The optimal use of natural resources can be made only if…

We would like a stable policy framework, and whatever incentives and tax structures are there should be made known to investors upfront. There should…

— Narendra Modi

Governments must take on the central role of creating an investment climate across Africa that supports enterprise and the role of the private sector…

— Jeroen van der Veer

And judging what is appropriate or not appropriate for a country, I think it is important in particular in judging what is the appropriate…

— Lucas Papademos

Food security is an authentically human requirement. Guaranteeing it for present and future generations also means safeguarding ourselves against the uncontrolled exploitation of natural…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Auctioning of natural resources such as spectrum, coal, oilfields, and land for commercial exploitation can largely substitute for tax impositions.

— Subramanian Swamy

Natural resources must be so distributed, by way of auction or otherwise, that they serve a larger public purpose.

— Kapil Sibal

They have stolen the public lands. They have grasped all to themselves, and by their unprincipled greed brought a crisis of unparalleled distress on…

— Denis Kearney

As hundreds of millions of Chinese have improved their standard of living, this has put enormous pressure on natural resources, raw materials, and food…

— Daniel Lubetzky

Florida's coasts offer natural beauty, world-class tourism, thriving marine life, precious natural resources, and one-of-a-kind military training and testing.

— Anna Paulina Luna

Extreme weather threatens our energy and electric grid, federal buildings, transportation infrastructure, access to natural resources, public health, our relationships across the globe, and…

— Matt Cartwright

We must give less money to these provinces, like my own province of Quebec, and give them the right incentive to develop their own…

— Maxime Bernier

“Also today when you sit down to eat your meal, no matter where you are, try to think about the many people who have…

— Ryusho Jeffus

The United States is a very important country to us in the international context. But on other hand, Angola is also important to the…

— Joao Lourenco

I've said multiple times that the world's first trillionaire is going to be the person who exploits the resources of asteroids, the natural resources…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

All our efforts to defeat poverty and pursue sustainable development will be in vain if environmental degradation and natural resource depletion continue unabated.

— Kofi Annan