Climate Quotes by Steven Chu

Sustainable energy is the equivalent of the U.S. moon shot.

— Steven Chu

Of course we don't want the price of gasoline to go up, we want it to go down.

— Steven Chu

While we cannot accurately predict the course of climate change in the coming decades, the risks we run if we don't change…

— Steven Chu

Since I walked in the door as secretary of energy, I've been doing everything in our powers to do what we can…

— Steven Chu

If other countries don't impose a cost on carbon, then we will be at a disadvantage...we would look at considering perhaps duties…

— Steven Chu

If I were emperor of the world, I would put the pedal to the floor on energy efficiency and conservation for the…

— Steven Chu

What the American family does not want is to pay an increasing fraction of their budget, their precious dollars, for energy costs.

— Steven Chu

Let me state what the official IPCC prediction is: Sea levels could go up as much as three-quarters of a meter in…

— Steven Chu

So imagine a world 6 degrees warmer. It's not going to recognize geographical boundaries. It's not going to recognize anything. So agriculture…

— Steven Chu

The biggest gains, in terms of decreasing the country's energy bill, the amount of carbon dioxide we put into the atmosphere, and…

— Steven Chu

A cap and trade bill will likely increase the costs of electricity. . . . These costs will be passed on to…

— Steven Chu

I think the Caribbean countries face rising oceans and they face increase in the severity of hurricanes. This is something that is…

— Steven Chu

I believe [the Department of Energy] should be judged not by the money we direct to a particular State or district, company,…

— Steven Chu

Just refrigerator efficiency saves more energy than all that we're generating from renewables, excluding hydroelectric power... I cannot impress upon you how…

— Steven Chu