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> [The media when it focuses on climate change at all, does so in terms of carbon emissions and how to reduce them. Only rarely do our leaders advance arguments about adapting our environment and our economy to the effects of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-gardiner/the-media-when-it-focuses-on-climate-change-at-all-does-so-in-terms/)

[Barry Gardiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-gardiner/)

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## More by Barry Gardiner

> [It is hard to imagine a world without bees. It would be even harder to live in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-gardiner/it-is-hard-to-imagine-a-world-without-bees-it-would-be-even-harder-to/)

[Barry Gardiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-gardiner/)

> [Climate change is a threat to the conditions in which our economy can function at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-gardiner/climate-change-is-a-threat-to-the-conditions-in-which-our-economy-can/)

[Barry Gardiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-gardiner/)

> [As we pump greenhouse gases into our atmosphere, the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide, making the seawater acidic and hostile for shellfish and corals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-gardiner/as-we-pump-greenhouse-gases-into-our-atmosphere-the-ocean-absorbs/)

[Barry Gardiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-gardiner/)

> [Trade policy can be a tool for change and progress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-gardiner/trade-policy-can-be-a-tool-for-change-and-progress/)

[Barry Gardiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-gardiner/)

> [The costs of solar energy across the world have come down so fast that its growth as a cheap, clean energy source has been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-gardiner/the-costs-of-solar-energy-across-the-world-have-come-down-so-fast/)

[Barry Gardiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-gardiner/)

> [Climate change is a shared crisis - one that transcends politics and borders and must be fought collectively, justly and transparently.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-gardiner/climate-change-is-a-shared-crisis-one-that-transcends-politics-and/)

[Barry Gardiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-gardiner/)

> [The U.K. should see overseas aid as an investment in the future potential of a market and shouldn't be used as a stick to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-gardiner/the-u-k-should-see-overseas-aid-as-an-investment-in-the-future/)

[Barry Gardiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-gardiner/)

> [Doing nothing to stop national parks being drilled for oil isn't what climate leadership looks like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-gardiner/doing-nothing-to-stop-national-parks-being-drilled-for-oil-isn-t-what/)

[Barry Gardiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-gardiner/)

> [We must commit to a positive programme of ocean recovery to combat the effects of climate breakdown, and boost our oceans' capacity to tackle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-gardiner/we-must-commit-to-a-positive-programme-of-ocean-recovery-to-combat/)

[Barry Gardiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-gardiner/)

> [The more we engage with others, the more we find people with whom we do not share the values and truths that we consider…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-gardiner/the-more-we-engage-with-others-the-more-we-find-people-with-whom-we/)

[Barry Gardiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-gardiner/)

> [We need robust sustainability regulations for shipping that are internationally recognised and respected. This will ensure shipping plays its part in the global transition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-gardiner/we-need-robust-sustainability-regulations-for-shipping-that-are/)

[Barry Gardiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-gardiner/)

> [After years of globalisation, disaffected populations have lost confidence that the system is fair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-gardiner/after-years-of-globalisation-disaffected-populations-have-lost/)

[Barry Gardiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-gardiner/)

> [Whilst the developed world may say it wants to see much greater commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, this may only be politically feasible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-gardiner/whilst-the-developed-world-may-say-it-wants-to-see-much-greater/)

[Barry Gardiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-gardiner/)

> [Like air pollution, flood risk is a threat that government should be protecting us against.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-gardiner/like-air-pollution-flood-risk-is-a-threat-that-government-should-be/)

[Barry Gardiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-gardiner/)

> [Our view has been that unless stringent environmental tests can be passed by would-be frackers, then no fracking should take place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-gardiner/our-view-has-been-that-unless-stringent-environmental-tests-can-be/)

[Barry Gardiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-gardiner/)

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