Climate Quotes · Page 119

“Today global spending on clean energy technologies is almost $300 billion per year—about a hundred times the direct cost of stratospheric aerosol…

— David Keith

Those who deny human-caused climate change offer no compelling evidence to better explain the undeniable rise in atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases…

— Alan Lowenthal

There is no threshold level of fine particle pollution below which health risk reductions are not achieved by reduced exposure.

— Gina McCarthy

BP wants Twitter to shut down a fake BP account that is mocking the oil company. In response, Twitter wants BP to…

— Jimmy Fallon

While we would not want to attribute every extreme weather event to climate change - the pattern is building and the costs…

— Edward Davey

Denmark and the UK are in agreement that our future prosperity depends on stimulating green growth, and getting off the oil hook.

— Chris Huhne

Global warming, you don't win it. It's this weird steady-state issue that's going to be with us for a few thousand years.

— Douglas Rushkoff

We have 20 years [until 2026] to reduce carbon emissions or climate change will become irreversible.

— Hans Joachim Schellnhuber

If we invest in researching and developing energy technology, we'll do some real good in the long run, rather than just making…

— Bjorn Lomborg

If we want to implement climate protection worldwide, countries like Germany, which are capable of developing new technologies, will have to hand…

— Sigmar Gabriel

“In response to the rising concerns in Saltville, in 1970 Virginia passed strict new standards that the company said it couldn’t meet.…

— Jane Mayer

We have to overthrow the idea that it's a diversion from 'real' work when scientists conduct high-quality research in the open. Publicly…

— Michael Nielsen

Sustainable development is a process which enables all people to realise their potential and to improve their quality of life in ways…

— Sara Parkin

We could have a greener economy, even a greener consumer economy by changing the rules - whether it's by taxing carbon or…

— Michael Pollan

How is it that, in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence, there are still some who would deny the dangers of climate…

— Nicholas Stern

Our economic system, run for profit and waste and based primarily on the extractive industries, is the cause of climate change. We…

— Vivienne Westwood

“If you believe that astronauts have been to the moon and that the world is not flat, then you probably believe the…

— Bill McKibben

There is no excuse for a billion dollar industry to have somebody who's pushing papers on an administrative level - which is…

— Immortal Technique

While sabotaging our reliable energy sources, Obama is also throwing as much federal money as he can at failed green energy projects,…

— David Limbaugh

If we [American nation] are only thinking about tomorrow or the next day and not thinking about 10 years from now, we're…

— Barack Obama

“The difference between a sustainable society and a present-day economic recession is like the difference between stopping and automobile purposefully with the…

— Donella H. Meadows

We're at a time when we are being presented with undeniable changes in the global climate and fundamental issues that affect every…

— Thom Yorke

Global warming may be a 'crisis,' even 'the most pressing environmental problem of our time.' ... Indeed, it may ultimately affect nearly…

— John Roberts

My first goal would be to reduce the perturbation in the carbon cycle. That would mean using carbon neutral sources of energy,…

— Annalee Newitz

An extremely effective instrument would be to put a price on carbon. It is only through the market that you can get…

— Rajendra K. Pachauri

If left-wing extremism continues to flourish in parts which have natural resources of minerals, the climate for investment would certainly be affected.

— Anil Agarwal

Geologists claim that although the world is running out of oil, there is still a 200-hundred-year supply of brake fluid.

— George Carlin

With a disaster like global warming, it's too late to worry about when it's looming except to figure out how to adapt…

— Octavia E. Butler

We need to reduce carbon emissions, protect Maine's key industries and preserve our coastlines from flooding and rising sea levels.

— Sara Gideon

The shift to a cleaner energy economy wont happen overnight, and it will require tough choices along the way. But the debate…

— Barack Obama

People say we're running out of energy. That's only true if we stick with these old 19th century technologies. We are awash…

— Ray Kurzweil

The fight against global warming is a humanitarian issue - how the planet can be preserved - and it is also an…

— Francois Hollande

Don't ask what global climate protection can do for your country; ask what your country can do for climate protection.

— Hans Joachim Schellnhuber

Due to climate change, wildfires are growing in size, frequency, and intensity, and wildfire seasons are becoming longer.

— Mikie Sherrill

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

— David Suzuki

For decades, we've been told that it doesn't make economic sense to switch to renewable energy. Today, that's no longer true.

— Barack Obama

Petroleum is the product of a distillation from great depth and issues from the primitive rocks beneath which the forces of all…

— Alexander von Humboldt

We now have the economics confirming that not only is climate action required to reduce climate risks, but that it is vital…

— Ed Davey

While nothing is certain, I firmly believe our nation is on the verge of a nuclear energy renaissance.

— Michael K. Simpson

Our dependence on fossil fuels amounts to global pyromania, and the only fire extinguisher we have at our disposal is renewable energy.

— Hermann Scheer