- Atmosphere
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- Nov 07, 2020
Greenhouse Gases Quotes
The science, without the noise.
These quotes lay out how greenhouse gases trap heat and why cutting emissions by mid-century sits at the center of the climate debate. See Climate quotes for broader perspectives on a warming planet.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Gases
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- Nov 07, 2020
We need to remind ourselves that our ultimate goal is not to reduce greenhouse gases or global warming per se but to improve the quality of life and the environment. We all want to leave the planet in decent shape for our kids. Radically reducing greenhouse gas emissions is not necessarily the best way to achieve that.
- Greenhouse
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sending a container from Shanghai to Le Havre emits fewer greenhouse gases than the truck that takes the container on to Lyon.
- Gases
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- Nov 07, 2020
The basic scientific conclusions on climate change are very robust and for good reason. The greenhouse effect is simple science: greenhouse gases trap heat, and humans are emitting ever more greenhouse gases.
- Gases
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- Nov 07, 2020
We run enormous risks and we know what kind of reductions of greenhouse gases are necessary to drastically reduce risks. Reducing emissions by half by 2050 is roughly in the right ballpark. It would bring us below 550 ppm.
- Climate
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a California state legislator, I supported our cap-and-trade law to force polluters to pay for releasing harmful greenhouse gases to combat climate change.
- Gases
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even if we were to stop putting out greenhouse gases right now, we'd still face decades of warming.
- Gases
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing hemp as nature designed it is vital to our urgent need to reduce greenhouse gases and ensure the survival of our planet.
- Fire
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- Nov 07, 2020
Climate change is not the fault of man. It's Mother Nature's way. And sucking greenhouse gases from the atmosphere is too limited a solution. We have to be prepared for fire or ice, for fry or freeze. We have to be prepared for change.
- Climate Change
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- Nov 07, 2020