Sentences with phrase «views on climate change in»

Mark Lynas first drew significant attention to himself for his views on climate change in 2001, when he threw a custard - pie into the face of Bjorn Lomborg, during a book launch.
We thank the two presidential candidates for presenting their views on climate change in response to Scientific American's survey this year.
Anthony Watts summarised his view on climate change in that article, not to disimilar to Iain Dales?

Not exact matches

This global point of view extends to action on climate change and the economic potential inherent in pursuing a clean energy, low - carbon future for our children.
Respondents were asked about their views on climate change, support for specific policies under consideration in the federal / provincial / territorial climate action negotiations underway in Fall 2016, and the federal government's role in implementing a national climate plan.
El Puente, a Latino organization based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that focuses on social justice, education and climate change issues, has raised enough money to purchase thousands of lanterns — which Puerto Ricans on the island view as a glimmer of hope to help guide them through the dark.
Over the past two decades, in fact, the PRC has played an increasingly pivotal role in shaping the climate change regime, on the one hand by influencing the global negotiating strategy and discourse, and, on the other, by building large coalitions in support of its views.
In an announcement viewed by green campaigners as a key test of the coalition's credentials on the environment, the energy and climate change secretary told MPs progress would be reviewed before the end of the parliament.
Other recent surveys show a partisan political gap, however, in views on scientific topics such as evolution and climate change.
Details of the firm's views on climate change came in two reports issued Monday.
In Iowa, extension program staff members work directly with agricultural retailers to teach them the latest in climate science, said Linda Prokopy, an associate professor of natural resource social science at Purdue University, who also studies farmers» views on climate changIn Iowa, extension program staff members work directly with agricultural retailers to teach them the latest in climate science, said Linda Prokopy, an associate professor of natural resource social science at Purdue University, who also studies farmers» views on climate changin climate science, said Linda Prokopy, an associate professor of natural resource social science at Purdue University, who also studies farmers» views on climate change.
Outcome: In late 2009, Monckton embarked on a tour of North America to promote his personal views on climate change.
Harstad acknowledged that such an approach would be a «radical departure» from the more popular view, embodied in such agreements as the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, which places much of its focus on end - of - stack emissions.
Martin Rees, the Royal Society president, added in the statement: «It has been suggested that the Society holds the view that anyone challenging the consensus on climate change is malicious - this is ridiculous.
Rep. Brian Babin (R - Texas), who sits on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee and has rejected the mainstream scientific view that humans are the primary driver of climate change, was trapped in his Houston house by Harvey's floodwaters.
The gap in views on climate change is caused in part by how individuals combine scientific facts with their own personal values, Morton said.
«My view is that we don't know what's causing climate change on this planet, and the idea of spending trillions and trillions of dollars to try and reduce CO2 emissions is not the right course for us,» he told an audience in Pittsburgh, then advocated for aggressive oil drilling.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — In the run - up to national elections on 21 August, the country's top science body, the Australian Academy of Science (AAS), has weighed in on the climate change debate with a report backing the mainstream scientific view that human - induced climate change is real and that a business - as - usual approach to carbon emissions will lead to a «catastrophic» four - to five - degree increase in average global temperatureIn the run - up to national elections on 21 August, the country's top science body, the Australian Academy of Science (AAS), has weighed in on the climate change debate with a report backing the mainstream scientific view that human - induced climate change is real and that a business - as - usual approach to carbon emissions will lead to a «catastrophic» four - to five - degree increase in average global temperaturein on the climate change debate with a report backing the mainstream scientific view that human - induced climate change is real and that a business - as - usual approach to carbon emissions will lead to a «catastrophic» four - to five - degree increase in average global temperaturein average global temperatures.
In an age when science influences every aspect of life — from the most private intimacies of sex and reproduction to the most public collective challenges of climate change and the economy — and in a time when democracy has become the dominant form of government on the planet, it is important that the voters push elected officials and candidates of all parties to explicitly state their views on the major science questions facing the natioIn an age when science influences every aspect of life — from the most private intimacies of sex and reproduction to the most public collective challenges of climate change and the economy — and in a time when democracy has become the dominant form of government on the planet, it is important that the voters push elected officials and candidates of all parties to explicitly state their views on the major science questions facing the natioin a time when democracy has become the dominant form of government on the planet, it is important that the voters push elected officials and candidates of all parties to explicitly state their views on the major science questions facing the nation.
The summary of a report published in November by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change supports that view and warns that some areas could even become «increasingly marginal as places to live in».
she said, adding that, in her view, part of the problem is those charged with tackling the problem at the local, corporate or federal level often have no formal education on climate change.
