If we brought the mammoth back to Siberia, maybe that would be good for the ecosystems that are changing because of climate change.
I believe we should reframe our response to climate change as an imperative for growth rather than merely being a way of being green or meeting environmental commitments.
Those who do not think religious organizations should have an opinion on climate change misunderstand the former and the moral dimension of the latter.
Our world is moving forward on climate change. If Australia goes backwards, we will be going alone.
We have been developing an ever closer relationship with China on climate change for many years which has led to collaboration on carbon trading, offshore wind development, on low-carbon buildings, on nuclear energy, and on carbon capture and storage – to name just some of the ways in which we’re working together.
I think Bloomberg’s broad vision of the environment in New York City is something I agree with. I broadly stand with his vision for how to deal with climate change and prepare for future weather events.
This whole climate change and what it’s doing to our environment is frightening to people.
Our politicians debate this, but our scientists don’t. A huge majority of climate scientists say climate change is happening. They say we’re causing it and we need to do something about it before it has a terrible effect on all of us.
Look, I’m a huge supporter of Obama’s – he’s the first president I ever donated money to. But I think in terms of climate change and the environment, he’s been, at best, disappointing.
Looking at America, which has so much wealth and potential and yet has so many deep-rooted problems, I think it gives us, as Canadians, an opportunity to be on the world stage on the climate change issue.
To tackle climate change effectively, we need strong federal commitment, as well as local support. In Vermont, we’re working to do our part.
You always have to be worried about something that is considered a so-called ‘scientific theory’ that fits every scenario. Climate change, as they’ve defined it, can never be disproved.
Our dependency on oil continually creates security risks. Most threatening of all is the specter of uncontrolled climate change.
Human-induced climate change is a scientific reality, and its effective control is a moral imperative for humanity.
There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.
Without industry, finance and government consciously and collaboratively ensuring that capital flows to where it is needed in order to ensure the scaling up of climate change solutions, whatever deal is agreed risks never being realised.
I don’t know much about climate change. But I’m pretty sure we better figure out what to do to lessen its impact – at least its health impact – and that’s not going to happen unless you have a lot of young talent interested in these topics.
An important reason that we’re in the trouble we are in with climate change is that we don’t have a handle on our environment. We form public policy based on information that is wrong.
The solution to climate change is staring us in the face. It’s energy policy. If we pursue a global clean-energy economy, we can cut dramatically the amount of carbon pollution we emit into the atmosphere and prevent the worst impacts of climate change.
I think governments will increasingly be tempted to rely on Silicon Valley to solve problems like obesity or climate change because Silicon Valley runs the information infrastructure through which we consume information.
China and India will take the global leadership on climate change: they are suffering for it.
Citizens and consumers are demanding that climate change and environmental issues be taken seriously.
My hobbies are playing piano and guitar, pining for girls, worrying about climate change, pining for girls, and the poetry of John Keats.
Clean air and a healthy climate benefit all of us, but it will take a diverse coalition to step up to the threat posed by unchecked climate change.
The Heartland Institute, which people mostly only know in terms of the fact that it hosts these annual conferences of climate change skeptics or deniers, it’s important to know that the Heartland Institute is first and foremost a free market think tank. It’s not a scientific organization.
Women care about a wide range of issues – climate change, social justice. What the Green Party tries to do is apply gender analysis to a whole lot of questions that people might not think of as women’s issues. For instance, women in developing countries are the most vulnerable to climate crisis.
Ethiopia has a robust response, designing development policies with a view to mitigating the impact of climate change. I am proud to say that in the fifth edition of the Global Green Economy Index released in September 2016, Ethiopia is ranked 14 globally in terms of climate change performance.
Clearly, climate change is an extremely important threat to us.
Our economic system, run for profit and waste and based primarily on the extractive industries, is the cause of climate change. We have wasted the earth’s treasure and we can no longer exploit it cheaply.
Doing all we can to combat climate change comes with numerous benefits, from reducing pollution and associated health care costs to strengthening and diversifying the economy by shifting to renewable energy, among other measures.
The ‘truthiness’ of Trump’s so-called facts, the questions he posed on President Obama’s nationality or jobs destroyed by free trade, has the same effect as dueling scientists on issues such as obesity or climate change.
Why are the people who are most alarmist about climate change so opposed to the technologies that are solving it? One possibility is that they truly believe nuclear and natural gas are as dangerous as climate change.
Climate change is real, it is being driven by human activity, and it is not a problem any one country can solve on its own.
Diseases are a threat to us all. And so is climate change.
In 2013, I dedicated myself full-time to combating the very real impacts of climate change. Working across the country, NextGen Climate Action formed new coalitions and worked hard to make climate change a part of our national conversation – and across the country, we had a big impact.
‘Years of Living Dangerously’ is a wonderful opportunity to reach a lot of people with the story and importance of climate change in our lives; in recent history, there’s no bigger threat to the quality of human life than what is taking place right now in respect of climate change.
Including women in climate policy and solutions can enhance the results, leading to more economic growth and sustainable outcomes. However, we cannot take for granted that gender equality and women’s empowerment in the field of climate change and sustainable development will happen automatically.
Climate change is happening, and humans are significant contributors, and that raises some really important policy questions.
On climate change, we have only a handful of years to make massive changes, according to the scientists. The politicians have to act, and only the people can make them, because Royal Dutch Shell’s not going to do it.
We must start to treat climate change as what it is – a threat to United States security. And we must not delay.
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.
Renewables are critical in our fight against climate change.
The single most important thing we can do to protect our communities from climate change is to reduce dangerous carbon pollution.
Among all the tests President Obama faced in his first term, his biggest failure was climate change.
Some people will deny anything that displeases or scares them: unusual pain in their chests, unwanted lumps beneath their skin, or the fact that humans share ancestry with apes are a few examples. Another is climate change.
On everything from climate change to the housing crisis, we need solutions that are credible, bold and radical.
There are plenty of problems in the world, and doubtless climate change – or whatever the currently voguish phrase for it all is – certainly is one of them. But it’s low on my list.
If the Pope wants to devote his life to fighting climate change, then he can do so in his personal time. But to promote questionable science as Catholic dogma is ridiculous.
Climate change has completely overshadowed the conservation concerns that used to be so important to the Democratic Party.
The jury is still out on whether humans are causing climate change.
Developed countries should support developing countries in tackling climate change. This not only is their responsibility, but also serves their long-term interests.
By using our renewable resources, energy can be generated in a carbon-responsible, cost-effective manner that also creates jobs and mitigates climate change, providing a workable and affordable solution that will keep our planet healthy.
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.
