With tight credit requirements, decreased construction and issues
with changes in the climate that are causing people to move to new areas, there are simply fewer homes available in the traditional markets.
Anne, for your possibility to be true, the climate sensitivity would need to be low — which, if I understand the science correctly, would be contradictory
with the changes in climate during the LIA.
Hotter dryer conditions associated
with changes in climate are making this increasingly difficult.
The main idea is to set up a partnership between cultural and scientific institutions to improve the public's engagement
with changes in the climate.
For tropospheric ozone (driven by the changes in NOx, VOC, OC and methane emissions, along
with changes in climate conditions), there is a clear difference between the RCPs.
Plan B is about recognizing that the risks associated
with changes in the climate (mostly natural) should be dealt with by such agencies that handle other hazards (bushfires, floods, etc), ie.
Perhaps the same argument can be made about clouds — but then you'd have to correlate (quantity or quality) changes in clouds
with changes in climate, and it seems that the criticism of S&B's paper is that they haven't done so?
They open up a whole new viewpoint, often exposing the human element as it interfaces
with changes in climate over the centuries, and in some cases demonstrating how climate had an impact on human history
We present an integrated modeling study designed to investigate changes in ecosystem level phenology over Europe associated
with changes in climate pattern, by the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO).
There is some very limited information on possible changes in the frequency and intensity of tropical cyclones (Bengtsson et al., 1996; Henderson - Sellers et al., 1998; Krishnamurti et al., 1998; Knutson and Tuleya, 1999; Walsh and Ryan, 2000); and of mid-latitude cyclones (Schubert et al., 1998), but these studies are far from definitive (see Chapter 9, Section 9.3.6, and Chapter 10 for discussion on changes of extremes
with changes in climate).
Consistent
with changes in climate trends, summers are getting hotter and extended periods of excessive heat last longer than in living human memory.
Two: assessing changes in forcings associated
with changes in climate — using data sufficient to do the statistics.
I want people to be aware of the connection of the floods
with the changes in our climate but I am just drawing a blank.
Experts say the conflict is just one sign of rising tensions over water use as supplies of the vital resource dwindle and shift
with changes in climate.
His research group at Purdue examines how ecosystems and plant communities, in particular invasive species, interact
with changes in the climate and atmosphere.
Consider where you will live and how you will cope
with changes in climate and diet.
Now a study of volcanic rocks from early in life's evolutionary story shows that such eruptions coincided
with a change in the climate from frigid chill to sweltering heat.
«Note that the change in spread shouldn't be automatically equated
with a change in climate variability, since a similar pattern would be seen as a result of regionally specific warming trends with constant local variability»
Nevertheless, climate is always full of surprises and to be complete we should look at how the PDO's change of phase coincide
with a change in climate trends?
Not exact matches
With climate change, growing populations, and rising affluence, the demand for water is likely to grow substantially
in the years ahead.
CALGARY — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise to reduce methane emissions
in the oil and gas industry is being welcomed by environmentalists and,
with some reservations, by industry players, as a key step
in fighting
climate change.
WASHINGTON, April 25 - A day after flaunting his friendship
with Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron forcefully challenged many of the U.S. president's policies on Wednesday, urging the United States to engage more
with the world, step up the fight against
climate change and stay
in the Iran nuclear pact for now.
«Now more than ever, we are excited to lead our company's global effort toward a renewable future and, partnering
with Enel, set an industry example of how major companies can help to make a difference
in climate change,» he added.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, one of the most revered figures of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle and a key backer of the divestment campaign that helped end the system, was an early backer of fossil fuel divestment and said
in 2014: «People of conscience need to break their ties
with corporations financing the injustice of
climate change.»
In 2017, after years of failure, shareholders at my former employer, Exxon Mobil, passed a resolution calling for the company to outline its plans for dealing
with climate change.
In that encyclical, the Pope described
climate change as a «global problem
with grave implications.»
Although there's overwhelming scientific consensus behind the concept that human behavior is affecting the
climate, most of the world and the U.S.
in particular is still dealing
with climate change deniers.
This is the impasse the industry stands at: while nearly all players acknowledge the need to deal somehow
with climate change, none are prepared to leave four - fifths of their product
in the ground, unsold.
However,
in a recent interview
with the New York Times, Trump said he was keeping an «open mind» on the topic of confronting
climate change.
