--- title: "7 Green Quotes By Zac Goldsmith" description: "7 Green quotes by Zac Goldsmith. Plus more from Zac Goldsmith and more Green sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87c/zac-goldsmith-15438_about_we-always-hear-from-newspapers-that-whil_52325.jpg" --- > [We always hear from newspapers that while people understand the environmental challenge, they are unwilling to stomach the solutions. The trouble is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/we-always-hear-from-newspapers-that-while-people-understand-the/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87c/zac-goldsmith-15438_about_we-always-hear-from-newspapers-that-whil_52325.jpg) > ['Green' cannot be allowed to become an excuse for stealth taxes. And nor should 'green taxes' be about punishment. Instead, they should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/green-cannot-be-allowed-to-become-an-excuse-for-stealth-taxes-and-nor/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/551/zac-goldsmith-15438_about_green-cannot-be-allowed-to-become-an-exc_898160.jpg) > [Green policy is about triggering a shift to a cleaner way of doing things. To be effective, it needs to incentivise the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/green-policy-is-about-triggering-a-shift-to-a-cleaner-way-of-doing/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/754/zac-goldsmith-15438_about_green-policy-is-about-triggering-a-shift_933998.jpg) > [Politicians usually get the blame for dragging their feet on environmental issues. And fair enough. Most of them do just that. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/politicians-usually-get-the-blame-for-dragging-their-feet-on/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41a/zac-goldsmith-15438_afraid_politicians-usually-get-the-blame-for-dr_1617495.jpg) > [I wanted to weave a green thread through the Conservative party; that's my job, and I signed up imagining that I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/i-wanted-to-weave-a-green-thread-through-the-conservative-party-that/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/zac-goldsmith-15438_away_i-wanted-to-weave-a-green-thread-through_1650281.jpg) > [We've all heard of the surveys revealing that teenagers think cows lay eggs, and others where children can identify more brand logos…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/we-ve-all-heard-of-the-surveys-revealing-that-teenagers-think-cows/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb8/zac-goldsmith-15438_brand_we-ve-all-heard-of-the-surveys-revealing_2056124.jpg) > ['Green' is likely to be a big issue in the 2008 U.S. presidential election - largely in response to George Bush's suicidal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/green-is-likely-to-be-a-big-issue-in-the-2008-u-s-presidential/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a08/zac-goldsmith-15438_big_green-is-likely-to-be-a-big-issue-in-the_3108028.jpg) ## Other authors on Green ## More by Zac Goldsmith > [I can't be bought. I don't need to be bought. I'm not a careerist. I don't need to have a career in politics. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/i-can-t-be-bought-i-don-t-need-to-be-bought-i-m-not-a-careerist-i-don/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) > [We always hear from newspapers that while people understand the environmental challenge, they are unwilling to stomach the solutions. The trouble is, we only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/we-always-hear-from-newspapers-that-while-people-understand-the/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) > [By uploading 40 years of 'Ecologist' editions online, we will be creating the world's most extensive ecological archive. 'The Ecologist' will continue to set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/by-uploading-40-years-of-ecologist-editions-online-we-will-be/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) > [All schools should teach children basic cooking skills. Every school should be able to buy sustainable, good quality food wherever possible from local sources.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/all-schools-should-teach-children-basic-cooking-skills-every-school/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) > [The food system is not a free market. In this country, we impose reasonably high standards of animal welfare - but we haven't applied…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/the-food-system-is-not-a-free-market-in-this-country-we-impose/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) > [Politics colours everything, and anyone who wants change is necessarily political. As an environmental campaigner more or less since I left school in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/politics-colours-everything-and-anyone-who-wants-change-is/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) > [Politicians are so detested. And the main cause is not policy; it's the fact that there is no trust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/politicians-are-so-detested-and-the-main-cause-is-not-policy-it-s-the/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) > [Yes, Heathrow is the U.K.'s busiest airport, but new runways or a new airport are not the answer. It is far better to focus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/yes-heathrow-is-the-u-k-s-busiest-airport-but-new-runways-or-a-new/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) > [In North America, more than half of all children travel to school by bus. We need a similar programme in London.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/in-north-america-more-than-half-of-all-children-travel-to-school-by/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) > [While big business gain subsidies and political access, small businesses drown in red tape, and individuals now risk being classified as terrorists for complaining…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/while-big-business-gain-subsidies-and-political-access-small/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) > [The Conservatives are a confusing lot. They first denied climate change was a serious issue and then suggested strengthening the nuclear industry as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/the-conservatives-are-a-confusing-lot-they-first-denied-climate/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) > [Sense About Science is much more than an innocent fact-checking service. It is a spin-off of a bizarre political network that began life as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/sense-about-science-is-much-more-than-an-innocent-fact-checking/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) > ['Green' cannot be allowed to become an excuse for stealth taxes. And nor should 'green taxes' be about punishment. Instead, they should represent a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/green-cannot-be-allowed-to-become-an-excuse-for-stealth-taxes-and-nor/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) > [Green policy is about triggering a shift to a cleaner way of doing things. To be effective, it needs to incentivise the right behaviour,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/green-policy-is-about-triggering-a-shift-to-a-cleaner-way-of-doing/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) > [If there was a time when 'The Ecologist' appeared not to be making a difference at all, not doing something useful, I wouldn't do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/if-there-was-a-time-when-the-ecologist-appeared-not-to-be-making-a/) [Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/green/zac-goldsmith/#itemlist", "name": "7 Green Quotes By Zac Goldsmith", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We always hear from newspapers that while people understand the environmental challenge, they are unwilling to stomach the solutions. 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