Climate Quotes

1323 Climate quotes by 704 unique authors

First, I worry about climate change. It's the only thing that I believe has the power to fundamentally end the march of civilization as we… — William J. Clinton
The world's forests need to be seen for what they are.. giant global utilities, providing essential services to humanity on a vast scale. Rainforests store… — Prince Charles
Climate change poses clear, catastrophic threats. We may not agree on the extent, but we certainly can't afford the risk of inaction. — Rupert Murdoch
There is still time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, if we take strong action now. — Nicholas Stern
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.… — Ban Ki-moon
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… — Ban Ki-moon
The environment you fashion out of your thoughts, your beliefs, your ideals, your philosophy is the only climate you will ever live in. The key… — Stephen Covey
Please remain calm: The Earth will heal itself - Climate is beyond our power to control...Earth doesn't care about governments or their legislation. You can't… — Robert B. Laughlin
In Europe, where climate change absolutism is at its strongest, the quasi-religion of greenery in general and the climate change issue in particular have filled… — Nigel Lawson
I am afraid that I do not hold with the theory of 'global warming' - there will always be climate change....Big thing here is -… — Kevin Warwick
The bleak truth is that, under normal conditions, most of North America and Europe are buried under about 1.5km of ice. This bitterly frigid climate… — Philip K. Chapman
Several respected climate scientists have told me that there would be even more vocal skeptics if they were not afraid of losing funding, much of… — Peter Friedman
It is one thing to impose drastic measures and harsh economic penalties when an environmental problem is clear-cut and severe....It is foolish to do so… — Frederick Seitz
It is a simple fact of life on earth that there is going to be no successful mitigation of the climate change problem without a… — Ross Garnaut
The climate change problem is at its heart an ethical problem. It's a problem of income distribution and it's a problem of income distribution with… — Ross Garnaut
The international equity question arises from the costs of climate change itself and mitigation varying greatly across countries. It is affected by the historical responsibility… — Ross Garnaut
Becoming carbon neutral is only the beginning. The climate problem will not be solved by one company reducing its emissions to zero, and it won't… — Rupert Murdoch
Imagine if we succeed in inspiring our audiences to reduce their own impacts on climate change by just one percent. That would be like turning… — Rupert Murdoch
We need to push ourselves to make as many reductions as possible in our own energy use first.. and that takes time. But we must… — Rupert Murdoch
The same individuals who are doing primary research in the role of humans on the climate system are then permitted to lead the [IPCC] assessment!… — Unknown Author
The climate change debate is basically not about science; it is about ideology. It is not about global temperature; it is about the concept of… — Vaclav Klaus
There is no strong evidence to prove significant human influence on climate on a global basis. The global cooling trend from 1940 to 1970 is… — Unknown Author
CO2 is a minor player in the total system, and human CO2 emissions are insignificant compared to total natural greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, lowering human… — Unknown Author
I find the Doomsday picture Al Gore is painting - a six-meter sea level rise, fifteen times the IPCC number - entirely without merit...I protest… — Hendrik Tennekes
This treaty [Kyoto] is, in our opinion, based upon flawed ideas. Research data on climate change do not show that human use of hydrocarbons is… — Frederick Seitz

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