Sentences with phrase «political consensus on»

If it were somehow possible to strip away the overlay of angry political rhetoric — not to mention doing something about all the scientific misinformation that is constantly being broadcast and rebroadcast by the likes of Rush Limbaugh — a bipartisan political consensus on climate change might really be possible.

If you look at the other key players in the Anglosphere - the US, Australia, Canada - you can see the immense damage that can be wreaked when the political consensus on tackling the biggest long term existential challenge of the era breaks down.

So, while the existence of a political consensus on climate change means that anyone who does not sign up to it is wrong by definition, the only ones who can possibly challenge that consensus are those who do not sign up to it.

Drawing on case studies of past environmental debates such as those over acid rain and ozone depletion, science policy experts Roger Pielke Jr. and Daniel Sarewitz argue that once next generation technologies are available that make meaningful action on climate change lower - cost, then much of the argument politically over scientific uncertainty is likely to diminish.26 Similarly, research by Yale University's Dan Kahan and colleagues suggest that building political consensus on climate change will depend heavily on advocates for action calling attention to a diverse mix of options, with some actions such as tax incentives for nuclear energy, government support for clean energy research, or actions to protect cities and communities against climate risks, more likely to gain support from both Democrats and Republicans.

Klassen noted, however, that the lack of political consensus on the pension plan in Ontario, weakened its case with Ottawa.

As the number of poor kids moves from 51 to 55 percent or more [of the overall school population], it'll be more difficult to reach a political consensus on a strategy to help them.»

WASHINGTON — Seeking a political consensus on bilingual education, the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee last week tentatively voted to expand federal support for «English only» alternative programs and to limit the amount of time a child may receive native - language instruction.

It's a small but important silver lining in a year when even NSF's best friends in Congress have turned their backs on the Obama Administration's request for a 13 % increase for the basic research agency as part of the political consensus on reducing the federal deficit.

The treatment of the Windrush kids is one of those rare moments when there is a broad political consensus on defending immigrants.

«I'm trying to build a political consensus on change, it's unfortunate today we can't highlight those issues that need to be dealt with immediately.»

That is why the Whitehouse Consultancy has written to the leaders of all three main political parties urging them to work to achieve a political consensus on statutory regulation as soon as parliamentary time allows.

Klassen noted, however, that the lack of political consensus on the pension plan in Ontario, weakened its case with Ottawa.

Not exact matches

Because states would be drawn to maximize the number of the predominant political persuasion and minimize the number of those in the political minority, each state would have overwhelming consensus on political decisions, and relatively few people would have to be governed in a way they find objectionable.

Political scientist Keith Brownsey of Mount Royal University argues the Liberals paid close attention to the many fumbles made by Harper's Tories on the energy file: failing to build solid relationships with First Nations, allowing environmental groups to seize the public - relations initiative, not asserting federal authority and handing provinces like B.C. and Quebec control of the political agenda, keeping Canada outside of the international consensus on climate change, and ignoring legitimate criticisms of the federal reviewPolitical scientist Keith Brownsey of Mount Royal University argues the Liberals paid close attention to the many fumbles made by Harper's Tories on the energy file: failing to build solid relationships with First Nations, allowing environmental groups to seize the public - relations initiative, not asserting federal authority and handing provinces like B.C. and Quebec control of the political agenda, keeping Canada outside of the international consensus on climate change, and ignoring legitimate criticisms of the federal reviewpolitical agenda, keeping Canada outside of the international consensus on climate change, and ignoring legitimate criticisms of the federal review process.

«Italy, which is not a great power, can not take on complex challenges without a strong political consensus,» D'Alema said.

WikiLeaks said it was refraining from disclosing usable code from CIA's cyber arsenal «until a consensus emerges on the technical and political nature of the C.I.A.'s program and how such «weapons» should be analyzed, disarmed and published.»

In the midst of giving generally good advice to conservative pro-lifers about how to play to their political strength — by emphasizing the issue of late - term abortion, where a consensus of public opinion is on their side — Krauthammer offered this:

The tone of the speech strongly suggests that the sun is setting on the powerful cultural - political consensus that has dominated the West since 1945.

While running for office, Trump either scrambled political categories (on issues such as health care), or took on the bipartisan consensus (on issues such as trade).

My concern with Douthat's analysis is that it leaves no room for a «merely Catholic» center — for the possibility that younger generations of Catholics might finally get beyond the culture wars to a real Catholic consensus on orthodoxy, one that would still allow for political disagreement on less than fundamental matters.

The hierarchy clearly has political power; Küng must rely on the informal power of the written and spoken word, on the university tradition of inquiry and discussion, on the theological ground of ecumenical consensus, and on the democratic ideal of due process.

