Able Quote by Angela Merkel

The effects of climate change are real and only getting worse. I would like to build on the promises of the Paris Climate Agreement…

— Jan Schakowsky

Oceans need more attention because climate change IS an ocean issue. Our oceans will be the first victim, and sea life will suffer dramatically.…

— Mark Powell

Climate change is a crucial issue in todays global agenda. Hopefully, we will wake up to this reality, sooner rather than later. Pressure has…

— Joseph Muscat

I do not underestimate the difficulty of the challenge that global climate change presents to us. It will take a significant effort and the…

— Federico Pena

While the agreement signed in Paris between 195 nations to combat climate change was historic and significant, it's still vague and lacks the ambition…

— John B. Quigley

We must commit to a positive programme of ocean recovery to combat the effects of climate breakdown, and boost our oceans' capacity to tackle…

— Barry Gardiner

The Paris Agreement is a highly significant step in tackling climate change - but a piece of paper will not save the world. It…

— Barry Gardiner

It's in our interest to continue with the Paris Agreement and to deal with climate change as the real threat it actually is.

— Susan Rice

Most of the damage suffered by the ocean up until now has been caused by local insults - overfishing, pollution, and destruction of habitats.…

— Nancy Knowlton

We know we must address climate change. We may not have sorted out every detail, but we are willing to take a leadership position…

— Alain J. P. Belda

Both of our nations [America and Germany] were proud to join the Paris Climate Agreement which the world should work to implement quickly. Continued…

— Barack Obama

The Paris Agreement underlines the urgency to implement climate action in support of sustainable development.

— Tedros Adhanom