Sentences with phrase «reducing climate change related»

This guidance document is expected to transform Zimbabwe's agriculture sector into a sustainable production system by maximising the climate opportunities and reducing climate change related risks on the agriculture sector.

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In a further setback to reducing U.S. carbon emissions, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency has proposed lowering the U.S. government's «social cost» of carbon, or the estimated cost of sea - level rise, lower crop yields, and other climate - change related economic damages, from $ 42 per ton by 2020 to a low of $ 1 per ton.

The science - related cuts proposed by the Trump administration come in programs that deal with issues it opposes ideologically, such as climate change and the use of regulation to reduce pollution.

But it makes equally clear that climate - related changes are already being observed globally and that new problems and challenges will develop no matter how radically emissions are reduced in the future.

Through the pilot project, eight scientists and engineers in the region will work on policy matters related to biodiversity, climate change, reducing disaster risks, health, and water management.

The initiative, announced by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), has tasked eight scientists and engineers to work for one year on policy matters related to biodiversity, climate change, reducing disaster risks, health, and water management.

That, in turn, the report argues, will help reduce girls» vulnerability to climate change - related weather disasters.

Desertification also contributes to climate change, with land degradation and related loss of vegetation resulting in increased emissions and reduced carbon sink.

The Senior ECPA Fellows Program seeks to facilitate the transfer of knowledge between the U.S. and Latin America in innovative solutions and technologies related to the areas of clean energy, sustainable urban development, climate change adaptation, and reducing emission from deforestation.

Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions A resource from the Federal Transit Administration that includes research on transit and climate change, tools for measuring and reducing carbon footprints, and information on transportation - related climate change adapClimate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions A resource from the Federal Transit Administration that includes research on transit and climate change, tools for measuring and reducing carbon footprints, and information on transportation - related climate change adaptChange and Greenhouse Gas Emissions A resource from the Federal Transit Administration that includes research on transit and climate change, tools for measuring and reducing carbon footprints, and information on transportation - related climate change adapclimate change, tools for measuring and reducing carbon footprints, and information on transportation - related climate change adaptchange, tools for measuring and reducing carbon footprints, and information on transportation - related climate change adapclimate change adaptchange adaptation.

Is it completely coincidental that EVERY progressive policy related to energy / climate change has the obvious side effect, if not the stated objective, of RAISING the cost of energy and / or REDUCING its supply?

In order to reverse forest loss, Colombia is implementing a series of initiatives to reduce deforestation and stop the huge deforestation hotspots in the country as part of good governance of forest resources and to simultaneously contribute to climate change mitigation by reducing GHG emissions related to this activity.

Finally, we reduce the impact of climate change by campaigning to eliminate powerful refrigerant greenhouse gases, exposing related illicit trade and improving energy efficiency in the cooling sector.

The announcement follows an increasing awareness among investors about the climate change impact of their assets, and their interest in reducing related investment risk.

Communicate the health - related aspects of climate change, including risks and ways to reduce them, to the public, decision makers, and healthcare providers.

This flyer highlights that reducing climate ‐ related disaster risks is a crucial part of climate change adaptation.

The document is divided into five chapters, namely: 1) Uncovering mitigation potential showcasing initiatives to reduce greenhouse gases emissions; 2) Gearing up for the storm relating to adaptation and disaster risk reduction projects; 3) Nurturing youth leaders presenting activities in education, training and capacity - building; 4) Spreading the message highlighting awareness raising campaigns and materials; and 5) Shaping up the future climate change regime presenting examples of youth participation in climate change policy - making.

NBS use or mimic natural processes to enhance water availability (e.g., soil moisture retention, groundwater recharge), improve water quality (e.g., natural and constructed wetlands, riparian buffer strips), and reduce risks associated with water ‐ related disasters and climate change (e.g., floodplain restoration, green roofs).

«While the US GCRP report is based on thousands of scientific publications, Lomborg cherry - picked only a few to support his case that 1) «cold kills many more people than heat» and 2) «climate change will reduce the number of cold days» and «that will cut the total number of cold - related deaths.»»

The workshop was intended to collect experienced views on how to characterize and communicate information about climate - related hazards, risks, and opportunities that will support decision makers in their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce vulnerability to likely changes in climate, and increase resilience to those changes.

