Sentences with phrase «scale changes to the environment»

Geoengineering — making large - scale changes to the environment — is no longer fringe science, with the debate shifting from whether it should be done to how.

Not exact matches

Thus, for example (due allowance being made for the change of scale and environment), it becomes legitimate to talk in the sphere of economics of the existence and development of a circulatory or a nutritional system applicable to Mankind as a whole.

«Our missions are very similar, to work with farmers and communities in an effort to protect the natural environment and help mitigate the effects of climate change on a global scale.

Three subscales from the Family Environment Scale (FES)(Moos, 2009) were used to explore the extent to which families changed as a result of attending family camp.

The best way I can help you see is to rephrase it a little: «Despite hundreds of years of industry on an unparalled scale, humans haven't changed the environment.

A new nationwide project aims to monitor the environment of the U.S. and enable comparisons of large - scale problems and variables such as climate change, pollution and sprawl

Anticipated changes in the environment due to climate change may lead to mass migrations of people on a scale never before seen.

The effect also illustrates one proposal for so - called geoengineering — the deliberate, large - scale manipulation of the planetary environment — that would use various means to create such sulfuric acid aerosols in the stratosphere to reflect sunlight and thereby hopefully forestall catastrophic climate change.

«It's all about the time scale over which evolution occurs in relation to the timing of the changes now occurring in the environment, because there are likely to be mismatches,» he said.

«It was surprising to discover that small - scale changes in the environment can influence ecosystem - level reef processes,» said Silbiger.

Professor Martin A. J. Parry of the Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC) said: «Improving the efficiency of photosynthesis — the way crops turn carbon dioxide in our atmosphere into everything we can eat — may seem ambitious but for us it offers the best opportunity for producing the scale of change in crop yield that we need to feed a growing global population in a changing world climate.»

The commissioner said that the new framework will also enable funding with the «scale and scope» to tackle the major challenges that European society will face in the coming years: energy, health and aging, food, and climate change and the environment.

Larger - scale changes to make healthy choices easy choices in children's everyday environments can help caregivers to use recommended strategies to increase acceptance of healthier foods successfully.

Dr. Yu's research has evolved to understand interfacial phenomena at the fundamental atomic and molecular level that are relevant to the observed changes across multiple time and space scales in the environment, with implications in biological systems (e.g., biofilm and cell), aerosol, catalysis, and materials.

No other human beings on the planet get to really see the amazing changes on such a large scale unless they are working in an environment that practices a whole food plant based diet as there first line of medicine.

The change to having a much larger connected environment helps World feel way more alive and adds a great sense of scale to the adventure, such as when you're tracking down a Great Jagras only to have a Bazelgeuse invade from the sky and mess up everyone's day (which has happened on more than one occasion in High Rank).

Information, Media and Technology Skills: Today we live in a technology and media - suffused environment with: 1) access to an abundance of information, 2) rapid changes in technology tools, and 3) the ability to collaborate and make individual contributions on an unprecedented scale.

The record numbers of stranded marine mammals we've seen in recent years indicates there is an urgent need for more science to help us all better understand how large - scale human impacts, such as climate change, overfishing and pollution, may be affecting the health of these animals and their ocean environment.

Parker plays with shifts in scale and perception in her work to explore themes of anxiety, hope, growth and destruction that are manifest in our changing environment.

Large - Scale, Site - Specific Installation Explores the Ever - Changing Natural Environment of the City of New Orleans Katie Holten: Drawn to the Edge On View June 15 - September 9, 2012 New Orleans, LA — For the second annual installment of the Great Hall Project series at the New Orleans Museum of Art, artist Katie Holten will map the... Read More

By exploring size and scale, high and low technology, the natural world and the urban environment, Rist invites her audience to question ways of seeing and experiencing art, and to constantly change their perspectives.

With the 1969 exhibition Für Veränderungen aller Art (For Changes of All Kinds), he created an artistic test bed for large - scale environments produced as collective works by young artists, to be experienced in a performative fashion.

First, Artists Need to Create at the Same Scale that Society has the Capacity to Destroy will be shown in the 50,000 square feet Glass Gallery and surrounding outdoor area featuring works centered around human rights and equality, and the environment and climate change.

There is an urgent need to scale up financial flows, particularly financial support to developing countries; to create positive incentives for actions; to finance the incremental costs of cleaner and low - carbon technologies; to make more efficient use of funds directed toward climate change; to realize the full potential of appropriate market mechanisms that can provide pricing signals and economic incentives to the private sector; to promote public sector investment; to create enabling environments that promote private investment that is commercially viable; to develop innovative approaches; and to lower costs by creating appropriate incentives for and reducing and eliminating obstacles to technology transfer relevant to both mitigation and adaptation.

While even the minutia contributes and is important, the big systemic change ideas are what we believe will be necessary for the built environment to tackle the scale of the climate change and housing demand challenges facing the world.

I'm pretty fascinated by the advent of research and discussion of this new technology, which of course «refers to deliberate, large - scale manipulations of Earth's environment designed to offset some of the harmful consequences of [greenhouse - gas induced] climate change.»

