Climate Quotes

1323 Climate quotes by 704 unique authors

It makes very little sense to believe the output of the climate models. — Freeman Dyson
Vegetation is really controlling what happens...whereas the emphasis in the climate models has always been on the atmosphere. — Freeman Dyson
When I listen to the public debates about climate change, I am impressed by the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the sparseness of our observations… — Freeman Dyson
Computer models of the climate....[are] a very dubious business if you don't have good inputs. — Freeman Dyson
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.… — Ban Ki-moon
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… — Ban Ki-moon
We are embarking on the biggest project in human civilisation," he said. "We must ensure that the United States ... is part of such post-2012… — Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
For Australians, climate change is no longer a distant threat. Our rivers are dying, bush fires are more ferocious and more frequent and our natural… — Kevin Rudd
We want the world's largest economies, including the United States, to be part of a global arrangement. An approach in which only some are committed… — Paula Dobriansky
We don't want to be prejudging outcomes here," she said of US opposition to scientific guidelines for rich nations to cut emissions by 25-40 percent… — Paula Dobriansky
We believe that climate change must be viewed not only as a danger to natural systems, but also as a direct threat to human survival… — Unknown Author
The answer is simple. If we lose the world's forests, we lose the fight against climate change. Rainforests are our Earth's greatest utility - our… — Unknown Author
Climate change policies cannot be the frosting on the cake of development; they must be baked into the recipe of growth and social development. — Robert Zoellick
Low-income people everywhere will be at risk of food insecurity due to loss of assets, absence of alternative livelihood options and lack of adequate insurance… — Jacques Diouf
We should be treating, I think, the whole issue of climate change and global warming with a far greater degree of priority than I think… — Prince Charles
Climate change and energy use are global problems. News Corp is a global company. Our operations affect the environment all over the world. — Rupert Murdoch
Today we're seeing that climate change is about more than a few unseasonably mild winters or hot summers. It's about the chain of natural catastrophes… — Barack Obama
We are upsetting the atmosphere upon which all life depends. In the late 80s when I began to take climate change seriously, we referred to… — David Suzuki
When an issue becomes a vital part of a political agenda, as is the case with climate, then the politically desired position becomes a goal… — Richard Lindzen
Climate science has been targeted by a major political movement, environmentalism, as the focus of their efforts, wherein the natural disasters of the earth system,… — Richard Lindzen
The climate change argument is absolute crap — Tony Abbott
The climate crisis is the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced. From not only the warming of the earth with higher global temperatures, but also… — Al Gore
Twenty-five years ago people could be excused for not knowing much, or doing much, about climate change. Today we have no excuse. No more can… — Desmond Tutu
The evidence for human-made climate change is overwhelming. — James Hansen
I have been described as the grandfather of climate change. In fact, I am just a grandfather and I do not want my grandchildren to… — James Hansen

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