Sentences with phrase «term climate plan»

Of course, it's also worth noting that a flurry of executive - branch rules and regulations isn't really a long - term climate plan.

Just before Kerry spoke, the U.S. released its first long - term climate plan under the Paris Agreement.

This strategy — which only covers the years to 2032 in detail — has this week been submitted to the UN climate convention as the UK's long - term climate plan under the Paris Agreement.

Not exact matches

What is not yet clear is whether Trump plans to initiate a formal withdrawal from the Paris accord, which under the terms of the agreement could take three years, or exit the underlying U.N. climate change treaty on which the accord was based.

Scientists have told an Australian government committee that the current strategy to protect the reef — the Reef 2050 Long - Term Sustainability Plan — is unachievable in light of recent mass bleaching events, especially since the plan doesn't include steps to counter climate chaPlan — is unachievable in light of recent mass bleaching events, especially since the plan doesn't include steps to counter climate chaplan doesn't include steps to counter climate change.

«the nature of long - term business plans including plans on climate change preparedness and sustainability»

Commentary: International Maritime Organization agrees to first long - term plan to curb emissions Historic shipping industry climate deal is in line with Paris Agreement and the IEA's Beyond 2 °C Scenario 13 April 2018

«All of our plans on disaster recovery are premised with the federal government coming in with a big chunk of short - term FEMA money and then a big chunk of long - term bailout money,» said Edward Richards, director of the Louisiana State University Climate Change Law and Policy Project.

It's about the oil industry's — and perhaps Premier Notley's — short - term interests, which are plainly contrary to a credible climate change plan.

One concerns long - term planning for coping with climate change.

Unless... Suppose David Cameron and Nick Clegg announced that they agreed with Ed Miliband's warning over the weekend that Britain is «sleepwalking to a crisis», and that «climate change threatens national security» — and went on to commit themselves to working together on a long - term plan to protect the nation not just from extreme weather conditions but the other consequences of climate change.

Mayor Bloomberg created a taskforce to develop a long - term plan for the city based on expected future climate change, severe weather occurrences, and how to rebuild better.

They plan to deliver a formal approach to address long - term climate change, with respect to rising storm surges, later this spring.

The Governor also renewed his call for all Californians to conserve water, laid out the key elements of the state's long - term water plan and noted the work ahead to fight climate change and build on historic reforms to the state's school funding and criminal justice systems.

The plan is one of the most comprehensive yet from the Westchester County executive, who is challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo's bid for a second term, and highlights an issue that both candidates say is a top priority: how to boost New York's business climate and increase jobs, particularly in upstate regions grappling with decades of economic malaise.

When infrastructure plans are based on a set climate scenario, rather than a flexible one, it can be very costly in both human and economic terms, especially in the developing world, the paper argues.

Some question whether the engineers who planned the railway made the proper calculations to account for long - term climate change.

Instead, the Administration's plans for energy conservation and using energy sources with less CO2 emission will help in the short - term, he said; down the road, a new National Climate Change Technology Initiative will help develop cutting - edge technologies such as fuel cells and carbon dioxide sequestration, Bush said.

That desire of balance lead the program's creators to avoid terms like «climate change» or «global warming» in lesson plans, Rowe said, «which would have sent a biased point of view.»

«You can't actually climate - proof a city,» says Adam Freed, acting director of the city's Office of Long - Term Planning and Sustainability.

Yet regardless of how much sea - level rise climate change brings, the researchers say careful long - term strategic planning can ensure that development in high - risk flood zones is appropriately designed or avoided.

Although more water could lead to about an 18 per cent recovery in waterbird numbers, the team found this could be reduced to only a 1 per cent increase as a result of long - term climate change, which is not adequately considered in the plan for the Basin.

A decade in the planning, NEON hopes to collect long - term, continent - wide measurements of the effects of climate change, land usage, and invasive species.

Long - term climate stability would require «unprecedented» global cooperation, with countries agreeing to a plan that would set a global price on such pollution.

«This joint announcement provides both practical and political momentum towards a new, universal climate agreement in Paris in late 2015 that is meaningful, forward - looking and recognizes that combating climate change is not a five - or 10 - year plan — but is a long - term commitment to keep a global temperature rise under 2 degrees [Celsius] throughout this century,» said U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres.

And with the service's centennial happening in 2016, NPS is working on a «plan of action» to improve the parks for the big celebration, as well as to address long - term concerns, including cultural resource management, invasive species, and climate change.

