Climate Quotes by Zac Goldsmith

I can't be bought. I don't need to be bought. I'm not a careerist. I don't need to have a career in politics. I'm…

— Zac Goldsmith

We always hear from newspapers that while people understand the environmental challenge, they are unwilling to stomach the solutions. The trouble is, we only…

— Zac Goldsmith

By uploading 40 years of 'Ecologist' editions online, we will be creating the world's most extensive ecological archive. 'The Ecologist' will continue to set…

— Zac Goldsmith

All schools should teach children basic cooking skills. Every school should be able to buy sustainable, good quality food wherever possible from local sources.…

— Zac Goldsmith

The food system is not a free market. In this country, we impose reasonably high standards of animal welfare - but we haven't applied…

— Zac Goldsmith

Politics colours everything, and anyone who wants change is necessarily political. As an environmental campaigner more or less since I left school in the…

— Zac Goldsmith

Politicians are so detested. And the main cause is not policy; it's the fact that there is no trust.

— Zac Goldsmith

Yes, Heathrow is the U.K.'s busiest airport, but new runways or a new airport are not the answer. It is far better to focus…

— Zac Goldsmith

In North America, more than half of all children travel to school by bus. We need a similar programme in London.

— Zac Goldsmith

While big business gain subsidies and political access, small businesses drown in red tape, and individuals now risk being classified as terrorists for complaining…

— Zac Goldsmith

The Conservatives are a confusing lot. They first denied climate change was a serious issue and then suggested strengthening the nuclear industry as a…

— Zac Goldsmith

Sense About Science is much more than an innocent fact-checking service. It is a spin-off of a bizarre political network that began life as…

— Zac Goldsmith

'Green' cannot be allowed to become an excuse for stealth taxes. And nor should 'green taxes' be about punishment. Instead, they should represent a…

— Zac Goldsmith

Green policy is about triggering a shift to a cleaner way of doing things. To be effective, it needs to incentivise the right behaviour,…

— Zac Goldsmith

If there was a time when 'The Ecologist' appeared not to be making a difference at all, not doing something useful, I wouldn't do…

— Zac Goldsmith