Climate change Quotes · Page 40

Every state that addresses climate change emboldens the others, just as shifting public attitudes embolden politicians and, arguably, the court system.

— Ramez Naam

For the sake of our security, our economy and our planet, we must have the courage and commitment to change.

— Barack Obama

Fortunately poorer countries, such as China, are showing leadership and beginning to demonstrate to the world how to invest in low-carbon growth.

— Nicholas Stern

I'm often asked whether I believe in Global Warming. I now just reply with the question: "Do you believe in Gravity?"

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Any so-called leader who does not take this issue (climate change) seriously or treats it like a joke is not fit to…

— Barack Obama

We can't tell an electorate...when you have something like in excess of 300 million people without any access to electricity at all…

— Ronen Sen

Nature's standard operating procedure, pairing a population explosion with a population crash.

— Alfred W. Crosby

We have an obligation to our men and women in uniform - and to future generations - to do something about the…

— Tammy Duckworth

Climate change joined immigration, job creation, food safety, pilot training, veterans' care, campaign finance, transportation security, labor law, mine safety, wildfire management,…

— George Packer

The first few feet of sea-level rise alone will displace more than 100 million people worldwide and turn all our major Gulf…

— Joseph J. Romm

Climate change is a moral challenge, not simply an economic or technological problem. It is linked to social justice, because it is…

— Alison Hawthorne Deming

We seriously have to question the motivation of those people referred to as climate change sceptics, who are denying the evidence of…

— Kofi Annan

Even those who don't believe in climate change believe we should develop renewable energy. Americans get it: it's time. This is not…

— Marshall Herskovitz

We can debate this or that aspect of climate change, but the reality is that most people now accept our climate is…

— Tony Blair

Climate change, habitat destruction, extinctions - the Earth has seen it all before, thousands of years ago. And humans may have been…

— Tatiana Schlossberg

The power of the individual, market forces, and the private sector permeate our lives. With that power comes responsibility to address huge…

— Daniel Lubetzky

*i think you should be my teacher coz I never 4get anything you tell me,you should be my doctor coz thinking bout…

— Tevin Sihle

“Bill McKibben named his climate change advocacy group 350.org, because 350 ppm of atmospheric carbon dioxide is what Dr. James Hansen, former…

— Bernie Sanders

“The greatest threat to all wild animals is the loss of habitat—the destruction of the areas and resources they need to survive.…

— Virginia Morell

“We can contain these threats with the right regulatory frameworks. We always have.” Anatole responded, “These are not our grandfather’s threats. Even…

— J.J. Wisdom

When the scope of the problem seems insuperable, isn't it time to call this one, give it up, and get on with…

— Barbara Kingsolver

The simple fact is that the world is not paying for the services the forests provide. At the moment, they are worth…

— Prince Charles

They've been changing the cry from "global warming" to "climate change" because there's so little evidence there's actually any warming going on.…

— Doug Casey

“No successes we might have are guaranteed to last as long as industrial civilization stands. Conversely, most of our losses are effectively…

— Aric McBay

The consensus is that climate change ranks along with nuclear warfare as the top two risks facing human civilization.

— Graciela Chichilnisky

As the people at the sharp end of delivering the government's commitment to tackle climate change we know attaining zero carbon status…

— Grant Shapps

I believe that the United States has a moral and economic imperative to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

— Jeff Van Drew

Statements about climate trends must be based on, er, trends. Not individual events or occurrences. Weather is not climate, and anecdotes are…

— Chris Mooney

Each and every one of us can make changes in the way we live our lives and become part of the solution…

— Al Gore

Climate change is, over the longer term, our greatest national security challenge. We have to do all we can to slow it…

— Wesley K. Wark

As foreign minister of Norway, I learnt how natural changes provoked by climate change are creating new sources of political instability.

— Jonas Gahr Store

“In 1997, climate change was discussed in the future tense. Today we discuss it in the present tense. It is no longer…

— Lester R. Brown

There's no question that the number one contributor to climate change is livestock production. The quickest way to make an effect is…

— Lisa Bloom

Putting a price on carbon pollution is one of the best things we can do to stem the tide of climate change.

— Sheldon Whitehouse

Developed countries should support developing countries in tackling climate change. This not only is their responsibility, but also serves their long-term interests.

— Hu Jintao

I believe man-made climate change is one of the most serious threats that this country and this world face.

— David Cameron

I firmly believe that the principles behind Contraction & Convergence provide the best long-term framework for a fair and equitable climate change…

— Nick Clegg

I envisage the prinicles of the Earth Charter to be a new form of the ten commandments. They lay the foundation for…

— Mikhail Gorbachev

Switching to all organic food production is the single most critical (and most doable) action we can take right now to stop…

— Maria Rodale

A good friend who points out mistakes is to be respected, as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.

— Gautama Buddha