Sentences with phrase «risk from climate change now»

Share: FacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle + emailA recent headline in the Globe and Mail summed it up well: «Business risk from climate change now top of mind for Canada's corporate boards.»

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«Greenpeace prioritizes safety above all else — rappelling from a bridge is a walk in the park compared to the risks that we'll face if we continue the climate change trajectory we're on now.»

By analyzing current building codes and the like, the New York City Panel on Climate Change determined the acceptable level of risk for its residents and is now prioritizing projects that hold to those same levels the perils from climate change impacts directly on the city, such as sea - level rise or more frequent heatClimate Change determined the acceptable level of risk for its residents and is now prioritizing projects that hold to those same levels the perils from climate change impacts directly on the city, such as sea - level rise or more frequent heat Change determined the acceptable level of risk for its residents and is now prioritizing projects that hold to those same levels the perils from climate change impacts directly on the city, such as sea - level rise or more frequent heatclimate change impacts directly on the city, such as sea - level rise or more frequent heat change impacts directly on the city, such as sea - level rise or more frequent heat waves.

The team is now investigating the risk from climate change to bird and butterfly populations across Europe and how existing assessments may have underestimated their chances of survival against a changing climate.

Two - weeks before the climate change conference in Paris, UNICEF released a report titled «Unless We Act Now» detailing how millions of children worldwide are at risk from climate change.

But now, researchers and practitioners are starting to ask how they can help address L&D, and many are confused, particularly about how L&D mechanisms might be distinct from existing approaches to adapt to climate change, and manage disaster risk.

We don't know much about tipping points, but, as Howarth observes, «'' the world runs a high risk of catastrophic climate change in the period of 15 to 35 years from now.

ExxonMobil now faces the prospect of civil lawsuits and possible criminal penalties, for allegedly suppressing its internal awareness about the serious risk to the environment as well as to shareholder value, from climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels.