Sentences with phrase «raise ambition»

But Prof Glen Peters, from the Centre for International Climate Research, in Oslo, said: «The core part of Paris [is] the global stock - takes which are going to happen every five years, and after the stock - takes countries are meant to raise their ambition, but if you can't track progress sufficiently, which is the whole point of these stock - takes, you basically can't do anything.

Fortunately those targets are not set in stone: in 2014 there will be a ministerial roundtable where each party «may» raise its ambition toward at least 25 - 40 % below 1990 by 2020.

Glen Peters of the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research in Norway comments: Emissions growth in the next few years will depend on whether energy and climate policies can lock in the new trends, and importantly, raise the ambition of emission pledges to be more consistent with the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement.

ECO joins that call to action and tells Parties: two years ago in Marrakech the CVF stepped up and declared going 100 % renewable by 2050, the EU front runners have already heard the message and also announced that they would raise their ambition, China is showing positive signs that it will follow.

This proves that we can continue to raise ambition and drive the world to an under 2 degrees Celsius economy without delay.»

The CCC says the target could be strengthened later on through UK effort or by buying emissions credits, if nations agree to raise ambition under the

We must act with common purpose to raise ambition while we still have time to limit temperature rise to well below 2 degrees, and as close to 1.5 degrees as possible.

We believe that the Global Climate Action Summit, being held in California on 12 - 14 September 2018 presents a unique opportunity to pressure local governments and institutions to raise their ambition and do more for climate action.

On the margins of the negotiations, numerous actions provide encouraging signals, including new pledges by countries, significant policy activity to meet the pledges and increased support for additional complementary initiatives to raise the ambition level.

The conference, held on 3 - 4 November, sought to «examine opportunities to raise ambition [on climate change] and convert this into results» ahead of December's COP 20 discussions in Lima.

As the world's second - biggest emitter of carbon dioxide pollution, the U.S. could render the global treaty meaningless, at a time when scientists are urging nations to quickly raise their ambition, or risk an escalating climate crisis.

Key outcomes from the talks included a text on the final «approach» of the 2018 Talanoa dialogue, which aims to help raise ambition on national climate pledges, and a recognition that more focus is needed on «pre-2020 action».

For example, 38 nations and eight institutions have joined the NDC Partnership, which aims to accelerate action and raise ambition on implementation of national climate goals.

Countries and their leaders must work together to raise ambition and make the goals of the Paris Agreement a reality.

In this spirit, the dialogue in Bonn saw some 250 participants share their stories, providing fresh ideas on how to tackle climate change and renewing their determination to raise ambition.

Australia should lobby other countries to raise their ambition.

Prime minister Mark Rutte struck a coalition agreement to phase out coal power and is leading calls for the EU to raise its ambition.

It explicitly rejects using a conditional target as a negotiating tool at Paris, to raise ambition from other parties.

The UK also wants a five - yearly» ratchet» to track progress and raise ambition.

A successful outcome of Paris would be a treaty with five - year reviews — ensuring countries consistently revisit and raise ambition; strong national contributions supported by realistic financing; and an action agenda, not only from governments but also from players outside of government, such as business, city governments and civil society.

You're doing great, world, but raise your ambition some more and we'll really get on track toward a safe climate.

It's worth remembering that, as they stand, national emissions pledges won't keep global temperature rise to 2C, much less 1.5 C. (The Paris Agreement has a built - in ratchet mechanism designed to raise ambition over time.)

«Logistically, negotiations on the agreement's detailed rules will likely take another year or two to finalize, and all countries will need to raise the ambition of their commitments under the agreement if we're to avoid the worst impacts of climate change and reach a goal of net - zero global warming emissions by midcentury,» said Alden Meyer of the Union of Concerned Scientists.

But there is still a way to go to raise the ambition and urgency of collective action.

I don't think we'll raise our ambition too much, but just having Wenger gone would lift the spirits of the players, the fans and generally everyone around Arsenal.

Wenger should raise his ambition.