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However, the city needs to be planning for those types of huge barriers more as part of a longer - term plan, and as preparation for the possibility that climate change and sea - level rise may be worse than expected, warns the analysis, published last week in Science.

Outdated land management practices, a dearth of local decision - making bodies with real powers, a lack of long - term planning, along with long - standing educational and financial disempowerment and marginalization are among the hurdles the prevent Arctic communities from adapting to climate change, says a McGill - led research team.

«This is important for regional planning, because it allows policymakers to identify places where climate change dominates the observed sea level rise and places where the climate change signal is masked by shorter - term regional variability caused by natural ocean climate cycles.»

She was lead author for the chapter on mitigation in the Third National Climate Assessment, a report mandated by Congress to provide scientific information and guidance for managing potential impacts of climate change and informing long - term planning decClimate Assessment, a report mandated by Congress to provide scientific information and guidance for managing potential impacts of climate change and informing long - term planning decclimate change and informing long - term planning decisions.

Facing (and planning for) the full impact of long term climate sensitivity is the rational risk management approach.

Early in his second term, President Obama launched an ambitious Climate Action Plan focused on cutting carbon pollution, preparing the nation for climate impacts, and leading on the international stage to bring nations large and small to the table to pledge to act on climate Climate Action Plan focused on cutting carbon pollution, preparing the nation for climate impacts, and leading on the international stage to bring nations large and small to the table to pledge to act on climate climate impacts, and leading on the international stage to bring nations large and small to the table to pledge to act on climate climate change.

Long, term climate action plan and looking.

Mitigation — reducing emissions fast enough to achieve the temperature goal A transparency system and global stock - take — accounting for climate action Adaptation — strengthening ability of countries to deal with climate impacts Loss and damage — strengthening ability to recover from climate impacts Support — including finance, for nations to build clean, resilient futures As well as setting a long - term direction, countries will peak their emissions as soon as possible and continue to submit national climate action plans that detail their future objectives to address climate change.

The climate created by the current regime leads inevitably to unrelenting demands on school leaders which lead in turn to unreasonable demands on teachers, whether in terms of planning, marking, reporting, attending meetings, or other newer demands such as emails.

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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.

However, I also feel that the conference and particularly the grand after - conference plans may have a significant impact on public perceptions (reinforcing Americans» uniqueness in terms of climate change beliefs and opinions) and that in turn can provide political cover for politicians reluctant to support tough measures.

Early in his second term, President Obama launched an ambitious Climate Action Plan focused on cutting carbon pollution, preparing the nation for climate impacts, and leading internatiClimate Action Plan focused on cutting carbon pollution, preparing the nation for climate impacts, and leading internaticlimate impacts, and leading internationally.

What specifically do you plan to do in a second term to tackle the issue of climate change?

Building cities along coastlines as we have throughout our so - far short modern history, short though it has been from the standpoint of our climate history, should be recognized as the kind of short term planning that has gotten us into this trouble whether it happens now or a few decades or centuries down the road, and this concern over atmoshperic warming is just one of a multitude of possible planet - affecting scenarios that could have devastating effects on our world's societies.

In terms of advocacy, this is tricky; people in the fossil fuel sector will doubtless claim that lower climate sensitivity means rapid reductions in fossil fuel use are not necessary, so they can go on with their plans for more gas and oil development without breaching the Paris Agreements, etc..

A little from column A, a little from column B. My long - term (loosely defined) plan with Skeptical Science was to follow the direction that climate discussion takes.

President Obama ended speculation on whether he would visit Copenhagen to help in talks on a new climate treaty with an announcement describing his plan to stop at the talks on Dec. 9 with a pledged near - term reduction in emissions, the day before he receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.

Long term planning will have to continually incorporate the latest information, as climate will be ever changing, requiring adaptation strategies to constantly evolve.

Which candidate gets an «A +» in terms of his / her plan to address climate change, and which candidates get lesser grades, in some cases perhaps D's and F's?

Even if CO2 concentrations were to increase according to worst - case scenarios, this, he estimates, would provide several decades» respite — which might provide time to develop non-carbon energy sources; research the intricate workings of climate systems; and plan long - term strategies to cope with a changing climate.

It reminds me of a conference I was involved in re: long term urban planning for climate change (my role was to review the climatic change literature).

These plans include the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), and Long - Term Strategies submitted by nations to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.