Change Quote by Nicholas Stern

Climate change represents the greatest and widest-ranging market failure ever seen

— Nicholas Stern

If coal is going to be used, the only response - because it is the dirtiest of all fuels - is that we have…

— Nicholas Stern

This [climate change] is potentially so dangerous that we have to act strongly. Do we want to play Russian roulette with two bullets or…

— Nicholas Stern

There is still time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, if we take strong action now.

— Nicholas Stern

The scientific evidence is now overwhelming: climate change presents very serious global risks, and it demands an urgent global response

— Nicholas Stern

Enlightened self-interest from those involved in hydrocarbons should lead to the support of technologies enabling the clean use of hydrocarbons, such as carbon capture…

— Nicholas Stern

The basic scientific conclusions on climate change are very robust and for good reason. The greenhouse effect is simple science: greenhouse gases trap heat,…

— Nicholas Stern

Climate change and global poverty are two sides of the same coin. Both challenges must be addressed together. If we fail on one, we…

— Nicholas Stern

We can look back through ice-core data and see over 800,000 years, relationships between carbon dioxide and the temperature of the world. So those…

— Nicholas Stern

Greenhouse gas emissions: Ultimately, stabilisation - at whatever level - requires that annual emissions be brought down to more than 80% below current levels

— Nicholas Stern

Unfortunately, the current pace of progress is not nearly rapid enough, with many rich industrialised countries being slow to make the transition to cleaner…

— Nicholas Stern

We run enormous risks and we know what kind of reductions of greenhouse gases are necessary to drastically reduce risks. Reducing emissions by half…

— Nicholas Stern