Emissions Quotes

171 quotes by 131 authors

Some 3 million years ago, when the earth was a little more than 3Â°C warmer than preindustrial levels (about 2.2Â°C warmer than today), Antarctica had… — Joseph J. Romm
Stopping emissions growth represents the most minimal of do-something responses. — William H. Calvin
The ice caps are melting now. They're not going to refreeze next year just because we reduce our emissions. We're going to live in that… — Ron Sims
The United States could dramatically reduce its carbon emissions per kilowatt-hour without raising its overall energy bill. — Joseph J. Romm
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
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
But reducing harmful emissions, abating our dependence on foreign oil and developing alternative renewable energy sources have benefits that go beyond environmental health, they improve… — Jim Clyburn
Society's emissions of carbon dioxide may or may not turn out to have something significant to do with global warming-the jury is still out. — Edward Teller
Nuclear power will help provide the electricity that our growing economy needs without increasing emissions. This is truly an environmentally responsible source of energy. — Michael C. Burgess
Another big problem with any Australian emissions reduction scheme is that it would not make a material difference to atmospheric carbon concentrations unless the big… — Tony Abbott
We can't conclusively say whether man-made carbon dioxide emissions are contributing to climate change. — Tony Abbott
There is much to be said for an emissions trading scheme. It was, after all, the mechanism for emission reduction ultimately chosen by the Howard… — Tony Abbott
There was almost a universal acceptance of unhealthy conditions. Sulfur dioxide in smokestack emissions were the price, or smell, of prosperity, — Denis Hayes
Recent warming coincides with rapid growth of human-made greenhouse gases. The observed rapid warming gives urgency to discussions about how to slow greenhouse gas emissions. — James Hansen
The urgency for reducing climate emissions is too great. We must take our collective experience and use it toward making green design a part of… — Ian Shapiro
Look, very clearly there are things that need to be done urgently in relation to climate change, and of those the most obvious is to… — Peter Garrett
It is critical that the world captures every last bit of energy efficiency, if we are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to keep below… — Christiana Figueres
At the moment, every country arrives at climate negotiations seeking to keep their own emissions as high as possible. This is the logic of the… — Mohamed Nasheed
Looking back, I underestimated the risks. The planet and the atmosphere seem to be absorbing less carbon than we expected, and emissions are rising pretty… — Nicholas Stern
Mercury emissions will continue to harm the environment and to endanger the health of children and pregnant women, until this Administration puts public health before… — Mark Dayton

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