Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Climate ChangeActivismLeadershipFutureChange For 25 years countless people have come to the U.N. climate conferences begging our world leaders to stop emissions and clearly that has not worked as emissions are continuing to rise. So I will not beg the world leaders to care for our future. I will instead let them know change is coming whether they like it or not.
Climate ChangeEnergy PolicyPolitical DebateBelief Systems I think there are more politicians in favor of electric cars than against. There are still some that are against, and I think the reasoning for that varies depending on the person, but in some cases, they just don't believe in climate change - they think oil will last forever.
OpportunityEconomic SecurityTechnologyClimate ChangeGlobal Leadership First, how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? Second, how do we make technology work for us, and not against us - especially when it comes to solving urgent challenges like climate change? Third, how do we keep America safe and lead the world without becoming its policeman?
Climate ChangeMeltingWeather PatternsTrust In Experts Some scientists believe climate change is the cause of unprecedented melting of the North Pole, and that effects these very uncertain weather patterns. I think we should listen to those scientists and experts.
Climate ChangeEcologyFuture WellbeingSustainabilityInaction Nothing is being done to stop the climate and ecological emergency from happening and to secure the future wellbeing for future generations.
Climate ChangeEnvironmental Action The climate crisis is both the easiest and the hardest issue we have ever faced. The easiest because we know what we must do. We must stop the emissions of greenhouse gases. The hardest because our current economics are still totally dependent on burning fossil fuels, and thereby destroying ecosystems in order to create everlasting economic growth.
Climate ChangeUrgencyDelayed ImpactConsequence By the time we see that climate change is really bad, your ability to fix it is extremely limited... The carbon gets up there, but the heating effect is delayed. And then the effect of that heat on the species and ecosystem is delayed. That means that even when you turn virtuous, things are actually going to get worse for quite a while.
Climate ChangeSustainabilityRisk-TakingFragilityBoundary-Pushing We're running the most dangerous experiment in history right now, which is to see how much carbon dioxide the atmosphere... can handle before there is an environmental catastrophe.