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title: "8 Energy Climate Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Energy Climate quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Energy Climate sayings and thoughts."
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> [It is important to allow a broad debate on energy and climate. We must urgently explore realistic ways to address the different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lennart-bengtsson/it-is-important-to-allow-a-broad-debate-on-energy-and-climate-we-must/)

[Lennart Bengtsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lennart-bengtsson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2a/lennart-bengtsson-70497_challenges_it-is-important-to-allow-a-broad-debate_17108.jpg)

> [My experience as energy and climate change secretary - in the months I spent battling George Osborne over the budget for investment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-davey/my-experience-as-energy-and-climate-change-secretary-in-the-months-i/)

[Ed Davey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-davey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75c/ed-davey-5794_change_my-experience-as-energy-and-climate-chan_715034.jpg)

> [Energy is one of those things that brings Europe together in terms of our security needs, affordable energy and climate change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-davey/energy-is-one-of-those-things-that-brings-europe-together-in-terms-of/)

[Ed Davey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-davey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f78/ed-davey-5794_change_energy-is-one-of-those-things-that-bring_888938.jpg)

> [Ed Miliband rails against energy companies and says the market isn't working. But wasn't he Britain's first secretary of state for energy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-davey/ed-miliband-rails-against-energy-companies-and-says-the-market-isn-t/)

[Ed Davey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-davey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26c/ed-davey-5794_change_ed-miliband-rails-against-energy-compani_914752.jpg)

> [We can't just drill our way out of the energy and climate challenge that we face.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-can-t-just-drill-our-way-out-of-the-energy-and-climate-challenge/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00b/barack-obama-17_challenges_we-can-t-just-drill-our-way-out-of-the-e_1119071.jpg)

> [Renewable energy and climate change are very important to a lot of people, because we need jobs and we really, really believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deb-haaland/renewable-energy-and-climate-change-are-very-important-to-a-lot-of/)

[Deb Haaland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deb-haaland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a9/deb-haaland-6164_believe_renewable-energy-and-climate-change-are_1568683.jpg)

> [There is a connection between energy, climate, food and political stability. That has played out in the Arab awakening and is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-friedman/there-is-a-connection-between-energy-climate-food-and-political/)

[Thomas Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-friedman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38c/thomas-friedman-1784_awakening_there-is-a-connection-between-energy-cli_1977399.png)

> [My job as energy and climate change secretary is to both power the country and protect the planet. Nuclear power delivers on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-davey/my-job-as-energy-and-climate-change-secretary-is-to-both-power-the/)

[Ed Davey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-davey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b90/ed-davey-5794_change_my-job-as-energy-and-climate-change-secr_2798352.jpg)

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