Sentences with phrase «progress on climate action»

BONN, 12 November 2017 — As thousands meet at the 23rd UN Climate Change Conference to discuss progress on implementing the Paris Agreement, a new report released today has found that over 100 of the world's state and regional governments are making significant progress on climate action — particularly in the short - term.

It should really cheer you up if you're frustrated with the lack of visible progress on climate action.

Their dwindling but still powerful movement seeks to stall progress on climate action by persuading the public that the science on the issue remains unsettled.

This set the stage for more progress on climate action across a wide spectrum of areas.

On the eve of the 2017 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, Oil Change International and E3G have launched briefings showing that while some multilateral development banks are making good progress on climate action, many are still financing billions of dollars in fossil fuel projects despite mounting climate impacts and global commitments like the Paris Agreement reached in December 2015.

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It tracks progress on health and climate change across 40 indicators divided into five categories: climate change impacts, exposures and vulnerability; adaptation planning and resilience for health; mitigation actions and health co-benefits; economics and finance; and public and political engagement.

It presents 12 key findings which focus on four main citizen requests: immediate and faster climate action by national leaders; greater finance for climate action; building more progress in line with the different capacities of countries; strengthening the role of citizen participation in the UN climate negotiations.

At the Paris meeting, nearly 2,000 participants, from countries on all continents and at all levels of development, flowed through dozens of sessions examining an array of policies and actions at all scales that could limit our influence on the atmosphere and oceans and limit risks that changes in the climate will derail human progress.

None of these moves should be taken as a signal that vigilance over corporate environmental abuses is no longer relevant, nor that corporate power can inevitably prevent backsliding on climate progress, but they are one more sign among many that the ultimate momentum is on the side of continued, prolonged and far - reaching action to cut emissions.

Our decisive action at home empowers us to make more progress internationally on the shared global challenge of climate change.

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But many developing countries lack the tools to measure, report and verify progress on their climate commitments and actions.

But the COP is also a moment in time — a chance for the wider climate community to reflect on progress towards a clean energy transition, to challenge the terms of the debate, and to put forward ideas, money and commitments to action.

The progress made in states and provinces underscores a growing theme: Despite the slow pace of these talks, momentum continues to build on climate action outside the UN negotiations.

India & Saudi Arabia block progress on near - term climate action at CoP19 WARSAW: As the annual international conference on climate change (CoP19) draws to a close in Warsaw today,...

«Whenever there is something moving under the framework of the Climate Action Plan, their goal is to deploy as many senior Cabinet members as they can to shine a spotlight on all the progress that is being made.»

During the second Climate Leaders Summit in Poznan, the signatories of the Montreal Declaration reported on their progress and agreed a new «action statement» presented to UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer, in which they committed to setting targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency to accelerate low carbon policies prior to the climate change meeting in CopeClimate Leaders Summit in Poznan, the signatories of the Montreal Declaration reported on their progress and agreed a new «action statement» presented to UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer, in which they committed to setting targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency to accelerate low carbon policies prior to the climate change meeting in Copeclimate change meeting in Copenhagen.

The EU has so far continued to align itself with historic polluters like the USA and Australia, blocking progress towards a conflict of interest policy which could protect the UN climate talks from the harmful influence of fossil fuel corporations and their lobbyists, who have been delaying and weakening progress on effective climate action.

At the high level conference organised on the side of to the UNFCCC negotiating session in Bonn, Germany, co-hosted by the government of North - Rhine Westphalia and The Climate Group, the States and Regions called for bold action to progress the UN negotiations, highlighted the core role of sub-national governments in global climate action as well as confirmed their own commitments to climate action and to reporting back on their progress at COP 16 in Cancun, Climate Group, the States and Regions called for bold action to progress the UN negotiations, highlighted the core role of sub-national governments in global climate action as well as confirmed their own commitments to climate action and to reporting back on their progress at COP 16 in Cancun, climate action as well as confirmed their own commitments to climate action and to reporting back on their progress at COP 16 in Cancun, climate action and to reporting back on their progress at COP 16 in Cancun, Mexico.

«As the G20 Summit is being held just days ahead of the UN climate talks in 2018 in Poland, all eyes will be on the Argentinian - led G20 summit to see that world leaders send a powerful signal that they intend to step up and come prepared to commit to enhanced ambition following a collective assessment of their progress under the Talanoa Dialogue in COP24,» said Gillian Nelson, Policy Coordinator, Climate Action climate talks in 2018 in Poland, all eyes will be on the Argentinian - led G20 summit to see that world leaders send a powerful signal that they intend to step up and come prepared to commit to enhanced ambition following a collective assessment of their progress under the Talanoa Dialogue in COP24,» said Gillian Nelson, Policy Coordinator, Climate Action Climate Action Network

The chapter on climate change discusses forests in the Kyoto Protocol, progress on forest - related climate change negotiations and forest carbon tenure, and calls for further work on the role of forests in adaptation in climate change policies and actions.

