Sentences with phrase «urgent action on climate change on»

The World Bank called for urgent action on climate change on Sunday after it released a report that examined the economic, ecological and human impacts that a 7.2 °F rise in global temperature would have on the world's population... Read More

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urgent action on climate change, mobilising the resources of public and private sectors in a way unprecedented in peacetime;

Toll agreed with other panelists who called for urgent action on climate change.

Like other panelists during the event, Horton called for urgent action on climate change because of the grave threat it poses.

LONDON — The world is far behind on delivering the low - carbon energy it needs, and unless urgent action is taken, calamitous climate change is certain, the International Energy Agency told a meeting yesterday of energy ministers whose countries account for 80 percent of global energy demand.

Only urgent global action on climate change can halt that.

Then the British Government's chief adviser on the economics of climate change may not have made the mistake of asserting that urgent action was necessary to avoid what he portrayed as a «business - as - usual» outcome.

Then the British Government's chief adviser on the economics of climate change may not have made the mistake of asserting that urgent action was necessary to avoid what he portrayed as a «business - as - usual» outcome.

The UN Summit on Climate Change, convened this week in New York by Secretary - General Ban Ki - Moon, brought together more than 100 heads of state and dignitaries to tackle the urgent need for action and to mobilize real

Matt Ridley — WSJ — Sept. 4, 2014 On Sept. 23 the United Nations will host a party for world leaders in New York to pledge urgent action against climate change.

COP18 / CMP8 entered the crucial phase of climate change negotiations on Day 9 with world leaders issuing a clarion call for urgent global action at the opening of the High Level Segment of the conference.

The strategy identifies three priority areas that match calls for international guidance, the urgent need for action at a national level on climate change and the organization's skill set, experience and mandate.

In 2009, Commission on Social Action to the Union for Reform Judaism issued a resolution on the «unprecedented challenge of climate change due to greenhouse gas emissions» and need for urgent aAction to the Union for Reform Judaism issued a resolution on the «unprecedented challenge of climate change due to greenhouse gas emissions» and need for urgent actionaction.

Times of India: World climate change negotiators faced warnings on Thursday that a string of extreme weather events around the globe show urgent action on emission cuts is needed as they opened new talks in Bangkok.

Instead, Chairman Smith seeks governmental «oversight» over UCS's exercise of our core First Amendment right to petition the government to take action on the urgent threat of climate change,» said Ken Kimmell, the president of UCS.

The current negotiating text for Rio +20 does not fully and explicitly recognise the urgent need to act on climate change as part of a global action plan for delivering sustainable development.

«Late last year in Paris the nations, including Australia, agreed on the need for urgent action against climate change.

At the 40th Annual Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) congress held in early June 2006 in Toronto, Canada, «Canada's leading scientific society on climate called for urgent government action on climate change,» Stephen Leahy wrote for Inter Press Service.

«Action on climate change to revitalise an ailing economy is the most urgent initiative our government can encourage and support.

Despite repeated calls for urgent action on climate change, the World Bank Group increased funding for fossil fuels in its last fiscal year.

As scientists from the Caribbean call for urgent action on climate change, Trump nominates a known climate denier and coal lobbyist to help lead the EPA.

«In light of the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change and its worsening impacts, and the related issue of air pollution from burning fossil fuels, the United States and China recognize the urgent need for action to meet these twin challenges,» the countries said in the statement.

«That this House notes that on the first of January this year climate activist and adventurer Steve Posselt began a 1,330 kilometre kayak journey down the NSW coast from Ballina to Moruya and is today pulling his kayak inland to Canberra where later this week he will call on the Federal Government to declare a climate emergency and take urgent action to address climate change.

Kakakhel, a member of Pakistan's original task force on climate change, said the need for action is urgent.

Prof. Hulme himself believes that there is at least some man - made global warming, and in the 1990s was a major advocate of urgent action (see here for his summary of the evolution of his thoughts on «climate change»).

But this is, at least in my experience, the first time that «warmers» - those who, like Dr Romm, believe climate change is taking us to hell in a handcart and who lobby for more urgent action on the issue - have resorted to the internet equivalent of taking banners onto the street in an attempt to influence reporting of the issue.

