Climate Quotes by Barry Gardiner

Climate change is a threat to the conditions in which our economy can function at all.

— Barry Gardiner

The road to the Paris climate talks has been paved across decades.

— Barry Gardiner

Adaptation is the forgotten word of climate change.

— Barry Gardiner

Climate change brings increasingly frequent and severe weather patterns and this means more floods.

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Doing nothing to stop national parks being drilled for oil isn't what climate leadership looks like.

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As the cost of renewables plummets, the clean energy transition is increasingly driven by the business case.

— Barry Gardiner

We need robust sustainability regulations for shipping that are internationally recognised and respected. This will ensure shipping plays its part in the…

— Barry Gardiner

The costs of solar energy across the world have come down so fast that its growth as a cheap, clean energy source…

— Barry Gardiner

We're fighting for community energy initiatives, warmer homes and crucial flood defences - and fiercely opposing the Government's assault on renewables.

— Barry Gardiner

We must commit to a positive programme of ocean recovery to combat the effects of climate breakdown, and boost our oceans' capacity…

— Barry Gardiner

Financial decision-makers at every level are recognising that fossil fuel investments risk their returns being undermined by stranded assets.

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As we pump greenhouse gases into our atmosphere, the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide, making the seawater acidic and hostile for shellfish and…

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In order to properly measure the impacts of climate change on our Financial system they must first be identified and disclosed.

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Poor decision making in government; the tragedy of short-term economic thinking; our national housing crisis: these are real 21st Century problems for…

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The direct risks from climate change are obvious: as changing weather patterns cause extremes of flood and drought, hurricanes and typhoons. These…

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The Paris Agreement makes it impossible for any country or any sector to say climate change isn't their problem. It has created…

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The media when it focuses on climate change at all, does so in terms of carbon emissions and how to reduce them.…

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You cannot send battleships in to stop the destruction of a rainforest. But you can spend money on clean technology transfer that…

— Barry Gardiner

Climate change is real and anthropogenic; and the 5th Assessment Report of the IPCC has left the deniers little room for manoeuvre,…

— Barry Gardiner

Science tells us we need to keep the majority of fossil fuels in the ground, and that we must urgently invest in…

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We have never believed that any potential future benefits from fracking make it acceptable for the government to bulldoze over the concerns…

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The most important thing to understand about Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change agreement is, whilst it undeniably damages the rest…

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Our view has been that unless stringent environmental tests can be passed by would-be frackers, then no fracking should take place.

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If government is so keen to let local people have a veto in stopping wind farms, why does it not allow local…

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The problem with climate change has always been that whilst political timeframes and economic investment timeframes work on a 3-5year cycle, the…

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Even if Trump leaves the Paris Agreement or the U.N. climate process entirely, the issue will be unavoidable at G7 and G20…

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Fracking locks the U.K. into an industry that is based on fossil fuels long after our country needs to have moved to…

— Barry Gardiner

Labour's Climate Change Act and our other reforms, including the Green Investment Bank, have been the foundation for the huge growth of…

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It used to be an article of faith held across parliament that the government should be 'technology neutral' to achieve cost-effective decarbonisation.

— Barry Gardiner

Whether you're a banker or a botanist - the economic benefits of a clean energy revolution are compelling.

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Climate change must be approached as an opportunity to transition our economy to a zero carbon future. Business understands this even when…

— Barry Gardiner

Acidisation isn't benign - like fracking, it can pose risks to groundwater sources, and runs counter to the urgency with which we…

— Barry Gardiner

The Paris Agreement is a highly significant step in tackling climate change - but a piece of paper will not save the…

— Barry Gardiner

Climate change is a shared crisis - one that transcends politics and borders and must be fought collectively, justly and transparently.

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Addressing climate change globally promotes health, education and gender equality. Addressing it domestically secures U.K. jobs and sustainable clean economic growth; it…

— Barry Gardiner

We recognise the link between environmental failure and social injustice. When the energy sector is privatised and deregulated, it not only tends…

— Barry Gardiner

Climate change brings pressures that will influence resource competition between nations and place additional burdens on economies, societies and governance institutions around…

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Whilst the developed world may say it wants to see much greater commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, this may only be…

— Barry Gardiner