All James Hansen Quotes
- The danger is that the compromises and special interests inherent in Kyoto-style targets and cap-and-trade will be accepted because of bureaucratic momentum. Accepted
- We are on the precipice of climate system tipping points beyond which there is no redemption. Beyond
- We have at most ten years - not ten years to decide upon action, but ten years to alter fundamentally the trajectory of global greenhouse… Action
- The scientific excitement in comparing theory with data, and developing some understanding of global changes that are occurring, is what makes all the other stuff… All
- The five-year mean global temperature has been flat for the last decade, which we interpret as a combination of natural variability and a slow down… Been
- Interference with communications of science to the public has been greater during the current administration than at any time in my career, Administration
- There is still time to act and avoid a worsening climate, but we are wasting precious time, Act
- The five warmest years over the last century occurred in the last eight years. Century
- Recent warming coincides with rapid growth of human-made greenhouse gases. The observed rapid warming gives urgency to discussions about how to slow greenhouse gas emissions. Coincides
- The five-year mean global temperature has been flat for the last decade Been
- The climate dice are now loaded. Some seasons still will be cooler than the long-term average, but the perceptive person should notice that the frequency… Average
- Injection of environmental and political perspectives in midstream of the science discussion cannot help the process of inquiry. I believe that persons with relevant scientific… Analysis
- Money has too big an influence on our politics in Washington and somehow we need to do something about that. Big
- Well, you know what happens to crime when the heat goes up. Crime
- Imagine a giant asteroid on a direct collision course with Earth. That is the equivalent of what we face now [with climate change], yet we… Asteroid
- The most difficult task, phase-out over the next 20-25 years of coal use that does not capture COâ‚‚, is Herculean, yet feasible when compared with… All
- If humanity wishes to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilisation developed and to which life on Earth is adapted, paleoclimate evidence and… Adapted
- Global warming has already triggered a sea level rise that could reach from 6 metres (19.69 ft) to 25 metres (27.34 yards). Environmental
- Our analysis shows that, for the extreme hot weather of the recent past, there is virtually no explanation other than climate change. The deadly European… Analysis
- The carbon emissions from tar shale and tar sands would initiate a continual unfolding of climate disasters over the course of this century. We would… Carbon
- What we are doing to the future of our children, and the other species on the planet, is a clear moral issue. Children
- The democratic process is supposed to be one person one vote, but it turns out that money is talking louder than the votes. Democratic
- Until the public demands otherwise, the policy makers will continue to serve their financiers. Continue
- Adding CO2 to the air is like throwing another blanket on the bed. Adding
- As a government employee, you can't testify against the government. Employee