Sentences with phrase «sustainable climate and energy policy»

With over 140 member organisations in more than 30 European countries - representing over 44 million citizens - CAN Europe works to prevent dangerous climate change and promote sustainable climate and energy policy in Europe.

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Employees work in approximately eight branches of the OCE, including Sustainable Development, Agricultural Labor Affairs, World Agricultural Outlook Board, Climate Change Program Office, and the Offices of the Chief Meteorologist, Environmental Markets, Energy Policy and New Uses, and Risk Assessment and Cost - Benefit Analysis.

«In the face of rapidly expanding energy demand and the increasingly urgent threat of climate change, we are continuing to respond to the energy system as it evolves rather than actively managing its transformation,» Didier Houssin, IEA's director of sustainable energy policy and technology, said yesterday at the report's launch.

Ceres, an investment network that studies sustainable finance and leads a group of more than 100 investors overseeing more than $ 10 trillion in assets under management, is a strong example of engaged shareholders pushing fossil energy companies to improve their climate policies, Smith said.

Huge international decisions in the areas of energy policy, climate change and sustainable development need to be reached.

The Institute contributes to sustainable development by advancing policy recommendations on international trade and investment, economic policy, climate change and energy, and management of natural and social capital, as well as the enabling role of communication technologies in these areas.

Gaston has more than fifteen years of experience in participative and transdisciplinary research on governance related to issues such as sustainable development, energy, climate change and radioactive waste management and with working in and around the assemblies of the policy processes of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), the United Nations Non-Proliferation Treaty process (UN-NPT) and of the research - related activities of the European sustainable development, energy, climate change and radioactive waste management and with working in and around the assemblies of the policy processes of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), the United Nations Non-Proliferation Treaty process (UN-NPT) and of the research - related activities of the European Commclimate change and radioactive waste management and with working in and around the assemblies of the policy processes of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), the United Nations Non-Proliferation Treaty process (UN-NPT) and of the research - related activities of the European CommClimate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), the United Nations Non-Proliferation Treaty process (UN-NPT) and of the research - related activities of the European Sustainable Development (UNCSD), the United Nations Non-Proliferation Treaty process (UN-NPT) and of the research - related activities of the European Commission.

GSA strongly encourages that the following efforts be undertaken internationally: (1) adequately research climate change at all time scales, (2) develop thoughtful, science - based policy appropriate for the multifaceted issues of global climate change, (3) organize global planning to recognize, prepare for, and adapt to the causes and consequences of global climate change, and (4) organize and develop comprehensive, long - term strategies for sustainable energy, particularly focused on minimizing impacts on global climate.

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The Energizing Finance research, done in partnership with the World Bank Group, Climate Policy Initiative, the African Development Bank, Practical Action Consulting and E3 Analytics, delivers a strong wake - up call to the levels of finance flowing to close energy access gaps, but also creates a roadmap of opportunities which, if finance is more strategically directed, will allow us to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goal 7, and provide affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for aSustainable Development Goal 7, and provide affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for asustainable and modern energy for all by 2030.

It presents a structured framework of policies and measures to promote energy efficiency investments for climate change mitigation and sustainable development, as well as to develop a menu of energy efficiency policies and measures.

It is not the only legitimate climate policy, the one true sign of seriousness on global warming, or a substitute for the difficult and painstaking political work that will be required to transition to a sustainable energy system.

These principles were adopted by American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC), BCL, Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy (BICEP), Corporate Climate Alliance (CCA), and Partnership for Responsible Growth (PRG) as a values - based way to understand key issues of carbon pricing, as well as a starting point for comparing specific policy propPolicy (BICEP), Corporate Climate Alliance (CCA), and Partnership for Responsible Growth (PRG) as a values - based way to understand key issues of carbon pricing, as well as a starting point for comparing specific policy proppolicy proposals:

In the latest attempt to greenwash the tar sands, Canada's Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver has been roaming the United States trying to convince American politicians and thought leaders that Alberta's dirty crude is a clean, responsible, sustainable — even «green» — source of energy, and that Canada's environmental record and climate change policy are as good as it gets.

``... Denmark should be a green and sustainable society with a visionary climate and energy policy... The answer to these challenges lies in the way we produce and consume energy and in our ability to adapt our society to climate change.»

San Francisco Climate Action: 0 50 100 provides an overview of policies and programs to reach zero waste, 50 % sustainable transportation, and 100 % renewable energy.

The report we co-authored, «ASEAN's Energy Equation», was the first report looking at the cost - benefit analysis of climate and energy policies and sustainable development opportunities that cleaner coal technologies provide to the rEnergy Equation», was the first report looking at the cost - benefit analysis of climate and energy policies and sustainable development opportunities that cleaner coal technologies provide to the renergy policies and sustainable development opportunities that cleaner coal technologies provide to the region.

In particular it focuses on gender and energy, and covers the following themes: gender - differentiated aspects of rural energy production, use and distribution in Africa; climate stress on the energy sector and the gendered results of these changes; and the need and options for the integration of gender perspectives in energy policy and the development and deployment of sustainable energy technologies.

