Climate Quotes - Page 18

• One of the main reasons for the conflict in Syria, and the terrorism that it's spawned, is climate change and drought.

  Prince Charles

  Conflict, Terrorism, Reason

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• We simply argue that climate change consequences was one of the impacts, but interestingly enough, even though a major effort was made in 2008 to try and resurrect the problem over food, now the consequences of the civil war are making the situation even worse.

  Chris Barrie

  War, Impact, Effort

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• Somebody like me - I am a member of the Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change, we've been at this for several years now. To have somebody like the Prince of Wales talk about something [like climate changes] elevates that conversation to a much higher level.

  Chris Barrie

  Military, Years, Levels

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• What's now urgently needed [to stop environmental disaster] is the international political commitment to take action to avoid dangerous climate change.

  David Miliband

  Commitment, Political, Environmental

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• Some governments are prepared to give up elements of sovereignty to address the threat of global climate change.

  Richard N. Haass

  Giving Up, Government, Addresses

  "State sovereignty must be altered in globalized era" by Richard Haass, www.taipeitimes.com. February 21, 2006.

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• Climate is a global issue. Coal is still the energy that is being used more than anything else to make electricity. The United States is using less as we're turning more to gas. But, around the world, that's what they're using.

  Ian Bremmer

  Issues, Energy, United States

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• I urge the media to start referring to climate skeptics as what they really are: climate assholes.

  Bill Maher

  Media, Skeptic, Referring

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• When you frack a well, you're exploding methane up into the atmosphere. So, Barack Obama, by supporting natural gas, and also talking about climate change is literally burning his own inaugural address. And he's doing it with natural gas.

  Josh Fox

  Talking, Atmosphere, Burning

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• Income and wealth inequality have reached obscene levels, the threat of climate change is more frightening than ever, and the billionaire class is now allowed to spend unlimited amounts of money to buy the candidate they want. And it is up to us to stand up and fight back. If we stand together, there is no limit to what we can accomplish.

  Bernie Sanders

  Fighting, Class, Together

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• At a time when our planet is warming due to climate change, the last thing our environment needs is more drilling. What we need is for Congress and the White House to move toward clean energy such as solar, wind and geothermal.

  Bernie Sanders

  Moving, Wind, White

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• Climate change is real, caused by human activity and already devastating our nation and planet. The United States must lead the world in combating climate change and transforming our energy system away from fossil fuels and toward energy efficiency and sustainability.

  Bernie Sanders

  Real, United States, Fuel

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• Debating, doubting, or rejecting the basic scientific facts about climate change in the face of the overwhelming evidence and overwhelming scientific opinion will not change those facts.

  Bernie Sanders

  Doubt, Faces, Facts

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• Every candidate running for president has got to answer the following very simple question: At a time when we need to address the planetary crisis of climate change, and transform our energy system away from fossil fuels and into energy efficiency and sustainability, should we continue to give $135 billion in tax breaks and subsidies over the next decade to fossil fuel companies?

  Bernie Sanders

  Running, Simple, Giving

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• I believe, along with Pope Francis and almost all scientists, that climate change is threatening this planet in horrendous ways, and that we have to be aggressive in transforming our energy system away from fossil fuel and defeat the Keystone Pipeline.

  Bernie Sanders

  Believe, Energy, Keystone Pipeline

  "Sen Bernie Sanders on gun control: 'I do not accept the fact that I have been weak on this issue. In fact, I have been strong on this issue'". "State of the Union" with Jake Tapper, cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com. August 30, 2015.

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• Subsidies for the oil, gas and coal industries are projected to cost taxpayers more than $135 billion in the coming decade. At a time when scientists tell us we need to reduce carbon pollution to prevent catastrophic climate change, it is absurd to provide massive subsidies that pad fossil-fuel companies' already enormous profits.

  Bernie Sanders

  Oil, Needs, Cost

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• The debate is over. The scientific community has spoken in a virtually unanimous voice. Climate change is real. It is caused by human activity.

  Bernie Sanders

  Real, Voice, Community

  Bernie Sanders (2016). “Our Revolution: A Future to Believe in”, p.103, Profile Books

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• The United States must lead the world in reversing climate change. We can do that.

  Bernie Sanders

  United States, World, Can Do

  Bernie Sanders (2016). “Our Revolution: A Future to Believe in”, p.105, Profile Books

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• We can combat climate change effectively. What we are lacking now is not the brain power, not the knowledge, not the technology. What we are lacking is the political will power, and we need your help by the millions to tell Congress to stop worrying about their fossil fuel contributors to their campaigns and worry about their kids and grandchildren.

  Bernie Sanders

  Kids, Grandchildren, Technology

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• There's a snobbery at work in architecture. The subject is too often treated as a fine art, delicately wrapped in mumbo-jumbo. In reality, it's an all-embracing discipline taking in science, art, maths, engineering, climate, nature, politics, economics.

  Norman Foster

  Art, Math, Reality

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• We've created the almost godly power of being able to alter the climate, to change the face of the earth, now we need to develop the consciousness of gods, and wield that power wisely

  Anodea Judith

  Godly, Needs, Earth

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• And now, as in no other age, we seek it [peace] because we have been warned, by the power of modern weapons, that peace may be the only climate possible for human life itself.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Age, May, Weapons

  Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1958). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957”, p.62, Best Books on

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• Words of encouragement, a little respect, simple gestures of kindness from a teacher promote the perfect climate for studetns to study, learn, and grow.

  Donna Fargo

  Teacher, Encouragement, Kindness

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• Bed is the perfect climate.

  Noel Coward

  Perfect, Bed

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• Suppose that climate change is not real and all we do is adopt green technologies, which our economy and our technology is perfectly capable of. Then all we've done is given our kids a cleaner world.

  John McCain

  Real, Kids, Technology

  "Unbelieveable: Debate Moderator Smears Republicans". www.newsbusters.org. December 15, 2007.

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• In the past, destruction of your neighbour might have been considered a victory, but today we are all interdependent. We live in a global economy; we face problems like climate change that affect us all. The 7 billion human beings alive today belong to one human family. In the context that others' interests are in our interest and our interest is in their interest, the use of force is self-destructive.

  Dalai Lama

  Past, Self, Victory

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