Sentences with phrase «real challenge of climate change»

This is the real challenge of climate change.»

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«We're quickly reaching the end of the low - hanging - fruit era, and in the absence of real directed policy, those goals are going to be much more challenging,» said Greg Cunningham, who leads the clean energy and climate change program at the Conservation Law Foundation, a Boston - based environmental group.

Environmentalists welcomed the first - of - its - kind acknowledgement by a major petroleum company that climate change poses real and immediate challenges to the firm's prospects.

Reclaiming islands is the real solution to challenges thrown up by climate change, not leaving the country, says Shiham Adam, director of the Maldives Marine Research Centre.

Through many of those years, Taylor was a frequent spokesperson for those scientists who regularly challenged whether climate change is real, human - caused, or, in either event, worth worrying about or doing anything to address.

- Money, Money, Money: The Rise and Fall of Wall Street Five - part look at the real Wall Street and the challenges and changes that have impacted our economic climate over the last two decades.

Wangari Maathai discusses the value of recognition as a part of the peace «puzzle», the real effects of climate change in Africa (7:55), the importance of recapturing her childhood memories (12:56), the evolution of Green Belt from a pilot project to a movement (18:03), the custodial role of governments (20:54), and her new book, The Challenge for Africa (27:50).

KEY FEATURES — Stunningly detailed pixel graphics — 10 challenging, well - designed boss battles — Hypnotic electronic score by composer Karl Flodin — Modern take on the classic Metroidvania genre: Players can freely explore the world at their own pace — Organic storytelling: The environments tell the story, along with some holo - tapes that are scattered around the drowned cities — Plausible plot driven by real - life issues: Explore the effects of climate change and technological progress

Limiting emissions of greenhouse gases is a long - term challenge that needs to be addressed in ways that achieve results; building and living resiliently in tornado zones is a real - time imperative, with or without a push from climate change.

The real issue, from a climate change impacts point of view, is the rate of change — because that's what challenges our adaptive capacity.

The real challenge of dealing effectively with climate change is recognizing the value of wise and timely decisions in a setting where complete knowledge is impossible.

Further Information from Bristol University Powerpoint presentation [PDF, 1.6 MB] Transcript [PDF, 125.8 KB] Responses from attendees [PDF, 270 KB] Bristol University Cabot Institute Annual Lecture 2012 — Real clothes for the Emperor: Facing the challenges of climate change

This administration has taken real action to deal with the challenges of climate change.

According to a report at the time by Sovereignty International, Professor Robert Watson, the former chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), was asked in a press briefing in 1997 about the growing number of climate scientists who challenge the conclusions of the UN that man - induced global warming is real and promises cataclysmic conseqClimate Change (IPCC), was asked in a press briefing in 1997 about the growing number of climate scientists who challenge the conclusions of the UN that man - induced global warming is real and promises cataclysmic conseqclimate scientists who challenge the conclusions of the UN that man - induced global warming is real and promises cataclysmic consequences.

It's understandable how, if a person had never once consulted a scientific paper or sat down for a serious, ideology - free conversation about climate change with one of the overwhelming majority of scientists who agree that man - made climate change is a real, observable phenomenon, he could be confused into thinking that the greatest challenge of our time is comparable to the medieval superstitious that arose in the absence of scientific understanding.

It is to be seen whether his remark was merely a «rhetoric» or something which meant real works on the ground to fight the challenge of climate change.

I want to inspire you not believe this myth and challenge you to be more open to the real science of climate change.

Earth and Life Sciences Alliance («addressing the challenges of a changing climate, the Alliance not only carries out fundamental research but also applies the findings to real world scenarios «-RRB-,

We will continue to confront the problem of climate change in ways that a university as an academic institution most meaningfully can and should — through research, education, innovative sustainability practices, and thoughtful engagement with others who can help the world find real solutions to such a complex and consequential challenge.

Hopefully, the lawsuit will also spark public debate and real media attention to address the challenge of climate change in a responsible manner and without further delay.

Mann added that 49 people out of tens of thousands of former and current NASA employees is just a tiny fraction, and that «NASA's official stance, which represents the full current 16,000 NASA scientists and employees, is clear if you go to their website or look at their official publications: human - caused climate change is real, and it represents a challenge we must confront.»

Fourth Assessment Report of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR4) provided a real challenge to prove that Zvon.org can fulfil such vision.

«The Face of Climate Change will not only personalize and make real the massive challenge that climate change presents, it will unite the myriad Earth Day events around the world into one call to action at a critical time,» said Franklin Russell, director of Earth Day at Earth Day NClimate Change will not only personalize and make real the massive challenge that climate change presents, it will unite the myriad Earth Day events around the world into one call to action at a critical time,» said Franklin Russell, director of Earth Day at Earth Day NeChange will not only personalize and make real the massive challenge that climate change presents, it will unite the myriad Earth Day events around the world into one call to action at a critical time,» said Franklin Russell, director of Earth Day at Earth Day Nclimate change presents, it will unite the myriad Earth Day events around the world into one call to action at a critical time,» said Franklin Russell, director of Earth Day at Earth Day Nechange presents, it will unite the myriad Earth Day events around the world into one call to action at a critical time,» said Franklin Russell, director of Earth Day at Earth Day Network.

Also there is real reluctance to state too baldly the magnitude of the challenges to be overcome before climate change research can deliver relevant results.

And while it's hard not to detect a slight smell of cheese throughout, by splicing in real - life news reports of oil spills, air pollution, and scenes of climate change, it seems that such a revamping of the 20 - year - old television show would actually be quite relevant in light of the environmental challenges we face today.

«This book by Mike Hulme simply is vital for anyone interested in the global climate change debate and for those that seek challenging arguments in understanding the role of individual and social behaviour when confronted with perceived or real global risk issues.

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cabot/documents/anderson-ppt.pdf (Tyndall Centre, U. of Manchester) «Real Clothes for the Emperor: facing the challenges of climate change»

And, while smart city planning and development is often led by municipalities and development in response to pressures such as increased urbanisation, city management, challenges, rising population and climate change, amongst other, role - players such as commercial real estate developers, investors and facility managers through smart commercial real estate planning, development, investment and upgrading, should also take part in laying the foundation of future cities.

«The cities that will achieve flood and drought climate resilience, as well as fiscal sustainability in the face of unrelenting climate change challenges, are going to be those that transform their water, wastewater and storm water services into intelligent distributed infrastructure networks of real - time rain harvesting and reuse.