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Climate Quotes by Ban Ki-moon
- Now, more than ever, we need to connect the dots between climate, poverty, energy, food and water. These issues cannot be addressed in isolation.
- Now it is the least developed world who are not responsible for this climate change phenomenon that bore the brunt of climate change consequences so…
- For my generation, coming of age at the height of the Cold War, fear of nuclear winter seemed the leading existential threat on the horizon.…
- Given the nature and magnitude of the challenge, national action alone is insufficient. No nation can address this challenge on its own. No region can…
- This is the moral challenge of our generation. Not only are the eyes of the world upon us. More important, succeeding generations depend on us.…
- Our atmosphere can't tell the difference between emissions from an Asian factory, the exhaust from a North American SUV, or deforestation in South America or…
- We must turn the greatest collective challenge facing humankind today, climate change, into the greatest opportunity for common progress towards a sustainable future
- Let us take advantage of the opportunities presented by climate action and lay the foundations for a more prosperous and secure future for all
- I call for the need of world leaders to address climate change and reduce the increasing risk of disasters- and world leaders must include mayors,…
- Sustainable development and climate change are two sides of the same coin
- You are here to step into the shoes of UN ambassadors - to draft resolutions, to plot strategy, to negotiate with your allies as well…
- Climate change has happened because of human behaviour, therefore it’s only natural it should be us, human beings, to address this issue. It may not…
- Around the world, climate change is an existential threat - but if we harness the opportunities inherent in addressing climate change, we can reap enormous…
- Raising ambition in 2014 is crucial for arriving at a meaningful climate agreement in 2015.
- Nuclear tests poison the environment - and they also poison the political climate. They breed mistrust, isolation and fear.
- Climate change is destroying our path to sustainability. Ours is a world of looming challenges and increasingly limited resources. Sustainable development offers the best chance…
- The clear and present danger of climate change means we cannot burn our way to prosperity. We already rely too heavily on fossil fuels. We…
- Climate change, in some regions, has aggravated conflict over scarce land, and could well trigger large-scale migration in the decades ahead. And rising sea levels…
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- There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it. — David Attenborough
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- The climate suits me, and London has the greatest serious music that you can hear any day of the week in the… — David Attenborough
- We really need to kick the carbon habit and stop making our energy from burning things. Climate change is also really important.… — David Attenborough
- I would point out that if you're a believer in the Bible, one would have to say the Great Flood is an… — Joe Barton
- The attention of a traveller, should be particularly turned, in the first place, to the various works of Nature, to mark the… — William Bartram
- Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail… — Joseph Addison
- I love shorts in the colder climates, because you can wear them with chunky sweaters and jackets. It's cute and funky. — Rachel Bilson
- All cities do face similar, significant trends in the future... most importantly global warming and climate change. — Cate Blanchett
- Climate change is crap. — Tony Abbott
- In a happy marriage it is the wife who provides the climate, the husband the landscape. — Gerald Brenan