Mr Kishan was speaking at «India - Pakistan Dialogue on Climate Change and Energy» organised here by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute and [continue reading...]

«The sooner global emissions start to fall, the lower the risk not only of major climate disruption, but also of economic disruption that could otherwise arise from the need for subsequent reductions at historically unprecedented rates, should near - term action remain inadequate,» says another of the report's authors, Michael Grubb, professor of international energy and climate change policy at University College London's Institute of Sustainable Resources.

Climate is about more than energy policy and can not legitimately be folded into it, despite the messaging strategy that many in the environmental and sustainable energy communities have been going along with.

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Christopher is actively engaged in international climate change and energy policy discussions, and participated in the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, the Climate Change Conference in Kyoto Japan in 1997, and the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg iclimate change and energy policy discussions, and participated in the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, the Climate Change Conference in Kyoto Japan in 1997, and the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg iClimate Change Conference in Kyoto Japan in 1997, and the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002.

Now that the Obama administration is pledging to act with urgency to respond to the threat of climate change and acknowledging that this requires a commitment to a sustainable energy system, administration policy should be re-framed to show how it is driven by these commitments.

Stop illegal logging and deforestation and assist the region in climate - friendly development: While wealthy countries need to act first and fastest to cut emissions, Latin American countries should also implement sustainable development policies that prioritise both energy efficiency and renewable energy.

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Bruce Ho advocates for clean energy and climate policies as a member of NRDC's Eastern Energy and Sustainable FERC Project energy and climate policies as a member of NRDC's Eastern Energy and Sustainable FERC Project Energy and Sustainable FERC Project teams.

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Tom's team also provide research and consultancy services to development agencies, governments and NGOs, advising on clean energy, climate change mitigation and sustainable development policy.

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We seek to develop and promote a comprehensive, market - based climate change policy framework that creates jobs and puts the country on course toward a sustainable energy future.

«Sullivan County's initiatives are setting a local standard for responsible, sustainable and cost - effective solutions to energy and climate issues,» said District 4 Legislator Catherine Owens, who chairs the Sullivan County Legislature's Agriculture and Sustainability Policy Committee.

A collective commitment to shift public support (finance and policy) away from fossil fuels towards climate resilience and universal and fair access to sustainable energy.

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We must start making the transition away from fossil fuels and pursue aggressive energy security policies that are both sustainable, make sense economically, create green jobs at home while fighting climate change.»

With over 120 member organisations in more than 25 European countries, CAN Europe works to prevent dangerous climate change and promote sustainable energy and environment policy in Europe.

The recent flooding of homes, coal mines and power plants across the Balkans, caused by the type of extreme weather event that will become more frequent with mounting climate impacts, demonstrate that sustainable energy policies are crucial components of security and sustainability in the region.

From his 2008 book Sustainable Energy — without the hot air to his brilliantly effective TED talk on renewable energy to his five years of work at the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change, David embodies multiple roles at once: engaging author, science communicator, researcher, and policy adEnergy — without the hot air to his brilliantly effective TED talk on renewable energy to his five years of work at the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change, David embodies multiple roles at once: engaging author, science communicator, researcher, and policy adenergy to his five years of work at the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change, David embodies multiple roles at once: engaging author, science communicator, researcher, and policy adEnergy and Climate Change, David embodies multiple roles at once: engaging author, science communicator, researcher, and policy advisor.

Among other positions, Prof. Dr. Nakicenovic is Member of the United Nations Secretary General High - Level Technical Group on Sustainable for Energy for All Initiative; Member of the Advisory Council of the German Government on Global Change (WBGU); Member of the International Council for Science (ICSU) Committee on Scientific Planning and Review; Co-Chair, Scientific Steering Committee of the Global Carbon Project (GCP); Member of the Board, Climate Change Centre Austria (CCCA); Member of the Working Group of the Austrian Panel on Climate Change (AG - APCC); Member of the Panel on Socioeconomic Scenarios for Climate Change Impact and Response Assessments; Member of the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) Steering Committee; Member of the International Advisory Board of the Helmholtz Programme on Technology, and Member of the Earth League.

We also recognize the importance of pursuing and promoting sustainable energy and low carbon policies in order to tackle the global challenge of climate change.

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Priority areas of EU policy include not only climate change, but also nature and biodiversity; environment and health and quality of life, and natural resources and wastes.EU actions on sustainable energy and bold energy plans exemplify the leadership which the fast - growing European Union demonstrates on the world stage.

In the end, Greenpeace has issued the report not to praise nor put down the graded companies, but to point out the role of the IT sector in pushing for, and leading, the «development and deployment of clean energy, broadening its opportunities for mitigation and ensuring more sustainable cloud growth, by advocating for strong climate and energy policies.»

Climate expert Fahad Saeed, who heads the Climate Change Unit at the Islamabad - based think tank Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), said it could be a good time for Pakistan to invest in clean energy by tapping intelligently into the international funding available and demanding technology transfer or investment from the USD 100 billion figure per year earmarked for the Green Climate Fund by 2020.