Sentences with phrase «world acting on climate change»

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Last month she gave only a soft slap on the wrist to Trump's reckless act: but with her international reputation in the balance, she must publicly show that on climate change she has far more in common with the rest of the world than with Donald Trump and join other leaders in defending and advancing the Paris Agreement.»

Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!

Leaders from 90 world «megacities» meeting in Mexico City this week are sending a message that they plan to act on climate change — whatever national leaders do.

In the Arctic, which acts as an air conditioner for the world but where some of the fastest climate - related changes are occurring, the countries agreed to set standards on shipping, fishing, and oil and gas exploration and development, and to base decisions on scientific evidence.

It follows the release of his encyclical calling on people around the world to act morally in the face of climate change.

«The climate change countermovement has had a real political and ecological impact on the failure of the world to act on the issue of global warming,» said Brulle.

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Although minute in comparison to the overall measurable loss, I can't help but see his paintings as a glaring antithesis to the poster didactics, charts, and statistics in the educational portion of Vanishing Ice, calling on world citizens to do their part to help reverse, impact or halt climate change, no matter how small their act of conservation.

And although the book covers many topics, it does not discuss population growth, and it touches on communication issues only lightly in discussing why the world has so far failed to act on climate change.

While climate change alone does not cause conflict, it may act as an accelerant of instability or conflict, placing a burden to respond on civilian institutions and militaries around the world.

In the report released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world's top scientists warned that global warming is unequivocally man - made and will become irreversible if we do not act now to reduce the amount of carbon emissions released into the atmosphere.

But it said that, on the whole, rich countries including the European Union had once again shown poor leadership and acted as if climate change is a distant prospect, when in reality it is already destroying people's lives and livelihoods around the world.

This makes the gathering of decision makers from over 190 countries in Paris a unique opportunity for players from around the world to agree to act on climate change.

«The climate change countermovement has had a real political and ecological impact on the failure of the world to act on the issue of global warming,» said Brulle.

Up to $ 44 trillion could be going up in smoke if the world does not act on climate change, according to the latest piece of research from U.S. banking giant Citigroup.

Earlier this year, legal experts from around the world adopted the Oslo Principles, which stress the obligation of states to act on climate change.

In a world where climate change is increasingly on the agenda and global emissions continue to grow, your customers, investors and staff are looking to your business to act responsibly.

Three Dutch judges sent a shock wave around the world on Wednesday when they ordered the government of the Netherlands to act on climate change by making deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.

This Earth Day, John Kerry signed the treaty [sic], the first time in history the US has officially begun thinking, and therefore acting, in concert with the rest of the world on climate change.

Opponents of US action on climate change loudly now argue that the US should not act until China commits to acts correspondingly siting that China is now the world's largest emitter of ghg.

It has been an annus horribilis for the environmental activists and politicians who insist that the world needs to act on climate change.

We must see climate change as an ethical problem because: (a) it is a problem caused by some people in one part of the world that puts others and the natural resources on which they depend at great risk, (b) the harms to these other people are not mere inconveniences but in some cases catastrophic losses of life or the ability to sustain life, and (c) those who are vulnerable to climate change cant petition their governments to act to protect themselves but must rely upon a hope that a sense of justice and responsibility of those causing the problem will motivate them to change their behavior.

With fundamental issues of trust such as those illustrated above still far from being resolved, and political will on financing performing a fine balancing act in Europe and the United States (with the former dealing with a snowballing resurgence of the financial crisis, and the latter with an incoming legislature planning to dissolve the House of Representatives panel on climate change), the time has truly come for wealthy nations of the world to fundamentally shift their modes of thinking.

Francis is preparing a highly anticipated encyclical, or papal letter, that is expected to alert the world's 1.2 billion Catholics to their moral imperative to act on climate change.

Referring to the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21) from 30 November — 11 December 2015, Ismail El Gizouli, Acting Chair of the IPCC said, «The (IPCC AR5) Synthesis Report, distilling the work of hundreds of experts, is an invaluable tool and resource for policymakers as the world prepares to finalize a global agreement on climate change later this year.Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21) from 30 November — 11 December 2015, Ismail El Gizouli, Acting Chair of the IPCC said, «The (IPCC AR5) Synthesis Report, distilling the work of hundreds of experts, is an invaluable tool and resource for policymakers as the world prepares to finalize a global agreement on climate change later this year.&Change Conference in Paris (COP21) from 30 November — 11 December 2015, Ismail El Gizouli, Acting Chair of the IPCC said, «The (IPCC AR5) Synthesis Report, distilling the work of hundreds of experts, is an invaluable tool and resource for policymakers as the world prepares to finalize a global agreement on climate change later this year.climate change later this year.&change later this year.»

Other affiliate events included the world premiere screening of Years of Living Dangerously Season Two, launched by National Geographic Channel at the American Museum of Natural History, where celebrity correspondents highlighted the urgency of acting on climate change and spreading the message globally in a rigorous, engaging way.

This statement at one time denied the urgent need to act on climate change; a need on which all clear - thinking people in the world agree, and is a contradiction of the claims commonly made by wind farm opponents who make statements such as:

The quote in question — that which contains the estimated «deadline» of 8 years for the world's government to act seriously on climate change — has been used generically for some time now, and is taken from a consensus view among a number of scientists.

Other affiliate events included the world premiere screening of Years of Living Dangerously Season Two, launched by National Geographic Channel at the American Museum of Natural History, where celebrity correspondents highlighted the urgency to act on climate change and to spread the message globally in a rigorous, engaging way.

Rupert has also acted as a consultant to the World Bank, and has authored and contributed to a number of papers on topics such as investment and climate change.

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But, above all, I'm left with this thought: we, as a country and as a world, seem to have ignored the advice of the 2006 Stern review, that acting fast on climate change would be cheaper than coping with the consequences.

We can avoid climate change, and boost the world's economy — if we act now Reversing the damage is within our grasp, but it will hinge on a strong international climate agreement and policies that make polluters pay

«The Church has a moral responsibility to speak and act on both environmental stewardship and justice for the world's poor, who are most vulnerable to climate change» says Professor Richard Burridge, of the Church's Ethical Investment Advisory Group.

A world - renowned economist, she is the creator of the formal theory of Sustainable Development and acted as Lead US Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which received the Nobel Prize in 2007.

But the point was: It is wrong to suggest that real - world development - related policy decisions are routinely based on very precise predictions of future problems, and that we can not act on climate change because the models do not meet these alleged standards.

And that's what this meeting will highlight, more than anything: The failure of the world's largest economies to act on mitigating climate change, even in the face of «climate disasters» and more evidence than ever that human activity is causing the planet to warm.

Yesterday, Congresswoman Barbara Lee introduced the Women and Climate Change Act of 2018, H.R. 4932, to develop coordinated strategies to mitigate the impact of climate change on women and girls around theClimate Change Act of 2018, H.R. 4932, to develop coordinated strategies to mitigate the impact of climate change on women and girls around the Change Act of 2018, H.R. 4932, to develop coordinated strategies to mitigate the impact of climate change on women and girls around theclimate change on women and girls around the change on women and girls around the world.