Climate Quotes by John F. Kerry

The Paris Agreement's going to continue without the United States of America.

— John F. Kerry

I think, in the long run, we have to wean ourselves from a carbon-based economy. We absolutely have to.

— John F. Kerry

I'm for ethanol, and I think it's a very important partial ingredient of the overall mix of alternative and renewable fuels we…

— John F. Kerry

Climate change, if unchecked, is an urgent threat to health, food supplies, biodiversity, and livelihoods across the globe.

— John F. Kerry

I figured out Karl Rove's political strategy -- make gas so expensive, no Democrats can afford to go to the polls.

— John F. Kerry

The bottom line is that the impacts of climate change can exacerbate resource competition, threaten livelihoods, and increase the risk of instability…

— John F. Kerry

Confronting climate change is, in the long run, one of the greatest challenges that we face, and you can see this duty…

— John F. Kerry

Think about this: terrorism, epidemics, poverty, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction-all challenges that know no borders-the reality is that climate…

— John F. Kerry

It's not enough for one country or even a few countries to reduce emissions when other countries continue to fill the atmosphere…

— John F. Kerry

What we have to do is go on the offensive. [The science on climate change] has been maligned and misinterpreted, and we…

— John F. Kerry

The solution to climate change is staring us in the face. It's energy policy. If we pursue a global clean-energy economy, we…

— John F. Kerry

When we walk away from global warming, Kyoto, when we are irresponsibly slow in moving toward AIDS in Africa, when we don't…

— John F. Kerry

I am sympathetic to developing countries’ concerns: because of our emissions it’s their crops that will disappear; because of our inaction, it’s…

— John F. Kerry

I’ve often said that global climate change is an issue where no one has the luxury of being “half-pregnant.” You either are…

— John F. Kerry

You might not see climate change as an immediate threat to your job, your community, or your families," Kerry said. "But let…

— John F. Kerry

Confronting climate change is, in the long run, one of the greatest challenges that we face, and you can see this duty…

— John F. Kerry

I met with many of - a number of [Syrian] refugees in Berlin the other day, and I was struck by how…

— John F. Kerry

Unlike Washington, which is stuck in ideological gridlock, Americans feel the impact of climate change in their own hometowns and they know…

— John F. Kerry

I can tell you, Massachusetts, fastest growing sector of our economy is clean energy and energy efficiency companies. And they're growing faster…

— John F. Kerry

Unlike George Bush and his friends at the big oil companies, I'm going to work for a real energy policy for this…

— John F. Kerry