--- title: "2 Clean energy Quotes By Katharine Hayhoe" description: "2 Clean energy quotes by Katharine Hayhoe. Plus more from Katharine Hayhoe and more Clean energy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c02/katharine-hayhoe-15846_change_there-is-also-a-great-deal-of-behind-the_2152455.jpg" --- > [There is also a great deal of behind-the-scenes pressure from political funders too. And by funders I don't just mean the fossil fuel industry. Many of those exerting pressure on our society to ignore climate change, oppose climate change legislation,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-hayhoe/there-is-also-a-great-deal-of-behind-the-scenes-pressure-from/) [Katharine Hayhoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-hayhoe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c02/katharine-hayhoe-15846_change_there-is-also-a-great-deal-of-behind-the_2152455.jpg) > [Huge advances in clean energy technology are happening all the time. Solar and wind are booming. New ways to generate energy from our windows, the paint on our walls, and even our bike paths are being invented all the time.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-hayhoe/huge-advances-in-clean-energy-technology-are-happening-all-the-time/) [Katharine Hayhoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-hayhoe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f55/katharine-hayhoe-15846_bike_huge-advances-in-clean-energy-technology_2802617.jpg) ## Other authors on Clean energy - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 16 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clean-energy/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-van-jones-93135.jpg) Van Jones 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clean-energy/van-jones/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jay-inslee-47707.jpg) Jay Inslee 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clean-energy/jay-inslee/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clean-energy/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-tom-steyer-6110.jpg) Tom Steyer 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clean-energy/tom-steyer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-ted-wheeler-5816.jpg) Ted Wheeler 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clean-energy/ted-wheeler/) - [Eban Goodstein 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clean-energy/eban-goodstein/) ## More by Katharine Hayhoe > [Our carbon emissions have to eventually go to zero. We have to. Otherwise we're never going to have a stable climate and that's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-hayhoe/our-carbon-emissions-have-to-eventually-go-to-zero-we-have-to/) [Katharine Hayhoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-hayhoe/) > [If we smoke, there's no magic number of cigarettes, or number of years, that we can smoke before we know we'll get lung cancer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-hayhoe/if-we-smoke-there-s-no-magic-number-of-cigarettes-or-number-of-years/) [Katharine Hayhoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-hayhoe/) > [We're not paying a real price for carbon. If we were, we wouldn't be using as much. We need to have the right perspective.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-hayhoe/we-re-not-paying-a-real-price-for-carbon-if-we-were-we-wouldn-t-be/) [Katharine Hayhoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-hayhoe/) > [It's easier to discredit the science than to say that climate change is a genuine issue but we don't want to do anything about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-hayhoe/it-s-easier-to-discredit-the-science-than-to-say-that-climate-change/) [Katharine Hayhoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-hayhoe/) > [People have taken advantage of the very well-trodden pathways that divide science and faith on other issues, such as creation, evolution, and the age…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-hayhoe/people-have-taken-advantage-of-the-very-well-trodden-pathways-that/) [Katharine Hayhoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-hayhoe/) > [When I look around, the biggest way in which we are failing to care for those in need is through ignoring climate change and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-hayhoe/when-i-look-around-the-biggest-way-in-which-we-are-failing-to-care/) [Katharine Hayhoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-hayhoe/) > [I think it's interesting that the United States and Australia are two of the most individualistic nations in the entire world in terms of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-hayhoe/i-think-it-s-interesting-that-the-united-states-and-australia-are-two/) [Katharine Hayhoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-hayhoe/) > [The first thing we can do as individuals and as communities, like a school or a university or a church, is cut our energy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-hayhoe/the-first-thing-we-can-do-as-individuals-and-as-communities-like-a/) [Katharine Hayhoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-hayhoe/) > [It's easier to deny the reality of the problem altogether than acknowledge that it is real.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-hayhoe/it-s-easier-to-deny-the-reality-of-the-problem-altogether-than/) [Katharine Hayhoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-hayhoe/) > [I don't have to change the world all by myself, I just need to partner in the work God wants us to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-hayhoe/i-don-t-have-to-change-the-world-all-by-myself-i-just-need-to-partner/) [Katharine Hayhoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-hayhoe/) > [I feel that one of the most important things I can do is connect climate change to the values, the faith, and the issues…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-hayhoe/i-feel-that-one-of-the-most-important-things-i-can-do-is-connect/) [Katharine Hayhoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-hayhoe/) > [We have to reach out to churches and schools and help people understand science, and we have to build rapport between scientists and people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-hayhoe/we-have-to-reach-out-to-churches-and-schools-and-help-people/) [Katharine Hayhoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-hayhoe/) > [I've even had people tell me that I must not be a Christian because I think climate change is real. But you know, there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-hayhoe/i-ve-even-had-people-tell-me-that-i-must-not-be-a-christian-because-i/) [Katharine Hayhoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-hayhoe/) > [When I talk to my neighbor, or to someone at church who doesn't accept that the planet is changing, I know that they don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-hayhoe/when-i-talk-to-my-neighbor-or-to-someone-at-church-who-doesn-t-accept/) [Katharine Hayhoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-hayhoe/) > [One of the biggest issues with renewables right now is the fact that if the wind isn't blowing, if the sun isn't shining, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-hayhoe/one-of-the-biggest-issues-with-renewables-right-now-is-the-fact-that/) [Katharine Hayhoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-hayhoe/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clean-energy/katharine-hayhoe/#itemlist", "name": "2 Clean energy Quotes By Katharine Hayhoe", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is also a great deal of behind-the-scenes pressure from political funders too. 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