On the other hand, pluralistic societies are defined as having «one or more relatively distinct subcultures, but their value systems are compatible with the national political consensus» (ibid., p. 16).

While polls should never have an undue effect on someone's political or moral positions — as Robert Wuthnow convincingly argues in the most recent issue of First Things — this new poll does seem to reveal that an artificial consensus created by the elite of this country, and the relatively quiet response among the opposition, has not taken dramatic hold of the hearts and minds of ordinary people in this nation.

We shouldn't HAVE to wonder if our potential leaders accept the scientific consensus on issues, but many of them DO N'T whether in truth or for political reasons.

This consensus confines the space for political dialectics to a discussion on the capacity or incapacity of the ruling government to deliver or not what they all agree, which conveniently diverts attention from the politician to the bureaucrat and in due course will bring to yet another restructuring of the Home Office's immigration sector.

This, he argues, should be tasked with constructing a consensus on the reforms necessary to reopen the political system and revitalise public trust in politics.

To conclude, the quotes that Keith Vaz fed to the press regarding the report encapsulate the nature of the political debate in the country, in particular the consensus between the main parties in terms of stated political goals and values on immigration.

It is made evident that the international community faces enormous hurdles in creating the conditions for a sustainable peace which so often depend not merely on the temporary restoration of order, but also the fostering of better socio - economic conditions and greater consensus on the political future of the state.

Nonetheless, the central leaders exhibit a relatively strong consensus on most political preferences.

It was a reasonable assumption, as until fairly recently every major political party had converged on the same socially and economically liberal consensus.

The Constitution was based on a wide social and political consensus at a time when Spanish democracy was at the stake.

On launching his leadership bid, McDonnell, who vehemently opposed the Iraq War and was an ardent critic of the new Labour government, called for «a challenge to the present political consensus».

The unilateral nature of the action puts it on more shaky ground, but a missile strike on a base is not going to remove Assad, in and of itself, and is not in conjunction with the seizing of any territory, so the claim that it threatens the «territorial integrity or political independence» would be difficult to build a consensus around.

Our argument is that Labour's move to the «liberal consensus» on the EU and immigration left many of their core voters out in the cold a long time before UKIP were an effective political presence.

The outcome of our counter-terrorism powers review will strike that balance, and it is this Government's sincere hope that it will form the basis of a lasting political consensus across the House on this fundamentally important issue.»

But the consensus around European issues in general tends to reduce the temperature of debate on the Belgian political landscape — and the fact that, for the first time, federal, regional and European elections will be contested on the same day makes the European parliamentary elections less visible to most people.

There are a lot of people on both sides of the aisle that are questioning the events leading to Trump's election win, mainly the overwhelming consensus in the intelligence community that the Russian government carried out cyber warfare against a major political party with the intent (cont)

He will be looking for answers on how we invest in our infrastructure, how we get the planning rules right and how we can create consensus across the political spectrum on some of the most difficult decisions.

Now that consensus, only ever shared at the top, is cracking as alternatives begin to register on the political spectrum,» he argued.

MPs on the committee went to Texas and found a political consensus.

Good looking, charming and superb at handling the media and rallying the Tory Party machine Parkinson was the perfect front man for a radical government that was intent on transforming Britain and shattering the post-war political and economic consensus.

IPAC was formed in March 1994 to bring together representatives of the political parties on a monthly basis with members of EC to discuss and try to build a consensus on electoral issues.

Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), Kwesi Jonah, has called for political parties to build consensus on the election of MMDCEs.

A speech to Bloomberg in August got Balls» confident approach to opposition - continuing to make the case against cuts, rather than conceding a consensus on their necessity - noticed by commentators all along the political spectrum.

«But the fact is when you have a political system too affected by special - interest money, it becomes very difficult to get any consensus on legislation that is pro-jobs and pro-growth.»

«In an age of political divisiveness, agreement or consensus on any issue can be difficult to find,» said Andrew Mowen, associate professor of recreation, park, and tourism management and lead investigator.

By contrast, a proliferation of pilot schemes, such as the Shanghai Free Trade Zone trumpeted as a laboratory for sweeping financial market reforms, could signal a lack of political consensus to roll out the changes on a national scale.

A new paper published just this month reported that respondents across the political spectrum responded positively to information about the scientific consensus on climate change.

«The difficult part is not to have consensus on having common standards,» he observed, «but on how to work on the political process to achieve them.»

That's a daunting challenge for any test maker, but it's further complicated by widespread fears of soaring failure rates and their political consequences, as well as by Arne Duncan's stipulation (in the federal grants that underwrite the assessment - development process) that the states belonging to each consortium must reach consensus on those passing scores (in government jargon, «common achievement standards»).