The unique DIVA model is used in a number of global and continental - scale studies, e.g. Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change (World Bank, 2010) and the state of environment report of the European Environmenvironment report of the European EnvironmentEnvironment Agency.

In a similar argument, Katharina Nett and Lukas Rüttinger in a report for adelphi asserted last month that «large - scale environmental and climatic change contributes to creating an environment in which [non-state armed groups] can thrive and opens spaces that facilitate the pursuit of their strategies.»

This manual aims to assist governments and education practitioners in scaling up and mainstreaming climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in the education sector in order to provide young people with the knowledge and skills to protect the environment and contribute to sustainable and equitable development.

So I'd like to throw this back to you Geoff — if things like the NEP are flawed, and if you see our scales for measuring climate change scepticism and its relationship to ideology as not capturing the essence of why people are sceptical about climate change, how should social science seek to understand people's beliefs about the environment and climate change?

Members of the public have «a negative view» of deliberate large - scale manipulation of the environment to counteract climate change, according to new research in Nature Climate Cchange, according to new research in Nature Climate ChangeChange.

But if they continue to see mixing at the scales the lab work suggests, the findings could change the way ocean scientists think about the role of animals in influencing their watery environment — and potentially our climate on land.

In her September 25 article on the latest UN climate scare report, Eilperin wrote: «Climate researchers now predict the planet will warm by 6.3 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century even if the world's leaders fulfill their most ambitious climate pledges, a much faster and broader scale of change than forecast just two years ago, according to a report released Thursday by the United Nations Environment Program.»

Led by Dr. James E. Hansen from 1981 to 2013, research at GISS emphasized a broad study of global change, which is an interdisciplinary initiative addressing natural and man - made changes in our environment that occur on various time scales — from one - time forcings such as volcanic explosions, to seasonal / annual effects such as El Niño, and on up to the millennia of ice ages — and that affect the habitability of our planet.

Social Justice and Environment Preservation (achieving the Millennium Development Goals with food, water, and energy security; sustainable economic development; non-intensive agriculture; education on climate change and environment to inform and change behavior; public health; mental health; support for small - scale farmers, women and children; rights of small - island and coastal peoples; sustainable forestry; conservation; humane treatment of animals, avoiding species extinction, maintaining bioEnvironment Preservation (achieving the Millennium Development Goals with food, water, and energy security; sustainable economic development; non-intensive agriculture; education on climate change and environment to inform and change behavior; public health; mental health; support for small - scale farmers, women and children; rights of small - island and coastal peoples; sustainable forestry; conservation; humane treatment of animals, avoiding species extinction, maintaining bioenvironment to inform and change behavior; public health; mental health; support for small - scale farmers, women and children; rights of small - island and coastal peoples; sustainable forestry; conservation; humane treatment of animals, avoiding species extinction, maintaining biodiversity).

«It's a century - scale phenomenon, but editors are only interested in the things happening now,» said Revkin, explaining why it can be difficult for science and environment correspondents to convince their papers to publish news about climate change.

«Our integrated Climate + Care programmes are designed to tackle poverty, improve health, create jobs and protect the environment, but they also help to create viable new markets with the potential to scale around the world and deliver lasting change.»

In my opinion those issues are not likely be the most important as the natural adaptation to changing environment is very effective on such time scales.

Unfortunately, we are stuck with the historical temperature record, where there are only a handful of stations in the world that have remained at the exact same location with the exact same instrument and observation time with no major changes to micro - or meso - scale environments over the last 100 + years.

Human and animal congregation is simply not possible on any meaningful scale in a non arborial environment so to argue that trees are not an answer to climate change strategy is simply nonsense.

Wednesday morning, in the Nevada desert, one of the companies working to develop a hyperloop will deliver a proof of concept — the first full - scale demonstration of the transportation technology that will be able to travel at speeds over 300 mph in an open - air environment, potentially changing the future of transit along the way.

And assuming you're savvy enough to change the scaling setting, the end result, while it looks better, makes the traditional Windows environment feel cramped, as if you're using a low - resolution screen.

For this position you MUST have the following: At least 1 years of recruitment experience of working within either Technology or Business Change recruitment The ability to handle a 360 recruitment role or alternatively, a Resourcing role Experience working with large scale global clients Excellent written and verbal communication skills The drive and hunger that is required to be successful in recruitment The ability to work in a fast pace and target driven environment Account Management experience (advantageous) What you get in return: A very generous basic salary plus excellent commission structure An excellent working environment Regular incentives (Overseas trips, days and nights out, gadgets etc) Opportunity to work both contract and permanent (dual desk) Ongoing support and training You can expect a market - leading remuneration package, superb commission / bonus scheme, and excellent opportunities for long term career progression.

A self administered questionnaire was used to screen participants and gather data on demographic variables, depression (the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale [CES - D]-RRB-, suicide (3 items added to the CES - D), life changes (a modified version of the Coddington Life Event Schedule for Adolescents), and family environment (Family Adaptation and Cohesion Evaluation Scales).

Smaller banks are concerned about the changing regulatory environment and are trying to find the economies of scale needed to comply with new regulations.