Sentences with phrase «prevent irreversible»

Their teams of marine scientists, economists, lawyers and advocates win specific and concrete policy changes to reduce pollution and to prevent the irreversible collapse of fish populations, marine mammals and other sea life.

This path alone won't get us the fundamental transformation of our economy we need to prevent irreversible climatic upheavals.

He added, «We are joining with our partners from every part of the world to do what needs to be done to prevent irreversible climate change.»

De Souza points out that the two - degree threshold is a «goal set out in recent international climate change negotiations, based on scientific and economic studies, to prevent irreversible damage to the planet's ecosystems and economy.

Attempts to limit climate change by removing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere would not prevent the irreversible damage to the oceans, according to a new study.

The goal of her research is to develop new strategies to improve healing and prevent irreversible joint disease and chronic pain in equine and human athletes who suffer orthopedic injuries.

For the 45th year celebration of Earth Day, the Earthsavers has organized a convergence of performance and media arts for a broadcast mass outreach of a climate change education paradigm in line with the Earth Day objectives to underscore the value of a grassroots call to action to rally world leaders to forge the global agreement to prevent the irreversible threshold of 2 ° Celsius signaling the catastrophic implications of climate change.

«Accurate diagnosis and appropriate and timely treatment are required to prevent irreversible vision loss.

«Ice Plug Prevents Irreversible Discharge from East Antarctica.»

At this watershed moment in human history, the architecture, planning, and building community must play a critical role in preventing irreversible climate change by working to achieve:

Mengel, M. & Levermann, A. Ice plug prevents irreversible discharge from East Antarctica.

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Even if you plan to rush to a hospital, those minutes could mean brain cell death for your child, which is irreversible and you have been prevented had the mom been in the hospital.

If the world's population grows as predicted and human activity stays unchanged, science and technology may be powerless to prevent widespread poverty and irreversible damage to the environment.

... There are no irreversible genetic changes to the cell's genome that would prevent it from being reprogrammed.»

The males - only guideline is intended to prevent the introduction of unwanted, irreversible genetic changes to the human species.

Those scientists aspiring to stabilise global emissions growth before 2020 to prevent what they believe may be irreversible damage to the climate may be wondering how this can possibly be achieved.

If ice sheet disintegration reaches a point such that the dynamics and momentum of the process take over, at that point reducing greenhouse gases may be unable to prevent major ice sheet mass loss, sea level rise of many meters, and worldwide loss of coastal cities — a consequence that is irreversible for practical purposes.

Researchers think alpha lipoic acid might prevent nerve damage if you start taking it early, before you have irreversible nerve damage.

The goal, say the governors, is to prevent what could become an irreversible erosion of public education and other government services.

Always take the time to get the right medication from your veterinarian to prevent causing irreversible damage to your dog's system.

Early diagnosis can prevent serious or irreversible health repercussions.

Many diseases associated with obesity are irreversible, so it's best to prevent your pet from becoming overweight.

Veterinary treatment is required to prevent further damage which may be irreversible.

Cats with hypertension often have irreversible changes in the rear interior portion of their eyes (their retinas) that do effect, or prevent vision.

Unfortunately, periodontal disease is irreversible but all of this can be helped or even prevented with regular dog teeth cleaning.

Thanks for all you are doing to prevent mass biodiversity loss and irreversible environmental degradation, to preserve the Earth from wanton dissipation, and to protect the human family from reckless endangerment.

A reduction on this scale is needed to meet the 2ºC objective, which in turn should prevent massive and irreversible disruption of the global climate system.»

Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost - effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.â $?

So long as policy makers can invoke the United Nations Rio Declaration, Principle 15, 1992 (Precautionary Principle: Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost - effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.)

Stresses the importance of the precautionary approach according to which lack of full scientific certainty should not be used for postponing cost - effective measures to prevent environmental degradation, where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage; 2.

According to IGSD this has delayed the onset of irreversible climate change by 12 years, topping off the worst and so far preventing important climate tipping - points.

The Paris agreement to cut anthropogenic CO2 emissions is based on a precautinary principle declarated in the Rio conference: «Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Having met at Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992, Princible 15, http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual//Default.asp?documentid=78&articleid=1163» — Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost - effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.

Requires the EPA Administrator to report to Congress by July 1, 2013, and every four years thereafter, on an analysis of: (1) key findings based on the latest scientific information relevant to global climate change; (2) capabilities to monitor and verify GHG reductions on a worldwide basis; and (3) the status of worldwide efforts for reducing GHG emission, preventing dangerous atmospheric concentrations of GHGs, preventing significant irreversible consequences of climate change, and reducing vulnerability to the impacts of climate change.

Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as reason for postponing cost - effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.»

«(3) an analysis of the status of worldwide greenhouse gas reduction efforts, including implementation of the Safe Climate Act and other policies, both domestic and international, for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, preventing dangerous atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, preventing significant irreversible consequences of climate change, and reducing vulnerability to the impacts of climate change.

But note the contradiction the UN PP has Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost - effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.»

Thus the 1992 Rio Declaration, setting out principles for sustainable development, states, «Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost - effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.»

If ice sheet disintegration reaches a point such that the dynamics and momentum of the process take over, at that point reducing greenhouse gases may be unable to prevent major ice sheet mass loss, sea level rise of many meters, and worldwide loss of coastal cities — a consequence that is irreversible for practical purposes.

The HFC phase - down will help slow climate change and sea level rise, as well as prevent the world from reaching irreversible climatic «tipping points.»

The overarching justification for most climate change policies today derives from a political interpretation of Principle 15 (now called the Precautionary Principle) of the United Nations Rio Declaration of 1992, which states: «Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost - effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.»

Charging businesses and individuals a rising and transparent price for carbon dioxide emissions is essential to reduce U.S. emissions quickly and steeply enough to prevent atmospheric concentrations of CO2 from reaching an irreversible tipping point.

This could prevent catastrophic, irreversible tipping points such as the melting of Arctic sea ice and the Greenland ice sheet, and buy time for implementation of critical strategies to cut long - lived greenhouse gas emissions.

With concerted effort, the United States and China can work with the 111 countries already committed to a phase - down under the Montreal Protocol, to slow climate change and sea level rise, as well as prevent the world from reaching irreversible climatic «tipping points.»

Most significant for scientists and non-scientists alike is the paper's prediction that current carbon emissions targets will prove too high to prevent long - lasting, irreversible damage to the planet.

«With the global trade in shark fins pushing sharks toward extinction, it will take strong actions such as this to prevent us from making irreversible changes to our ocean ecosystems,» said Whit Sheard, senior advisor for Oceana, a maritime conservation organization.

Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost - effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.»

The Rio declaration, signed by the UK and 171 other states, defines it as follows: «Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost - effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.»

If urgent treatment is required to save life or prevent a serious and irreversible deterioration, healthcare professionals can treat whilst long - term decisions are appropriately considered.

The court also noted a special review of whether the pesticide presented an unacceptable environmental risk to amphibians was required by the precautionary principle, which holds that given threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost - effective measures to prevent adverse health impact or environmental degradation.

Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost - effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.