Sentences with phrase «say on climate action»

Clearly, the choice of location is an ironic one for a group with so little to say on climate action.

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The involvement of other jurisdictions, he said, might, «see adequate pressure applied to these companies to inspire action on climate change.»

Kathryn Harrison, a board member at Voters Taking Action on Climate Change, says her group's goal isn't to shut all that down, at least not all at once.

«After winning the Colossal Fossil award — given to the country doing the most damage to climate talks in a given year — five years in a row, Canada is in a league of its own for its total lack of credibility on climate action,» said Christian Holz, Executive Director of Climate Action Network climate talks in a given year — five years in a row, Canada is in a league of its own for its total lack of credibility on climate action,» said Christian Holz, Executive Director of Climate Action Network climate action,» said Christian Holz, Executive Director of Climate Action Network Caction,» said Christian Holz, Executive Director of Climate Action Network Climate Action Network CAction Network Canada.

VICTORIA — Taking meaningful action on climate change to protect British Columbia's environment and the economy from its effects doesn't matter to Christy Clark, says New Democrat environment spokesperson George Heyman.

He refers to meetings his office has held with global warming groups and says «such gatherings can create an environment of dialogue and common ground for common action on climate change,» and he urged that such gatherings be expanded.

Europe is already in the vanguard of climate change action: a European Environment Agency report published last month said within five years emissions on the continent may have been slashed by a quarter on 1990 levels, «meeting and overachieving» its 2020 target of 20 per cent.

Speaking at the launch event, European Commissioner for Climate Action & Energy Miguel Arias Cañete said: «The European energy sector is undergoing a change of paradigm - from a system based on fossil fuels, towards a more efficient, more sustainable, clean energy sector.

Carol M. Browner, former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Board Chair of the League of Conservation Voters said: «By building victories in different states and on multiple policies, we can demonstrate strong public support for climate action, demonstrate success that others will want to replicate, and drive down the costs of clean energy».

Chief superintendent Ian Thomas said 25 officers entered the Camp for Climate Action this morning after Imperial complained the protests were camped illegally on its sports grounds.

What we need instead is to build a party of the 99 % to win living wage jobs for all, action on climate change, an end to the new Jim Crow, and making health care a right,» said Hawkins.

«As the hottest year in recorded history comes to a close, New York has a unique responsibility to step into its leadership to fully divest and take meaningful action on climate,» said Beta Coronel, 350.org Reinvestment Coordinator.

The approval came days after Ghana ratified the Paris Agreement on climate change at the UN in New York, signaling its full commitment to linking its climate action and development path, said a release.

Environment secretary Hilary Benn said the targets showed Europe is taking decisive action on climate change.

Year on year targets were «very, very difficult to deliver», he argued, saying that although it was vital to take action on climate change, «it's also got to be practicable and workable.and entirely compatible with the interests of business and consumers as well».

In a statement signing on to the resolution urging action on climate change, Gibson says the debate shouldn't be «caught up in partisan politics.»

In both cases, the governor said he's addressing the matters because the actions — or, in the case of climate change, inactions — in Washington have a harmful impact on New York.

What organizers say will be a major «climate action» is set for Friday afternoon on the Walkway Over the Hudson.

«We believe that there is a huge economic opportunity: for countries, for business, for people in taking action on climate change,» Mr Blair said.

«I want to make it clear I'm the only anti-fracking candidate, and the only candidate who wants to take clear action on climate change,» Hawkins said.

The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Mahama Ayariga, has said Ghana needs $ 22.6 billion in investments from domestic and international public and private sources to finance its 31 Programme of Action on climate mitigation and adaptation.

At a recent press conference, Cuomo said that makes good on the state's commitment to international climate action.

Mr. Peralta, whose victory in 2010 made him the first Dominican - American to be elected to the State Senate, said in a statement released by the conference on Wednesday that «today's political climate demands that progressive legislators take bold action to deliver for their constituents,» adding that he wanted results on issues like affordable housing, homelessness and school funding.

«We need good solid data so that we really can support global action on climate change, and we've got to do it fast,» says Steven Hamburg, the EDF's chief scientist.

Garnering support for climate action is most effective when it takes into account personal values and religious convictions, speakers said at DoSER's AAAS Annual Meeting symposium on «The Paris Agreement & Leveraging Religious Support for Climate Policy» in Boston, Februclimate action is most effective when it takes into account personal values and religious convictions, speakers said at DoSER's AAAS Annual Meeting symposium on «The Paris Agreement & Leveraging Religious Support for Climate Policy» in Boston, FebruClimate Policy» in Boston, February 19.

Many scientists, he said, have been frustrated by the lack of action on climate change.

Trevor Tompson, director of the AP - NORC Center, said the bipartisan agreement on climate change's existence could be reason to hope for policy action: «Public opinion around many energy issues tends to be fluid, with people often defaulting to partisan starting points.

The UTSA researcher says the shift in collective action and climate change advocacy began in the mid-to-late 2000s with 350.org, the Climate Reality Project and the «Keep It in the Ground» campaign, which depended on the Internet and other digital platforms to gain trclimate change advocacy began in the mid-to-late 2000s with 350.org, the Climate Reality Project and the «Keep It in the Ground» campaign, which depended on the Internet and other digital platforms to gain trClimate Reality Project and the «Keep It in the Ground» campaign, which depended on the Internet and other digital platforms to gain traction.

