Sentences with phrase «position at climate talks»
The Senate debate will also significantly affect the American negotiating position at climate talks, sponsored by the United Nations, that are scheduled for December in Copenhagen.
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Canada's position at the global talks will be stronger with Alberta counted among the world's climate problem - solvers.
A final point is also crucial — about how the coal shift, while largely driven by domestic smog and productivity concerns, could put China in a strong position going into the next rounds of talks aimed at crafting a new climate treaty:
The 27 - nation bloc is pushing for acceptance of its position at the UN climate summit in Doha, where negotiators from more than 190 countries are due to conclude two weeks of talks today.
New Delhi: A proposal that suggests a Rs24, 000 crore annual subsidy for 20 years to promote solar power could undermine India's position at the international climate control talks.
Australia's official position at the international climate change talks is to have a range of ambition from a 5 per cent reduction in 1990 emissions by 2020, out to 25 per cent, depending on what other countries do.
Susann Scherbarth, climate justice and energy campaigner for Friends of the Earth Europe said: «Civil society walked out of the climate talks in Warsaw in frustration at the toxic influence of dirty energy corporations and the dangerous positions of many national governments.
It is obvious, from the vigorous back - back - and - forth on the page's «talk page» at Wikipedia, that they targeted Heartland for extra scrutiny because of the organization's position as «the world's most prominent think - tank promoting scepticism about man - made climate change.»
However, the most likely scenario, politically speaking, is that some of the parties to the climate talks, such as the small island nations that face an existential threat from sea level rise and are already advocating for at 1.5 - degree Celsius target, will use this research to justify their position.
In a seeming attempt to upstage Al Gore - or at least revive talks of a stalled independent run for the White House - NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg ripped into the presidential candidates» positions on climate change, calling them too weak and unfocused.