Carbon Quotes

377 Carbon quotes by 254 unique authors

The general trend in the last 4,000 years is that carbon dioxide and temperature have been moving against each other. — Piers Corbyn
I think the Caribbean countries face rising oceans and they face increase in the severity of hurricanes. This is something that is very, very scary… — Steven Chu
Recently though, our State Governments have discussed instigating a carbon trading scheme - the details are still to be decided - and that's an encouraging… — Peter Garrett
The Keystone XL project has built strong safety measures into its design with the newest technology. Additionally, 80 percent of the new Canadian oil sands… — John Hoeven
If there's one thing I would like to see, it'd be for us to be able to price the cost of carbon emissions. — Barack Obama
We need scientists to design new fuels. We need farmers to help grow them. We need engineers to invent new technologies. We need entrepreneurs to… — Barack Obama
Today, about 40 percent of America's carbon pollution comes from our power plants. There are no federal limits to the amount those plants can pump… — Barack Obama
There is plenty of room to make a profit in a zero-carbon economy; but the profit motive is not going to be the midwife for… — Naomi Klein
The fact is fossil fuel carbon will stay in the surface climate system for millennia. — James Hansen
They absorb carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide and give out oxygen. What could be more desirable? And they look good in the bargain. Stop chopping… — Isaac Asimov
At the moment, the 4 percent of us in this country produce a quarter of the world's carbon dioxide - once you look at maps… — Bill McKibben
Soils could also be giving up their carbon stores: evidence emerged in 2005 that a vast expanse of western Siberia was undergoing an unprecedented thaw.… — David Adam
The models that have been constructed agree that when, as has been predicted, the level of carbon dioxide or its equivalent in other greenhouse gases… — Bill McKibben
These things are happening in large measure because of us. We in this country burn 25 percent of the world's fossil fuel, create 25 percent… — Bill McKibben
In corn, I think I've found the key to the American food chain. If you look at a fast-food meal, a McDonald's meal, virtually all… — Michael Pollan
Trees and soils can absorb carbon dioxide released by fossil fuel burning. It would be great to subsidize responsible farmers and forest managers. — Alana Beard
If you want to make a substantial reduction in your carbon footprint, doing it on your own is virtually impossible, especially if you're driving a… — Tom Arnold
In developing countries the situation could be even worse because developing countries do not have to count their emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. Private companies… — Jennifer Morgan
Carbon trading engages finance directors. It takes the issue of energy efficiency right to the top of the company. — Elliot Morley
I speak without exaggeration when I say that I have constructed 3,000 different theories in connection with the electric light, each one of them reasonable… — Thomas A. Edison
Preventing global warming from becoming a planetary catastrophe may take something even more drastic than renewable energy, superefficient urban design, and global carbon taxes. — Jamais Cascio
By the time we see that climate change is really bad, your ability to fix it is extremely limited... The carbon gets up there, but… — Bill Gates
Every golf course should have its carbon rating on the scorecard, alongside its Course Rating, Slope, par and yardage. — Thomas Friedman
I wish being a beekeeper, which I am, gave you a free pass on the carbon footprint, but it doesn't. — Neil Gaiman
Now, we put out a lot of carbon dioxide every year, over 26 billion tons. For each American, it's about 20 tons. For people in… — Bill Gates

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