Any action that you take in China, however tiny, it will affect 1.3 billion people,» said Xuedu Lu, adviser on climate change at the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

«It is time to move on from the fake debate over whether climate change is real or poses a risk, and onto the worthy debate about what actions we must take to avoid a climate catastrophe,» he said in an email.

«Moreover, the latest developments in climate science lend greater urgency to the case for action: Effects on natural systems are already being observed and recent findings concerning the potential scope and magnitude of damages from future warming are increasingly worrisome,» the report says.

While many of the Liberals» plans remain unclear, and there is the prospect of a messy coalition government, analysts say a Trudeau government would mean less of a focus on Canadian oil and a stronger push for clean energy and action on climate change.

That said there should be no excuse for not taking immediate action on global warming on climate change or whatever you want to call it, which is probably the reason for a large part of the reaction to this article.

Commenting on his research, Dr Leon Sealey - Huggins said: «Climate change is more than a technical problem to be addressed by engineering or scientific actions.

«The core principle of Canada's approach to climate change is balance,» Prime Minister Stephen Harper said during his remarks to the conference, stressing that action on climate change should not slow economic activity.

«One of the big challenges we always face in getting people engaged and take action on climate change is they keep thinking this is going to happen to someone else, somewhere else, or to someone in the future, far away,» said Susanne Moser, an independent social science researcher on climate change analyzing the project's results.

Athena Ballesteros, who leads work on climate finance for the World Resources Institute think tank, said, «If this meeting will help contribute to the goal of coordinating countries plans and actions to mobilize the $ 100 billion pledge, that would be most welcome, and part of the conversation is to find innovative sources of finance that would complement the scarce public resources being made available.»

And action depends largely on whether the public and elected officials understand climate change and think it's a high - priority issue, said Burbank.

Bill Hare, who leads a group of top climate scientists and economists at Berlin - based Climate Analytics who helped produce the UNEP gap report, said Geden's accusations «could not be more wrong» and lumped the researcher in with climate skeptics and other naysayers «who systematically downplay the risks of climate change and argue against action to reduce emissions on spurious and ill - founded grounds.climate scientists and economists at Berlin - based Climate Analytics who helped produce the UNEP gap report, said Geden's accusations «could not be more wrong» and lumped the researcher in with climate skeptics and other naysayers «who systematically downplay the risks of climate change and argue against action to reduce emissions on spurious and ill - founded grounds.Climate Analytics who helped produce the UNEP gap report, said Geden's accusations «could not be more wrong» and lumped the researcher in with climate skeptics and other naysayers «who systematically downplay the risks of climate change and argue against action to reduce emissions on spurious and ill - founded grounds.climate skeptics and other naysayers «who systematically downplay the risks of climate change and argue against action to reduce emissions on spurious and ill - founded grounds.climate change and argue against action to reduce emissions on spurious and ill - founded grounds.»

«The scientific case for prioritizing action on climate change is clearer than ever,» Pachauri said.

Nitrous oxide (N20) emissions could almost double by 2050 if more aggressive action is not taken, undermining global efforts to curb climate change, the United Nations» Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Thursday.

The scientists say these findings reinforce the need for assessing the risk of a wide - scale collapse of reef ecosystems, especially if global action on climate change fails to limit warming to 1.5?

Some doctors said the report is a call to arms for physicians to push for action on climate change.

It's climate action that is accessible to everyone, because we all decide on a daily basis what we eat,» said Heller, a researcher at the U-M Center for Sustainable Systems in the School for Environment and Sustainability.

«She also serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, but again I have not seen clear signs of leadership on energy issues, other than a pattern of consistent votes in favor of fossil fuels and against taking action on climate change,» Squillace said.

UQ Associate Professor Richard Fuller said the research provided a better understanding of climate change impacts on Antarctic biodiversity and plan conservation actions.

While environmental groups fighting for action on climate change don't like to include those options, Wheeler said he felt it was important to look simply at what sources produce low or zero emissions.

Danny Cullenward, an energy economist and lawyer at the Carnegie Institution for Science, said that although it is unlikely that the loss of the Clean Power Plan would affect many states» emissions cutting goals, there will be little encouragement for states reluctant to take action on climate change to create emissions goals without the plan in place.

«Because most appeals for pro-environmental action rely on guilt to motivate their target audience, our findings suggest a rethinking of environmental and climate change messaging» to harness the power of positive emotions like pride, Weber said.

Anoop Poonia of Climate Action Network South Asia said G7 leaders had missed the opportunity to follow up on Merkel's announcement in May that Germany would double its climate finance contributions to 4 billion euros ($ 4.49 billion) per year bClimate Action Network South Asia said G7 leaders had missed the opportunity to follow up on Merkel's announcement in May that Germany would double its climate finance contributions to 4 billion euros ($ 4.49 billion) per year bclimate finance contributions to 4 billion euros ($ 4.49 billion) per year by 2020.