Climate change is a result of the greatest market failure the world has seen...We risk damages on a scale larger than the two world wars of the last century. — Nicholas Stern Copy Share Image
Failing to curb the impact of climate change could damage the global economy on the scale of the Great Depression or the world wars by spawning environmental devastation that could cost 5 to 20 percent of the world's annual gross domestic product. — Nicholas Stern Copy Share Image
Climate change represents the greatest and widest-ranging market failure ever seen — Nicholas Stern Copy Share Image
If coal is going to be used, the only response - because it is the dirtiest of all fuels - is that we have… — Nicholas Stern Copy Share Image
How is it that, in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence, there are still some who would deny the dangers of climate change? Not… — Nicholas Stern Copy Share Image
This [climate change] is potentially so dangerous that we have to act strongly. Do we want to play Russian roulette with two bullets or… — Nicholas Stern Copy Share Image
There is still time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, if we take strong action now. — Nicholas Stern Copy Share Image
The scientific evidence is now overwhelming: climate change presents very serious global risks, and it demands an urgent global response — Nicholas Stern Copy Share Image
Enlightened self-interest from those involved in hydrocarbons should lead to the support of technologies enabling the clean use of hydrocarbons, such as carbon capture… — Nicholas Stern Copy Share Image
The basic scientific conclusions on climate change are very robust and for good reason. The greenhouse effect is simple science: greenhouse gases trap heat,… — Nicholas Stern Copy Share Image
Climate change and global poverty are two sides of the same coin. Both challenges must be addressed together. If we fail on one, we… — Nicholas Stern Copy Share Image
We can look back through ice-core data and see over 800,000 years, relationships between carbon dioxide and the temperature of the world. So those… — Nicholas Stern Copy Share Image
Greenhouse gas emissions: Ultimately, stabilisation - at whatever level - requires that annual emissions be brought down to more than 80% below current levels — Nicholas Stern Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, the current pace of progress is not nearly rapid enough, with many rich industrialised countries being slow to make the transition to cleaner… — Nicholas Stern Copy Share Image