In view of the ongoing destruction caused by rampant deforestation, the introduction of alien species and climate change — to name but a few of the forces we are unleashing on the planet — the idea that we might deny future generations the opportunity to perform a small act of creation through cloning seems woefully short - sighted.
Over the past few years, several US states and local school boards have introduced measures that would mean teachers must include the views of those who are sceptical of a human influence on climate change in science lessons.
«New survey on Americans» views on papal encyclical on climate change: Catholics mirror non-Catholic Americans in key attitudes about global warming.»
«Consistent with the urgings of the state and its supporters, the court declines to view the auction as either a tax or as traditional regulatory fee of the type set forth in the landmark Sinclair Paint case,» said Cara Horowitz, co-director of UCLA's Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
While they struggle to pull together know - how and funding, those with the broader view and resources - state agencies - are absent from the discussions: In a study released earlier this year, the Natural Resources Defense Council ranked Virginia as one of 29 states that were «largely unprepared and lagging behind» on planning for climate change at the state level.
Doubting or rejecting the science on climate change no longer makes someone a «skeptic» or «denier» in the views of a leading news organization.
After fielding questions from other legislators on unrelated topics, Holdren mentioned the list in the course of answering a question about the nature of scientific consensus from Representative John Sarbanes (D - MD), who shares Holdren's views on climate change.
The committee has prepared a report that, in my view, provides policy makers and the scientific community with a critical view of surface temperature reconstructions and how they are evolving over time, as well as a good sense of how important our understanding of the paleoclimate temperature record is within the overall state of scientific knowledge on global climate change.
They are probably biased due to emphasis on one part of the world such as the North Atlantic / Europe region... It is probably better to view the climate changes during the last 2,000 years in terms of cool and warm centuries in various parts of the world.
Bill Nordhaus, perhaps the dean of economists studying climate change, has written the following (pretty much representative of the center of gravity of economists views on this) in the special issue that I referenced:
Wallace S. Broecker: Preface 1: Jean - Pierre Gattuso and Lina Hansson: Ocean Acidification: Background and History 2: Richard E. Zeebe and Andy Ridgwell: Past Changes of Ocean Carbonate Chemistry 3: James C. Orr: Recent and Future Changes in Ocean Carbonate Chemistry 4: Andrew H. Knoll and Woodward W. Fischer: Skeletons and Ocean Chemistry: The Long View 5: Markus G. Weinbauer, Xavier Mari, and Jean - Pierre Gattuso: Effect of Ocean Acidification on the Diversity and Activity of Heterotrophic Marine Microorganisms 6: Ulf Riebesell and Philippe D. Tortell: Effects of Ocean Acidification on Pelagic Organisms and Ecosystems 7: Andreas J. Andersson, Fred T. Mackenzie, and Jean - Pierre Gattuso: Effects of Ocean Acidification on Benthic Processes, Organisms, and Ecosystems 8: Hans - Otto Pörtner, Magda Gutowska, Atsushi Ishimatsu, Magnus Lucassen, Frank Melzner, and Brad Seibel: Effects of Ocean Acidification on Nektonic Organisms 9: Stephen Widdicombe, John I. Spicer, and Vassilis Kitidis: Effects of Ocean Acidification on Sediment Fauna 10: James P. Barry, Stephen Widdicombe, and Jason M. Hall - Spencer: Effects of Ocean Acidification on Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function 11: Frances Hopkins, Philip Nightingale, and Peter Liss: Effects of Ocean Acidification on the Marine Source of Atmospherically - Active Trace Gases 12: Marion Gehlen, Nicolas Gruber, Reidun Gangstø, Laurent Bopp, and Andreas Oschlies: Biogeochemical Consequences of Ocean Acidification and Feedback to the Earth System 13: Carol Turley and Kelvin Boot: The Ocean Acidification Challenges Facing Science and Society 14: Fortunat Joos, Thomas L. Frölicher, Marco Steinacher, and Gian - Kasper Plattner: Impact of Climate Change Mitigation on Ocean Acidification Projections 15: Jean - Pierre Gattuso, Jelle Bijma, Marion Gehlen, Ulf Riebesell, and Carol Turley: Ocean Acidification: Knowns, Unknowns, and Perspectives Index
The idea that people who share your views on climate change do not engage in childish name calling is just plain silly.
