All Alex Steffen Quotes
- The idea that we are going to be able to take our entire society as it currently works and simply change the source of energy… Able
- There are a lot of different ways of building a prosperous society, and some of them use much less energy than others. And it is… Alone
- Make no mistake: Tackling climate change is vital. But to see everything through the lens of short-term CO2 reductions, letting our obsession with carbon blind… Bigger
- The denser places get, the lower the amount of energy people use to get around it. Amount
- The most climate friendly trip we are ever going to take is the trip we never had to take because we were close to what… Climate
- If people are given the opportunity to really make a difference in their own lives, their own communities, their own businesses and their own governments,… Businesses
- Cabbies in particular seem to like discussing the fate the Earth. Cabbies
- Cities generate most of the global economy, and most of its energy use, resource demands and climate emissions. How we build cities over the next… Bright
- Clean air and water, a diversity of animal and plant species, soil and mineral resources, and predictable weather are annuities that will pay dividends for… Air
- By fundamentally changing how we design the places and systems that enable our daily lives, we can slash emissions way beyond the immediate carbon savings… Beyond
- What makes creative people tingle are interesting problems, the chance to impress their friends, and caffeine. Caffeine
- Saying the Tech Bloom is not commercially driven is like saying Mother Teresa had an interest in the poor. Bloom