«I wouldn't say we see a huge risk of those funds going away, but (this is) a time when we're trying to raise the ambition,» Gates said.

If you want to pressure the board in raising their ambition then as fans we should let them know we've raised our expectations.

When players decide to raise their ambitions high and jump ship to leave the club he looks for the best players in lower clubs and academies who would grab the opportunity to play for arsenal with both hands

But the injection of a few new faces lifts everyone and raises the ambitions of players.

For the most part, however, what the first minister served up as part of a long - trailed effort to «refresh» her administration after more than ten years in office sounded familiar: educational reform («most radical change»), more cash to boost economic growth («raising our ambition») and the creation of a Scottish National Investment Bank.

Delegates in Bonn point to China's positive mood and Europe's raised ambitions as signs of a significant shift.

Meanwhile, Engineering UK tells us that by 2022 we will need 1.82 million new engineers, whilst the CBI's campaign Raising Ambition for All is based on significant shortfalls in young people's «work readiness», an issue addressed by Inspire the Future, the UK Commission for Employment and Skills» programme.

Meanwhile, these suspects all appear to possess substantial underlying asset value — based on their reported reserves & resources — but continue to struggle with their cash burn rates & daunting fund - raising ambitions.

«Ark's success has increased our content goals and Early Access players have helped us raise our ambitions with their invaluable feedback,» Jesse Rapczak said, Studio Wildcard co-founder.

It is more important to start now with a regime that can get us going in the right direction and that is built in a way maximally conducive to raising ambition, spurring innovation, and building political will.

«It is more important to start now with a regime that can get us going in the right direction and that is built in a way maximally conducive to raising ambition, spurring innovation and building political will,» he said adding that insisting on an agreement that would guarantee the 2 °C limit would only lead to deadlock.

Raising ambition and closing loopholes go hand in hand.

The government has argued it can use «flexibilities» built into the Climate Change Act to carry forward over-achievement against earlier budgets, whereas the CCC says any extra savings should go towards raising ambition.

The position taken by the Australian government in UNFCCC negotiations has been largely counterproductive, including: its membership of the Umbrella Group of delayer countries; its prioritization of a post-2020 agreement over raising ambition as is urgently required; its insistence on a meaninglessly weak Kyoto Protocol second commitment period target for Australia; its unreasonable conditions for Australia to increase its Kyoto target; its refusal to countenance even conditional targets deeper than 25 % below 2000; its pursuit of creative accounting rules for LULUCF (land use, land use change, and forestry) in both Kyoto commitment periods [v]; its intended reliance on international offset mechanisms; and its failure to provide finance for developing countries.

Considering that both the well - below 2 °C and the within 2 °C scenarios involve the same information companies need to set targets and involve similar technological feasibilities, companies should take action now on raising ambition beyond the 2 °C minimum.

While some would argue this is still not compatible with the Paris Agreement, it has emerged as one way to attempt to address the raised ambition the deal represents.

«The presidency needs to bring together countries on the unresolved issues in these talks in a way that raises the ambition of climate action globally.»

Raised ambitions are needed now more than ever before as we unite in collective intent to build a better future.

As Governments meet in Bonn to discuss a fast implementation of the Paris Agreement and raised ambition for the national climate action plans, known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), the rise in science - based target - setting sends a clear signal that business is ready to deliver.

The event entitled «Koronivia for climate action: raising ambition through agricultural sectors» was an opportunity to understand how the long - awaited decision on role of agriculture in climate change (i.e. the Koronivia decision) will become climate action on the ground.

Talanoa has been and continues to be about raising ambition.

On the official side, minor steps were made towards more emission reductions, including the agreement of a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, continuation of climate finance and initiation of a discussion on raising the ambition level before 2020.

MEPs raised the ambition of the future clean energy laws, by voting in favour of increasing the EU's 2030 renewable energy and energy efficiency targets to at least 35 percent and raising its long - term target to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the latest.

UK - based telecommunications group BT is raising its ambition on climate having already made real progress.