The October 2011 report Federal Actions for a Climate Resilient Nation: Progress Report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force provides an update on actions in key areas of Federal adaptation, including: building resilience in local communities, safeguarding critical natural resources such as freshwater, and providing accessible climate information and tools to help decision - makers manage climateActions for a Climate Resilient Nation: Progress Report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force provides an update on actions in key areas of Federal adaptation, including: building resilience in local communities, safeguarding critical natural resources such as freshwater, and providing accessible climate information and tools to help decision - makers manage climateClimate Resilient Nation: Progress Report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force provides an update on actions in key areas of Federal adaptation, including: building resilience in local communities, safeguarding critical natural resources such as freshwater, and providing accessible climate information and tools to help decision - makers manage climateClimate Change Adaptation Task Force provides an update on actions in key areas of Federal adaptation, including: building resilience in local communities, safeguarding critical natural resources such as freshwater, and providing accessible climate information and tools to help decision - makers manage climateactions in key areas of Federal adaptation, including: building resilience in local communities, safeguarding critical natural resources such as freshwater, and providing accessible climate information and tools to help decision - makers manage climateclimate information and tools to help decision - makers manage climateclimate risks.

The latest Climate Action webinar, held ahead of the Innovate4Climate event discussed the latest progress on scaling low carbon projects

This activity report provides an overview of the progress made in 2016 in implementing the Africa Climate Business Plan, a blueprint for climate action in Africa that the World Bank launched during the 21st meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris in NovembeClimate Business Plan, a blueprint for climate action in Africa that the World Bank launched during the 21st meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris in Novembeclimate action in Africa that the World Bank launched during the 21st meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris in NovembeClimate Change in Paris in November 2015.

A Working Group of the V20 commenced immediate follow - up to begin implementation of the first Action Plan, progress on which will be presented at the UN Climate Change Conference at Paris (COP21) later this year.

If we're to see any progress on the so - called «Paris rulebook», wealthy countries need to provide real money for climate action.»

Tomorrow, federal and provincial auditors general release a new report on progress towards climate action in Canada.

The strategy, launched in June 2009, was built on the idea of establishing challenging but achievable objectives, in order to improve the NCC's environmental performance in five specific action areas: reducing waste, enhancing biodiversity, preventing pollution, leading in environmental practices and combating climate change.The NCC will present the second annual detailed progress report of its Environmental Strategy at its Board of Directors public meeting this June.

This latest report was made at the conclusion of these negotiations during which almost no progress was made in defining equity under UNFCCC by the Ad Hoc Working Group on Durban Platform For Enhanced Action (ADP), a mechanism under the UNFCCC that seeks to achieve a adequate global climate agreement, despite a growing consensus among most observers of the UNFCCC negotiations that nations need to align their emissions reductions commitments to levels required of them by equity and justice if the world is going to prevent extremely dangerous climate change.

Tomorrow, federal and provincial auditors general are releasing a new report on progress towards climate action in Canada.

Delivered on a daily basis by the Climate Action Network (CAN) at the COP, the «award» denounces those countries that have contributed least to the progress of the negotiations, and further distancing themselves from meeting global warming targets.

18 May 2017 - Bonn: Climate Action Network welcomes the progress made in Bonn with negotiators advancing work on the implementation of the Paris Agreement.

I can logically say the precautionary principle indicates the need for urgent action on climate change and the need for slow, cautious, well - studied progress on GMOs.

For the pessimists Durban was another in a long string of disappointing international action on climate change: a new agreement won't be signed until 2015 and not implemented until 2020; there will be no obligatory cuts by most nations for another 9 years, only pledges; the Green Fund lacks a revenue source, meaning it's an idea without funding; and the REDD program meant to save forests saw little progress.

Organized by Our Task — a non-profit group dedicated to helping young adults become leaders in creating a more sustainable world — the two - day event featured speakers and representatives from many other organizations as well, including: Climate Progress, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Sierra Club, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Center for a New American Dream, Population Institute, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and Worldwatch Institute.

To help drive this transition, the 2015 Lancet Commission will develop an independent Countdown to 2030: Global Health and Climate Action, designed to monitor progress on the implementation of climate change policies that promote health over the next 15Climate Action, designed to monitor progress on the implementation of climate change policies that promote health over the next 15climate change policies that promote health over the next 15 years.

Financial support for developing countries will play a vital role in any integrated action and thus the fresh proposals in the new report by the high - level advisory group on climate change financing, which was commissioned by the United Nations secretary - general in February, can help make progress towards agreement in the United Nations conference in Cancún, Mexico, which starts later this month.

As Romm points out, the Kochs» mission goes well beyond preventing future action on climate change — they're dead - set on reversing every modicum of progress we've made so far.

The illusion has stifled real progress on climate talks almost since they began in 1992, but it started losing its grip two years ago, on a frigid morning in Warsaw, when negotiators abandoned the quixotic quest for a one - size - fits - all, top - down agreement like the failed Kyoto Protocol and aimed instead for a global framework within which countries can embed their own unique climate action plans.

«If France really wants to remain the guardian of the Paris Agreement,» added Lucille Dufour, policy adviser for Reseau Action Climate in France, «it must bring forth all of its political weight to drive forward progress on key issues like adaptation and loss - and - damage.»

As the 1990s progressed and the rear - guard action against restrictions on smoking faded, The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition started receiving funds from Exxon (among other oil companies) and its «junk science» website began to carry material attacking climate change science.

Starting on Friday, countries are participating in a dialogue with their peers on progress and lessons learned from climate actions they have already taken.

Advancing efforts on the transparency framework, such as how to report national greenhouse gas emissions inventories, what information is necessary to track progress on countries» climate actions and what information should be provided on financial support, technology transfer and capacity - building.

In his answer, Obama re-iterated his acceptance of climate science and discussed how progress on tackling climate change might proceed in his second term, though he also noted that he wouldn't put action on the climate ahead of the economy.

Sharing ideas on how to design the global stocktake, when countries gather every five years to assess progress thus far, the gap remaining to reach the Paris Agreement's climate goals, and opportunities for increased action.