Climate Quotes by David Suzuki

Environmentalism has failed.

— David Suzuki

Geothermal can be a huge source of energy very quickly.

— David Suzuki

Even meeting Kyoto targets barely makes a dent in what we have to achieve.

— David Suzuki

Being an environmentalist isn't all about doom and gloom.

— David Suzuki

Just as human activity is upsetting Earth's carbon cycle, our actions are altering the water cycle.

— David Suzuki

Our choices at all levels-individual, community, corporate and government-affect nature. And they affect us.

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Canada, more than any nation, will be affected by rising sea levels from global warming.

— David Suzuki

Beyond reducing individual use, one of our top priorities must be to move from fossil fuels to energy that has fewer detrimental…

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The environment is so fundamental to our continued existence that it must transcend politics and become a central value of all members…

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Scientists have been warning about global warming for decades. It's too late to stop it now, but we can lessen its severity…

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Faced with the evidence, many deniers have started to admit that global warming is real, but argue that humans have little or…

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The truth is, as most of us know, that global warming is real and humans are major contributors, mainly because we wastefully…

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The failure of world leaders to act on the critical issue of global warming is often blamed on economic considerations.

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“Virtually all of the extremely important services that nature provides are completely ignored by conventional economics. The ozone layer, for example, shields…

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It's time we stopped ignoring the environment. Let's not let another election go by without making this a high priority.

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The increasing frequency of extreme weather events, droughts and floods is in line with what climate scientists have been predicting for decades…

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Danish studies of 10,000 birds killed revealed that almost all died in collisions with buildings, cars and wires; only 10 were killed…

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It's not unexpected that shooting massive amounts of water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure into the earth to shatter shale and…

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The damage that climate change is causing and that will get worse if we fail to act goes beyond the hundreds of…

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Human beings are often at their best when responding to immediate crises - car accidents, house fires, hurricanes. We are less effective…

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The true - the true economy has got to come back into balance with the very biosphere that sustains us. And I…

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What we are doing is, rather than living on the interest of our basic biological capital, we're using up our capital, so…

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Some solutions are relatively simple and would provide economic benefits: implementing measures to conserve energy, putting a price on carbon through taxes…

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Many countries - as well as cities, states and provinces - are taking global warming seriously and are working to reduce emissions…

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Hydraulic fracturing requires massive amounts of water. Disposing of the toxic wastewater, as well as accidental spills, can contaminate drinking water and…

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“A balance between sustainable ecology and sustainable human life, on the one hand, and the unfettered drive for profit, on the other,…

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If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems…

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If Canada, one of the richest nations in the world, can't meet Kyoto targets, why should China or India give any considerations…

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Most North Americans know that human-caused global warming is real, even if political leaders don't always reflect or act on that knowledge.

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Many scientists and economists also say putting a price on carbon through carbon taxes and/or cap-and-trade is necessary.

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If we want to address global warming, along with the other environmental problems associated with our continued rush to burn our precious…

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Exxon, one of the companies that has spent tens of millions of dollars denying climate change, denying any responsibility to deal with,…

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Planting native species in our gardens and communities is increasingly important, because indigenous insects, birds and wildlife rely on them. Over thousands,…

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Just as fossil fuels from conventional sources are finite and are becoming depleted, those from difficult sources will also run out. If…

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Over and over, the economy has determined the extent of our response, but how much value does it place on breathable air,…

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Environmentalism isn't a discipline or specialty. It's a way of seeing our place in the world. And we need everybody to see…

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The terrible part of this looming catastrophe is that people have been working on solutions for years and have developed concrete steps…

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We are upsetting the atmosphere upon which all life depends. In the late 80s when I began to take climate change seriously,…

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Despite the international scientific community's consensus on climate change, a small number of critics continue to deny that climate change exists or…

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Wind power, if not properly planned and sited, can harm birds and bats (although Danish studies of 10,000 bird kills revealed that…

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