Climate Quotes

1323 quotes by 758 authors

CO2 emissions have been increasing, but the rise in air temperature stopped around 2001. Climate change is due in large part to naturally occurring oscillations. — Syun-Ichi Akasofu
It used to be controversial whether smoking caused lung cancer, it used to be controversial whether HIV caused AIDS. Now, there are a few mavericks… — Martin Rees
Global warming causing climate change may be the ultimate issue that unites us all. — Louise Burfitt-Dons
Climate experts say we should tell villagers in developing countries to reduce the amount of cooking smoke they generate to help fix global warming. You… — Jay Leno
The report on climate change said that humans are very likely making the planet warmer. To which Hillary Clinton said, 'Hey, can't blame me for… — Jay Leno
To those who say climate change is not caused by human activity or that addressing it will harm the economy, let's encourage them to go… — Martin O'Malley
You might not see climate change as an immediate threat to your job, your community, or your families," Kerry said. "But let me tell you,… — John F. Kerry
What about our refusal to look squarely at the degradation of the planet we inhabit? In the last election cycle many candidates refused even to… — David Remnick
If you're a Catholic you believe what the Church teaches and the climate makes no difference. — Flannery O'Connor
Heaven for climate, Hell for company. — James M. Barrie
...heaven for climate, and hell for society. — Mark Twain
Governments must take on the central role of creating an investment climate across Africa that supports enterprise and the role of the private sector and… — Jeroen van der Veer
As each tree falls so does the earth's ability to heal itself and to adapt to the effects of our changing climate — Hilary Benn
Our house is burning down and we are blind to it. The earth and humankind are in danger and we are all responsible. It is… — Jacques Chirac
Climate change is and will be a significant threat to our national security and in a larger sense to life on earth as we know… — Gordon R. Sullivan
Climate change is for real. We have just a small window of opportunity and it is closing rather rapidly. There is not a moment to… — Rajendra K. Pachauri
In the great books of India, an empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy, but large, serene, consistent, the voice of an old intelligence,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Where timber vegetation is ruthlessly destroyed, aridity and its sequence sterility will prevail and the hotter the climate, the more to be dreaded. — Ferdinand von Mueller
One is left with the thought that given the way we now abuse the ocean and abuse the climate that we are heading towards our… — Paul Keating
Finding mechanisms for putting carbon back into landscapes enhances biodiversity. More biodiverse ecosystems store more carbon, more securely and are more resilient to the impacts… — Will Steffen

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