Boards Quote by Nicholas Stern

I think when it comes to climate change, the single most important thing in the world is for the United States' Congress to pass…

— Dale Jamieson

“Emissions of carbon dioxide are largely by-products of productivity-- of industry, governments, and individuals producing things that we want more of (including heating, cooling,…

— Bjorn Lomborg

Shifting towards low-carbon energy systems can avert climate catastrophe while creating new opportunities for investment, growth, and employment.

— Kofi Annan

What we want to do is put a price on greenhouse gases. Because if they're more expensive, businesses will find a way to be…

— Ramez Naam

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

“A carbon tax forces you to take into account the climate disbenefits that your purchase is responsible for, so you can weigh these against…

— Bjorn Lomborg

Look, any cut in greenhouse gases is going to be expensive for American consumers, who are in no mood to bear additional costs.

— Robert Reich

Conserving energy and thus saving money, reducing consumption of unnecessary products and packaging and shifting to a clean-energy economy would likely hurt the bottom…

— David Suzuki

“Choosing expensive carbon-cutting policies or insisting on green development approaches might seem like an easy choice for the world’s elite in Washington, DC, or…

— Bjorn Lomborg

“so much carbon has been allowed to accumulate in the atmosphere over the past two decades that now our only hope of keeping warming…

— Naomi Klein

We need to use economic instruments such as carbon taxes, cap and trade, tax and dividend and whatever else to help incentivize behavior that…

— Dale Jamieson

As is widely accepted, putting a price on carbon pollution is the lowest cost and most efficient way to tackle dangerous climate change.

— Wayne Swan