison Institute, John Locke Foundation, Locke In
climate change disclosures and the dangers of climate change denial from a national security perspective Sen. Markey — 6 pm to 6:30 pm — Acton Institute, George C. Marshall Institute, Lexington Institute, Global Climate Coalition Sen. Peters — 6:30 pm — Cato Institute Sen. Blumenthal — Time TBD — Americans for Prosperity, American Legislative Exchange Council Sen. Whitehouse — Time TBD — The Advancement of Sound Science Center, Chamber of Commerce, Committee for Constructive Tomorrow, Franklin Center for Government and Policy Integrity, James Madison Institute, John Locke Foundation, Locke Ins
change disclosures and the dangers of
climate change denial from a national security perspective Sen. Markey — 6 pm to 6:30 pm — Acton Institute, George C. Marshall Institute, Lexington Institute, Global Climate Coalition Sen. Peters — 6:30 pm — Cato Institute Sen. Blumenthal — Time TBD — Americans for Prosperity, American Legislative Exchange Council Sen. Whitehouse — Time TBD — The Advancement of Sound Science Center, Chamber of Commerce, Committee for Constructive Tomorrow, Franklin Center for Government and Policy Integrity, James Madison Institute, John Locke Foundation, Locke In
climate change denial from a national security perspective Sen. Markey — 6 pm to 6:30 pm — Acton Institute, George C. Marshall Institute, Lexington Institute, Global Climate Coalition Sen. Peters — 6:30 pm — Cato Institute Sen. Blumenthal — Time TBD — Americans for Prosperity, American Legislative Exchange Council Sen. Whitehouse — Time TBD — The Advancement of Sound Science Center, Chamber of Commerce, Committee for Constructive Tomorrow, Franklin Center for Government and Policy Integrity, James Madison Institute, John Locke Foundation, Locke Ins
change denial from a national security perspective Sen. Markey — 6 pm to 6:30 pm — Acton Institute, George C. Marshall Institute, Lexington Institute, Global
Climate Coalition Sen. Peters — 6:30 pm — Cato Institute Sen. Blumenthal — Time TBD — Americans for Prosperity, American Legislative Exchange Council Sen. Whitehouse — Time TBD — The Advancement of Sound Science Center, Chamber of Commerce, Committee for Constructive Tomorrow, Franklin Center for Government and Policy Integrity, James Madison Institute, John Locke Foundation, Locke In
Climate Coalition Sen. Peters — 6:30 pm — Cato Institute Sen. Blumenthal — Time TBD — Americans for Prosperity, American Legislative Exchange Council Sen. Whitehouse — Time TBD — The Advancement of Sound Science Center, Chamber of Commerce, Committee for Constructive Tomorrow, Franklin Center for Government and
Policy Integrity, James Madison Institute, John Locke Foundation, Locke Institute
The evidence for this widespread failure to understand the practical significance of seeing
climate change as a moral issue includes the almost universal failure of the press or advocates of
climate change policies to ask those governments, businesses, organizations, or individuals who oppose national
climate change policies on the grounds of national economic cost alone whether they deny that in addition to national economic interest nations must comply with their obligations, duties, and responsibilities to prevent harm to millions of poor, vulnerable people
around the world.
Energy
Policies of IEA Countries: France 2016 The IEA praised France's leadership role in
climate change mitigation and green finance
around the world and at home.
The left panel shows the two main scenarios (SRES) used in this report: A2 assumes continued increases in emissions throughout this century, and B1 assumes significant emissions reductions beginning
around 2050, though not due explicitly to
climate change policies.
I understand that
around $ 27 billion has been spent on research in climatology yet following this expenditure we obviously lack a scientific basis for
policy making on
climate change.
These front groups missions are to undermine support for
climate change policies, a mission that virtually guarantees they will publish and promote claims that lead citizens to conclude that there is no risk from increasing levels of greenhouse gases emissions
around the world.
Posted in Development and
Climate Change, Government
Policies, International Agencies, News, UNFCCC Comments Off on U.N.
Climate Talks More Advanced Second Time
Around, Says Former Head
Do you agree that those nations and people
around the world who will most be harmed by
climate change have a right to participate in a decision by a nation that chooses to not adopt
climate change policies because costs to it are deemed unacceptable?
Katie Ross is an Associate with WRI's
Climate Program, where she supports the development of research and information products for the Open Climate Network — an independent partnership of policy institutes from around the world that aims to track national progress on climate
Climate Program, where she supports the development of research and information products for the Open
Climate Network — an independent partnership of policy institutes from around the world that aims to track national progress on climate
Climate Network — an independent partnership of
policy institutes from
around the world that aims to track national progress on
climate climate change.
On the other hand, campaigns that focus only on demand - side
policy, on the population's demand for cheap, polluting fuel, tend to overlook the effects of the massive political - economic disinformation campaign by the fossil fuel industries and their political surrogates on laming
climate action once human - caused
climate change was recognized internationally as a problem
around 25 years ago.
When you argue that a nation emitting high levels of ghgs need not adopt
climate change policies because there is scientific uncertainty about adverse
climate change impacts, are you arguing that a nation need not take action on
climate change until scientific uncertainties are resolved given that waiting to resolve all scientific uncertainties before action is taken may very likely make it too late to prevent catastrophic
climate change harms to millions of people
around the world?
The CTI report says there will be no need for new coal mines, oil demand will peak
around 2020, and growth in gas will disappoint industry expectations if world leaders agree and then implement the
policies needed to meet the UN commitment to keep
climate change below 2 ˚C − the threshold agreed by most governments.
I didn't mean that all scientific issues have been settled — far from it — but rather that we face a situation of seeking a negotiated
climate policy in a situation in which one of the major parties, to quote National Journal, appears to be «coalescing
around a uniquely dismissive position on
climate change.»
(Left) The panel shows the two main scenarios (SRES — Special Report on Emissions Scenarios) used in this report: A2 assumes continued increases in emissions throughout this century, and B1 assumes much slower increases in emissions beginning now and significant emissions reductions beginning
around 2050, though not due explicitly to
climate change policies.
No national
policy on
climate change is ethically acceptable unless it, in combination with fair levels of greenhouse gas emissions from other countries, leads to stabilizing greenhouse gas atmospheric concentrations at levels that prevent harm to those
around the world who are most vulnerable to
climate change.
Although ordinary individuals may have no duty to go beyond their own personal opinion about the science of
climate change, government officials who have the power to enact
policies that could present catastrophic harm to millions of people
around the world may not as a matter of ethics justify their refusal to support
policies to reduce the threat of
climate change on the basis of their uninformed opinions on
climate science.
The evidence for this widespread failure to understand the practical significance of seeing
climate change as a moral issue includes the almost universal failure of the press or advocates of
climate change policies to ask businesses, organizations, or individuals who oppose national
climate change policies on the grounds of economic cost alone, whether they deny that, in addition to economic interests, nations must comply with their obligations, duties, and responsibilities to prevent harm to millions of poor, vulnerable people
around the world.