Withdrawing would leave the United States aligned only
with Russia among the world's industrialized economies
in rejecting action to combat
climate change.
So the most evident problem
with this new venture is that it is illegal and
in the current political
climate, no matter the lobbying dollars involved, is unlikely to
change the laws sufficient to allow this business to ever launch.
«
With the adoption of the Paris Agreement
in December 2015, the world took a decisive step toward avoiding the most dangerous impacts of
climate change,» the page used to read.
In 2010, for example, he worked with Senators John Kerry and Joseph Lieberman on a climate change bill that would have reined in carbon emissions by businesse
In 2010, for example, he worked
with Senators John Kerry and Joseph Lieberman on a
climate change bill that would have reined
in carbon emissions by businesse
in carbon emissions by businesses.
According to the International Energy Agency, reducing pollution to levels consistent
with limiting
climate change to less than two degrees would see 715 million EVs cruising the streets
in 2040 — which would also shrink global oil demand by 20 % relative to today.
Another was challenged to engage
with fisherman
in a nearby coastal city to understand how they were being affected by
climate change.
The economist accused Jill Stein of spoiling Clinton's chances
in Florida and said
with Trump as president there would be no way to reverse the impact of global
climate change.
In his 2017 book «
Climate of Hope,» cowritten with veteran environmentalist Carl Pope, Bloomberg wrote that he understands that there are certain executives unmoved by warnings about the effects of manmade climate change, but that they'd be unwise to ignore the business oppor
Climate of Hope,» cowritten
with veteran environmentalist Carl Pope, Bloomberg wrote that he understands that there are certain executives unmoved by warnings about the effects of manmade
climate change, but that they'd be unwise to ignore the business oppor
climate change, but that they'd be unwise to ignore the business opportunity.
Today, it has become commonplace to check our phones for the accurate temperature while standing outside
in the street, and
climate change has forced us to reckon
with a meteorological future that we are sure will not be
in balance
with the past.
That meant a first section
with a broad pledge to fight
climate change in general; a separate paragraph carved out that acknowledged the U.S. did not support the Paris deal; and a third paragraph
in which the other 19 members reaffirmed their support for the deal.
Clark:
With that in mind, do you think that this show comes at the perfect time with everything going on on the national stage in regards to immigration and climate cha
With that
in mind, do you think that this show comes at the perfect time
with everything going on on the national stage in regards to immigration and climate cha
with everything going on on the national stage
in regards to immigration and
climate change?
No matter what
changes other countries made
in their positions, China would follow its green, sustainable development concept, strengthening measures to deal
with climate change and would conscientiously follow the Paris agreement, Hua said.
The study also shows that the length of the wildfire season correlates closely
with changes in temperature, humidity, rainfall, and other
climate indicators.
With the entire House on next year's ballot — and about one - third of the U.S. Senate up for a vote, too — the stakes are high for those
in the Bay Area who seek to erode the GOP's control of Congress and erect a new bulwark against Trump's agenda
in areas like immigration and
climate change.
Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or
climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations
in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays
with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur
in the legal and regulatory proceedings described
in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).
Obama's
climate -
change initiative charges the U.S. Department of the Interior, which protects America's natural resources,
with permitting enough renewable energy —
in the form of solar panels, wind farms and geothermal plants — to power millions of homes.
«The critical factor
in my determination was this: moving forward
with this project would significantly undermine our ability to continue leading the world
in combating
climate change,» Kerry wrote.
It would signal that the United States has no interest
in cooperating
with other nations on
climate change,» said Alden Meyer, of the Union of Concerned Scientists.
In early January, Walden Asset Management, a corporate client who uses Vanguard for their 401 (k) program, wrote Vanguard about its proxy voting practices
with respect to social and environmental issues like political spending and
climate change.
However, the Pan Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and
Climate Change lays out a number of policies that will compel more clean tech innovation
in Canada, he said, including a price on pollution
with a carbon price, to be
in place across Canada by the start of next year, as well as a promised national clean fuels strategy, better energy efficiency standards and limits on greenhouse gases like methane.
«Even
in this
climate with higher unemployment, people can
change jobs,» cautions Victoria Krotzer, PHR, an independent HR consultant
with Maximum Business Consulting
in Pennsylvania.