Top 10 Climate Action Quotes

If you want to understand opposition to climate action, follow the money.

If you want to understand opposition to climate action, follow the money.

Paul Krugman

Climate Action, Want, Global Warming

"Who Cooked the Planet?". www.nytimes.com. July 25, 2010.

Climate action is central for the future of our planet.

Jose Manuel Barroso

Climate Action, Politics, Climate Change

"EU sets targets of 40% carbon cut and 27% share of renewables by 2030". Live, www.theguardian.com. January 22, 2014.

Let us take advantage of the opportunities presented by climate action and lay the foundations for a more prosperous and secure future for all

Ban Ki-moon

Opportunity, Climate Action, Foundation

"Climate change affects us all. So what's stopping us joining forces to act on it?" by Ban Ki-moon, www.theguardian.com. May 6, 2014.

Taking bold climate action now has the potential to unleash the full power of business and at the same time lift millions of people out of poverty. We're the first generation to recognize this and the last generation that will have this opportunity.

Richard Branson

Opportunity, Climate Action, People

"Climate Week: B Team Reminding Business, World Leaders of Undeniable #BusinessCase for Net Zero". "Sustainable Brands" Interview, www.sustainablebrands.com. September 22, 2015.

We now know that climate action does not require economic sacrifice. This is fully in line with the World Bank Group's findings. It is up to all of us to make smart policy choices that will help combat climate change. For example, putting a price on carbon is a necessary step and could drive resources and investments to a cleaner economy.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

Smart, Sacrifice, Climate Action

I know that everybody who supported Bernie Sanders supported him because they believe that college debt is too high. They believe that the minimum wage needs to be increased. They believe that we have to take on climate action.

Keith Ellison

Believe, College, Climate Action

Source: www.pbs.org

The idea that China and India will just abandon climate action is not true, because they're doing it for more reasons than we are.

Bill McKibben

Climate Action, Ideas, India

Source: www.motherjones.com

The Republicans are committed to global warming as a hoax, or irrelevant, or as not a problem. That is their belief. I'm not going to put them in jail. All I can do is talk and encourage good climate actions and demonstrate our economy has benefited here [in California].

Jerry Brown

Climate Action, California, Jail

"'The world shifts': Gov. Jerry Brown talks California, climate change and President Trump". Interview with Chris Megerian, www.latimes.com. April 15, 2017.

Ordinary people have an extremely important role to play in fighting climate change. Not only can you make your home more energy efficient, drive less, and eat more local food - you can also tell your leaders to take climate action.

Frances Beinecke

Home, Fighting, Climate Action