- Nov 07, 2020
Climate Change Quotes
Words on a problem that stopped feeling abstract.
These quotes trace climate change from a distant academic topic to a widely acknowledged and pressing concern, touching on carbon pricing as one practical response. Others connect it to broader patterns of resource depletion and waste. For related messaging, see Slogans.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Decision
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- Nov 07, 2020
Climate change and ozone depletion are two global issues that are different but have many connections. In the ozone depletion case, we managed to work with decision makers effectively so that an international agreement called the Montreal Protocol was achieved that essentially solved the ozone depletion problem.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
As we consume more than ever, climate change is accelerating as well. In fact, we know that 2014 was the hottest year in human history. These pressures combine to create real threats to security and stability around the world.
- Climate
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are already experiencing the symptoms of climate change, especially with a hotter and drier climate in southern Australia - the rush to construct desalination plants is an expensive testament to that.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
Climate change is a global problem. The planet is warming because of the growing level of greenhouse gas emissions from human activity. If this trend continues, truly catastrophic consequences are likely to ensue from rising sea levels, to reduced water availability, to more heat waves and fires.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
If Margaret Thatcher took climate change seriously and believed that we should take action to reduce global greenhouse emissions, then taking action and supporting and accepting the science can hardly be the mark of incipient Bolshevism.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hope to see an integrated solution created to deal with both the local pollution problem and the global climate change problem.
- Energy
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- Nov 07, 2020
So much of what we do addresses the issues that are associated with climate change, whether it's working to reduce emissions, whether it's working to nail down our renewables, whether it's ensuring great efficiency in accessing all of our energy sources.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
The problem with climate change is that it's quite complicated for the ordinary person to understand.
- Climate
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- Nov 07, 2020
When it comes to climate change and the environment, President Donald Trump is plain wrong.
- Climate
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- Nov 07, 2020
Climate change is the biggest issue facing our planet. Extreme weather hit every populated continent in 2018, killing, injuring and displacing millions.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
We need a government that takes climate change seriously, one that doesn’t shunt it to the side-lines.
- Climate
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- Nov 07, 2020
Climate change poses a serious threat to global prosperity, security and wellbeing.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is vital that MPs take the issue of climate change seriously and support the students in their activism. They can rest assured that I certainly do.
- May
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- Nov 07, 2020
A 501(c)3 can't lobby. A 501(c)3 can't invest in a company or build an industry. It may be that the only way to deal with climate change is to create an industry or build companies.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many of the issues we face in dealing with rapid climate change are well suited to an engineering mind.
- Contributing
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- Nov 07, 2020