This will help to avoid catastrophic climate change and will reduce any individual financial institution's exposure to the potential threat of a carbon bubble or any other climate - related risk.

(a) state the country endorses the Framework for the Coalition (b) state the country endorses meaningful action to reduce short - lived climate pollutants (c) identify particular areas of interest related to short - lived climate pollutants and any specific actions taken or planned to address near term climate change, and (d) identify a primary point of contact, with name, title and email address for communication.

However, other factors related to climate change — such as water scarcity or insect infestations — may act to stifle future forest fire activity by reducing growth or otherwise killing trees.

The scientific outcomes from this workshop will be used first and foremost to strengthen the case for greater action to reduce anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide related to climate change and ocean acidification while also reducing other stressors.

«Additional research addressing those gaps would further reduce uncertainties and thus facilitate decision - making related to mitigation of climate change,» says the group's summary for policymakers.

Public opinion related to the consumption of coal is directed primarily to its environmental impact in light of ongoing efforts to reduce CO2 emissions and tackle global climate change.

Adaptation aid «intends to reduce the vulnerability of human or natural systems to the impacts of climate change and climate - related risks, by maintaining or increasing adaptive capacity and resilience.»

Assessing the dynamics of resilience could help insurers and governments reduce the costs of climate - risk insurance schemes and secure future insurability in the face of an increase in extreme hydro - meteorological events related to climate change.

Insurers need to: collect more complete data on weather - related losses; incorporate climate modeling into their risk analyses; analyze the implications of climate change on their business and investments and share the results with shareholders; and encourage policy action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Peabody Energy, the world's biggest private sector coal company, has agreed to make more robust disclosures to its investors about the financial risks it faces from future government policies and regulations related to climate change and other environmental issues that could reduce demand for its product.

The report, which is the product of more than 300 lead authors and hundreds more contributing authors, focuses on climate change impacts as well as opportunities to adapt to a changing climate and reduce the global community's vulnerability to climate change - related impacts.

This workshop was designed to address a key issue for the USGCRP's National Climate assessments: providing information about climate - related hazards, risks, and opportunities in formats that are understandable, credible, and useful to decision makers in their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience to climate change in the regions or sectors for which they are respoClimate assessments: providing information about climate - related hazards, risks, and opportunities in formats that are understandable, credible, and useful to decision makers in their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience to climate change in the regions or sectors for which they are respoclimate - related hazards, risks, and opportunities in formats that are understandable, credible, and useful to decision makers in their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience to climate change in the regions or sectors for which they are respoclimate change in the regions or sectors for which they are responsible.

Psychologists have an ethical obligation to take immediate steps to minimize the psychological harm associated with climate change, to help to reduce global disparities in climate impacts, and to continually improve their climate - related interventions...

More research is needed to better understand the relationship between climate change and transmission of mosquito - borne diseases, and to further promote adaptive policies formulation to reduce unexpected climate - related risk at a global, regional or local level.

The study, published today in Nature Climate Change, showed that reaching the 3 energy - related objectives proposed by the United Nations in their Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative, launched in 2011, would reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change and, in combination with other measures, could help keep global temperature rise from exceeding the internationally agreed target level oClimate Change, showed that reaching the 3 energy - related objectives proposed by the United Nations in their Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative, launched in 2011, would reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change and, in combination with other measures, could help keep global temperature rise from exceeding the internationally agreed target level ofChange, showed that reaching the 3 energy - related objectives proposed by the United Nations in their Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative, launched in 2011, would reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change and, in combination with other measures, could help keep global temperature rise from exceeding the internationally agreed target level oclimate change and, in combination with other measures, could help keep global temperature rise from exceeding the internationally agreed target level ofchange and, in combination with other measures, could help keep global temperature rise from exceeding the internationally agreed target level of 2 °C.

Adaptation will reduce the climate change - related losses from five percent of GDP to slightly less than 3 percent — but this is still a significant impact.

However, this post focuses on where the rubber really hits the road: the provisions related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and avoiding the worst climate change.

Castro outlined housing - related action taken during his tenure as HUD Secretary, including addressing housing affordability and stock concerns, preparing for the impending effects of climate change, reducing homelessness, and upholding the Fair Housing Act.

With the ever - increasing awareness of environmental degradation and the urgent need to address climate change, a key carbon - reduction strategy for employers is to reduce parking and related employee automobile use,» she says.