Climate Quotes

1323 Climate quotes by 704 unique authors

There is nothing more tragic in all the world than to know right and not to do it. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
There's no such thing as clean coal. It's non-existent. Theoretically, it might be possible, many years from now, to come up with a way to… — Al Gore
This is a huge problem. If we don't deal with this within just a few years, you will have island nations flooded; you will have… — William J. Clinton
This is like playing Russian roulette with a Luger rather than a revolver. One bullet, one chamber - and we're pulling the trigger. — Mark Lynas
Those who take action have a disproportionate impact. The power of one is to move many. — Elizabeth May
Time is short. We have at most a decade to sharply reverse course. — Joseph J. Romm
To me the question of the environment is more ominous than that of peace and war...I'm more worried about global warming than I am of… — Hans Blix
Today, something is happening to the whole structure of human consciousness. A fresh kind of life is starting. Driven by the forces of love, the… — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Trusting your energy policy to the fossil fuel lobby is like trusting your health care system to the tobacco lobby. — William H. Calvin
Truthiness is what you want the facts to be as opposed to what the facts are. What feels like the right answer as opposed to… — Stephen Colbert
Unless we decide to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within just a few years from now, our destinies will already be chosen and our path towards… — Mark Lynas
Unless we redesign our civilization in numerous ways, all of the science in the world won't save us. — William H. Calvin
Urgency and vision are the twin pillars on which humanity's hope now hangs. — Christopher Flavin
We are 25 years too late. If the object is to avoid dangerous change, we've already had it. The object now is to avoid really… — Stephen Schneider
We are all guilty and we all have to be part of the solution. We have to do the best we can and then try… — Laurie David
We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
We are on the precipice of climate system tipping points beyond which there is no redemption. — James Hansen
We are proposing buildings that, like trees, are net energy exporters, produce more energy than they consume, accrue and store solar energy, and purify their… — William McDonough
We as mayors have the opportunity to push the envelope and get people thinking, even when it is not politically popular. Cities hold the key. — Greg Nickels
We have a mighty task before us. The earth needs our assistance. — Laurens van der Post
We have a unique opportunity to unite America, urban and rural, coastal and midwestern, red and blue, under the banner of a truly unifying national… — William J. Clinton
We have at most ten years - not ten years to decide upon action, but ten years to alter fundamentally the trajectory of global greenhouse… — James Hansen
We have the chance to build this new energy economy in ways that reflect our deepest values of inclusion, diversity, and equal opportunity for everyone. — Van Jones
We have to do what we have to do. Miracles happen. The life force of this planet is very strong. Dandelions poke through sidewalks. We… — Elizabeth May
We humans, one species of animal amongst millions, have now become the de facto guardians of the planet's climate stability. — Mark Lynas

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