Moreover the achievement of other energy - related SDGs, including taking urgent action on climate change (SDG 13) and providing energy for all (SDG 7), will depend on understanding the integrated nature of water and energy.

As we have seen, in the first two entries in this series, the new book edited by sociologists Dunlap and Brulle includes information on how participants in the denial countermovement have prevented governments from responding to climate change by undermining the scientific basis on which claims about the urgent need to take action.

I can logically say the precautionary principle indicates the need for urgent action on climate change and the need for slow, cautious, well - studied progress on GMOs.

Talking about Loss and Damage without agreeing on compensation is unfair, and is delaying an urgent action to current and future destructive impacts of climate change on those most vulnerable.

Brussels, 14 June 2007 - Friends of the Earth Europe has demanded an urgent acceleration of action to fight climate change by European governments, after new data released by the European Commission today reveals that overall EU emissions are still not on track to meet Kyoto targets.

So if we are really serious about urgent climate change action we should put CPRS to the side till at least 2020 and take direct action on the big ticket emission items for which there are commercially available solutions.

Sessoms» concern echoed testimony on June 18 from four Republican former EPA Administrators before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on the urgent need for action on climate change.

Today, Oil Change International released a comprehensive report on fossil fuel exploration and production subsidies in the U.S. — Cashing in on All of the Above: U.S. Fossil Fuel Production Subsidies under Obama — which demonstrates that at a time when we need urgent action on climate change more than ever, the U.S. government is channeling huge and growing amounts of money to increasing discovery and production of oil, gas, andChange International released a comprehensive report on fossil fuel exploration and production subsidies in the U.S. — Cashing in on All of the Above: U.S. Fossil Fuel Production Subsidies under Obama — which demonstrates that at a time when we need urgent action on climate change more than ever, the U.S. government is channeling huge and growing amounts of money to increasing discovery and production of oil, gas, andchange more than ever, the U.S. government is channeling huge and growing amounts of money to increasing discovery and production of oil, gas, and coal.

154 Australian experts have signed on open letter to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull demanding urgent action on climate change that matches the dire warnings coming from climate scientists.

Millions of dollars spent on scientific research comes to the same conclusions our elders warned us of years ago — that «Combatting climate change is an urgent common challenge for the international community and requires immediate global action».

The bigger issue, according to Bhushan, is that, despite repeated IPCC reports calling for urgent action to stem global warming beyond the tipping point, «global action on climate change is not going anywhere».

Pontiff says humans are turning planet into «wasteland full of debris, desolation and filth» in call for urgent action on climate change

Michael Oppenheimer, of Princeton University, who frequently testifies before Congress in favour of urgent action on climate change, was the Environmental Defense Fund's senior scientist for nineteen years and continues to advise it.

In fact, as I've been explaining to some colleagues and friends today, the proponents of urgent action on climate change like to conflate five separate questions into one question in order to tag their opponents as being «unscientific,» «deniers,» «flat - earthers,» etc..

«Confronted by alarming scientific analysis on climate change, to which the upcoming IPCC Special Report on 1.5 °C will further contribute, enhanced action by all countries is urgent and necessary for respecting the Paris Agreement long - term goals.

Here is Judy: «IMO, AGU's statement is one of the worst I've seen from a professional society on this topic, in particular its title «Human - induced climate change requires urgent action.»

Political focus on tackling climate change has dropped since Paris talks, but need for urgent action remains writes Thoriq Ibrahim

A recurring theme of the green argument for «urgent» and «strong» action on climate change — usually also an argument for circumventing the democratic process — is the claim that «science says... -LCB- insert fatuous pseudo-scientific statement here -RCB-».

Hard to find any facts, but he does offer the following: «The science on climate change has long been settled, and scientists agree that we must take urgent, aggressive action.»

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«India's leadership builds on the continued strong political momentum from Paris for urgent global action on climate change,» the U.N. spokesman's office said in a statement.

We are pleased to see a carbon tax in Governor Inslee «s budget because it is urgent that we take action on climate change to protect future generations.

The papal letter, released in June, made a moral case for urgent action on climate change and the environment (Greenwire, June 18).

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