Asteroids Quote by James Hansen

“Imagine a giant asteroid on a direct collision course with Earth. That is the equivalent of what we face now [with climate change], yet we dither.”

James Hansen

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The United States did not sign Kyoto, yet its emissions are not that different from the countries that did sign it.

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Rising carbon price is essential to 'decarbonize' the economy - to remove the nation towards the era beyond fossil fuels.

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Policy decisions on climate change are being deliberated every day by those without full knowledge of the science, and often with intentional misinformation spawned…

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