India Climate Dialogue is a dedicated, non-profit online platform, based in Delhi and edited by environmental journalist Joydeep Gupta, that publishes impartial and objective news and views on all aspects of climate change, how it affects India, and what can be done about it: http://indiaclimatedialogClimate Dialogue is a dedicated, non-profit online platform, based in Delhi and edited by environmental journalist Joydeep Gupta, that publishes impartial and objective news and views on all aspects of climate change, how it affects India, and what can be done about it: http://indiaclimatedialogclimate change, how it affects India, and what can be done about it: http://indiaclimatedialogue.net/
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Another such college is the American Global University School of Medicine (AGUSM), which got its start right here in Belmopan at the old Climate Change office on the Ring Road before moving to the old Immigration Building off Mountain View Road.
Other exhibits currently on view at the Brooklyn Museum are Chicago in L.A., Judy Chicago's early works, and Brooklyn - based artist Swoon's Submerged Motherland, a site - specific installation in the museum's rotunda gallery engages climate change and transforms the space into an artistically constructed fantastical environment.
The urgency and effects of climate change and its impact on cultural identity are evidenced in the work of Magda Biernat, recipient of CENTER's 2016 Director's Choice award, whose exhibition Adrift is on view through July 8 at photo - eye Gallery in Santa Fe.
Art with a more decidedly political bent is on view at Miami Dade College: Holoscenes features performers swimming in a 4,500 - gallon tank and performing daily activities, a reminder of climate change and rising sea levels.
This spring, two exhibitions — «Second Nature: Artists Respond to Our Changing Environment,» on view at Barbara Archer Gallery at the Goat Farm Arts Center through May 17 and «One Word: Plastics» at Sandler Hudson Gallery through May 31 — encourage viewers to consider humankind's role in climate change and become more thoughtful stewards of the environment.
In announcing an interest in content that «reroutes its form» at the final Lunch Bytes in London before reading Augustine's «make - up tutorial that is also subliminally a climate change awareness campaign, or a self - defence for women pep talk», excerpted from Danklands, Childs expanded on an interest in physical space mediated by the online, in a Google Maps still of the Melbourne Docklands where it's secret Control Pond Q is hidden from virtual vieIn announcing an interest in content that «reroutes its form» at the final Lunch Bytes in London before reading Augustine's «make - up tutorial that is also subliminally a climate change awareness campaign, or a self - defence for women pep talk», excerpted from Danklands, Childs expanded on an interest in physical space mediated by the online, in a Google Maps still of the Melbourne Docklands where it's secret Control Pond Q is hidden from virtual viein content that «reroutes its form» at the final Lunch Bytes in London before reading Augustine's «make - up tutorial that is also subliminally a climate change awareness campaign, or a self - defence for women pep talk», excerpted from Danklands, Childs expanded on an interest in physical space mediated by the online, in a Google Maps still of the Melbourne Docklands where it's secret Control Pond Q is hidden from virtual viein London before reading Augustine's «make - up tutorial that is also subliminally a climate change awareness campaign, or a self - defence for women pep talk», excerpted from Danklands, Childs expanded on an interest in physical space mediated by the online, in a Google Maps still of the Melbourne Docklands where it's secret Control Pond Q is hidden from virtual viein physical space mediated by the online, in a Google Maps still of the Melbourne Docklands where it's secret Control Pond Q is hidden from virtual viein a Google Maps still of the Melbourne Docklands where it's secret Control Pond Q is hidden from virtual view.
It's probably conservatives trying to seize the attack ground in view of a possible pending debate about climate change in Washington, but the chorus of denialist opinion is so coordinated and their «logic» so simple it is convincing many, even among educated people (science PhDs) who can not be bothered to look deep into things but try to form an opinion based on a few journalistic pieces.
We value the useful exchange of views both between member countries and also business and civil society participants and acknowledge the role that further exchanges of this nature can play in supporting action on climate change and the UNFCCC process.
Elizabeth Kolbert, the author and New Yorker writer focused on climate change and extinction, embraced Hamilton's views, summarizing things this way on Twitter: «2 words that probably should not be used in sequence: «good» & «anthropocene.
For his part, Mr. Monckton says there is no need to exploit such events because he and others have exposed fatal weaknesses in the mainstream view that a strong warming effect is due to rising concentrations of carbon dioxide — regardless of the peer - reviewed, Nobel Prize - winning work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the conclusions of various national academies of science and 100 years of growing accord on the basics.
Senator John McCain used a visit to Vestas, a manufacturer of wind turbines in Portland, Ore., as a backdrop for a speech describing his views on human - caused climate change and what to do about it.
The now conventional view on global warming, as stated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, is that most of the warming recorded in the past 50 years has been caused by emissions of manmade greenhouse gases.
You'll find people who will tell you the flaws in a lot of methods (for example, issues in Mg / Ca temperature proxies) but that doesn't mean they dismiss everything out of hand, or that there views on Mg / Ca somehow means they don't believe in climate change.
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