Economic development Quote by Emily Maitlis

“If we look at the rise of our own civilization over the past 100,000 years, since modern humans emerged in Africa, it can be…

— Michio Kaku

In the industrial nations, there's a sense that Africa would go under without development aid. But believe me, Africa existed before you Europeans came…

— James Shikwati

Africa cannot afford to underestimate the power of technology to fast-track the continent's rise. Emerging technologies have played extraordinary roles in every aspect of…

— Yemi Osinbajo

I have always thought that the rapid economic development of South Africa would in the long run prove to be incompatible with the government's…

— Harry Oppenheimer

Civilization as we know it will come to an end sometime in this century unless we can find a way to live without fossil…

— David Goodstein

“Africa, in particular, has barely begun to exploit its renewable energy potential. Energy analysts say that solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and biomass sources could…

— Jeremy Rifkin

Perhaps sooner than we think, African innovations will help the rest of the world create lasting social and economic value.

— Frans van Houten

I think so long as fossil fuels are cheap, people will use them and it will postpone a movement towards new technologies.

— Paul Krugman

“From a scientific perspective the truly revolutionary character of the Industrial Revolution was the dramatic change from an open system where energy is supplied…

— Geoffrey West

No matter how advanced our economy might be, no matter how sophisticated our equipment becomes, for the foreseeable future we will still depend on…

— George W. Bush

Coal, oil and natural gas have lit homes and powered machinery for centuries, driving civilization forward. But as human development accelerated, the unsustainability of…

— Tulsi Tanti

Obviously the world is moving away from high carbon energy to low carbon energy, and eventually moving away toward renewable energy. So it is…

— Wangari Maathai