Climate change Quotes by Barack Obama

The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril

— Barack Obama

I refuse to condemn your generation and future generations to a planet that's beyond fixing.

— Barack Obama

We will respond to the threat of climate change

— Barack Obama

No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change.

— Barack Obama

We want our children to live in a world without the destructive power of a warming planet.

— Barack Obama

Our planet is changing in ways that will have profound impacts on all of humankind.

— Barack Obama

A low-carbon, clean energy economy can be an engine of growth for decades to come.

— Barack Obama

We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories.

— Barack Obama

I'm about to embark on what may be as important as an initiative as anything I do as President, trying to nudge…

— Barack Obama

Climate change poses a direct threat to the infrastructure of America that we need to stay competitive in this 21st-century economy.

— Barack Obama

Any so-called leader who does not take this issue (climate change) seriously or treats it like a joke is not fit to…

— Barack Obama

For the sake of our security, our economy and our planet, we must have the courage and commitment to change.

— Barack Obama

The problem with all these tired excuses for inaction is that it suggests a fundamental lack of faith in American business and…

— Barack Obama

My plan will continue to reduce the carbon pollution that is heating our planet because climate change is not a hoax.

— Barack Obama

The hard truth is carbon pollution has built up in our atmosphere for decades now. And even if we Americans do our…

— Barack Obama

Few challenges facing America and the world are more urgent than combating climate change. The science is beyond dispute and the facts…

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All across the world, ...increasingly dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are abruptly putting an end to the long-running debate over whether…

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Young people: I understand this is important to you, but as you be thinking about climate change, the economy and jobs, war…

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Every three weeks, we bring online as much solar power as we did in all of 2008...That’s why, over the past six…

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We are convinced, as some of you may be convinced, that changing the way we produce and use energy is essential to…

— Barack Obama

I strongly agree with Vice President Gore that we cannot drill our way to energy independence, but must fast-track investments in renewable…

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But to truly transform our economy, protect our security, and save our planet from the ravages of climate change, we need to…

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Those of us in positions of responsibility, we'll need to be less concerned with the judgment of special interests and well-connected donors,…

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In sectors like energy, I haven't been arguing for more spending per se; I've been arguing that it doesn't make sense for…

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Over the past eight years, the United States has worked hard to deepen partnerships across the region and across South-east Asia in…

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I know that there are those who disagree with the overwhelming scientific evidence on climate change. But here's the thing -- even…

— Barack Obama

The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril. There may still be disputes about exactly how…

— Barack Obama

Part of what's unique about climate change, though, is the nature of some of the opposition to action. It's pretty rare that…

— Barack Obama

For the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change. Now, it's true that no…

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We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond…

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Yes, this is hard. But there should be no question that the United States of America is stepping up to the plate.…

— Barack Obama

As long as countries like China keep going all in on clean energy, so must we.

— Barack Obama

We can't just drill our way out of the energy and climate challenge that we face.

— Barack Obama

The debate is settled. Climate change is a fact.

— Barack Obama

I don't have much patience for anyone who denies that this challenge is real.

— Barack Obama

For the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change.

— Barack Obama

No country can hide from the dangers of carbon pollution

— Barack Obama

We don't have time for a meeting of the Flat Earth Society.

— Barack Obama

Climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security.

— Barack Obama

Climate change is one of the issues I worry most about because its impacts are enormous. But they're gradual, they're not immediate.

— Barack Obama