But economically, many kinds of adaptation — such as urban planning and building design — could accelerate our transition to a more energy efficient economy, and
thus mitigate global warming.
Researchers are pursuing a handful of negative emissions technologies (NETs) that would
mitigate global warming by pulling carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the atmosphere.
That has been my goal all along, to get the smear of skeptic climate scientists investigated beyond my restricted abilities, by any full - fledged news outlet that can thoroughly comprehend the enormity of the problem, and / or by any Federal investigative effort that can comprehend how major governmental policy
on mitigating global warming hinges entirely on preventing skeptic scientists» assessments from consideration.
Continued strong demand for all fossil fuels seems a certainty at this time, even taking into account stronger policies to
mitigate global warming risks, though sustained high prices may slow growth slightly.
The apparent subject is a primary school wind turbine and its implications
for mitigating global warming (which, of course, isn't happening, but would be natural if it was happening).
At the Paris climate conference (COP21) in December 2015, 175 nations came together and agreed to sign a legally - binding agreement aiming to implement
policies mitigating global warming and climate change.
Scott, inarguably, regenerating the anthropogenically depleted humic carbon pool would
mitigate global warming as effectively as leaving the same amount of fossil carbon in the ground at the same rate would.
The Bulletin acknowledges that the increased use of carbon - free nuclear energy could help
mitigate global warming brought on by fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions but concludes that the possibility of misusing enriched uranium and separated plutonium to create bombs is a «terrible trade - off» for trying to control climate change.
The candidate, I imagine, hits the «stop button» and asks «I know that converting biomass to fossil fuels is a long - term process and thus ca
n't mitigate global warming, but won't biomass pick up the slack and remove carbon from the atmosphere.
Instead of immediately reverting to political hackery in such an important debate
like mitigating Global Warming, why not take into account all possible ideas.
By pioneering new renewable energy projects and establishing forward - thinking innovation centers, many countries in Africa are looking to renewable energy as a solution to meet their growing energy needs in a sustainable way, while working toward practical adaptation strategies to
mitigate global warming impacts.
«It's about new technology, and people's attitudes - we want to give a proper voice to the nuclear discussion,» said Fenton, who I spoke with via Skype this morning, and who believes that nuclear along with renewables will help
mitigate the global warming consequences of CO2 - spewing fossil fuels.
But even
if mitigating global warming would be harmful, given that famine, droughts, disease, loss of major coastal cities, and a tremendous mass extinction event are on the table as possible consequences of doing nothing, it may well be we are faced with a choice between the lesser of two evils.
A few years ago, he was trying to get people to take to his idea of how to
mitigate global warming by pumping sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, mirroring the cooling effect caused by large volcanic eruptions.
Jason Grumet, the Obama campaign's lead energy and environment advisor, has indicated that the president - elect plans to move quickly on getting climate change legislation through in 2009 and working to make the U.S. a leader
on mitigating global warming.
In a statement published after the experiment was completed, the Alfred Wegener Institute, where Smetacek works, said the results «dampened hopes on the potential of the Southern Ocean to sequester significant amounts of carbon dioxide and
thus mitigate global warming.»
Objection: The kind of drastic actions required to
mitigate global warming risk the destruction of the global economy and the deaths of potentially billions of people.
Forests are a vital part of the global effort to
mitigate global warming as a consequence of the combustion of fossil fuels, and the build - up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
During the Ocean Iron Fertilization meeting Dr. Hauke Kite - Powell, of the Marine Policy Center at WHOI, estimated the possible future value of ocean fertilization at $ 100 billion of the emerging international carbon trading market, which has the goal
of mitigating global warming.
Now the ALS is getting a new roof — and not just any roof but a cool roof that will reflect sunlight back into the atmosphere, thus playing a small part
in mitigating global warming.
(COP21) in December 2015, 175 nations came together and agreed to sign a legally - binding agreement aiming to implement
policies mitigating global warming and climate change.
Also, steps you can take to improve local air quality — driving less, using less electricity, turning the thermostat down, etc. — will have the positive side effect of
helping mitigate global warming.
In this series, we examine the role of coal as an energy source in a world where constraints on carbon emissions are adopted to
mitigate global warming.
Kind of like opposing actually teaching science in science class, or stopping stem cell research, or opposing actions to
mitigate global warming?
In the Paris Agreement, each country determines, plans and regularly reports its own contribution it should make in order to
mitigate global warming.
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, sole trustee of the state public employee pension fund, is again pushing for energy giant ExxonMobil to disclose how efforts to
mitigate global warming will impact its corporate bottom line.