There’s no denying that the effects of climate change are upon us - from an increase in catastrophic weather patterns to the spreading of wildfires, it’s clear the planet is suffering. So the time has come where we must ask ourselves: what are we going to combat the adverse effects of climate change?
Here’s 20 famous quotes on climate change to inspire you to take action.
1. A nation that destroys its soils, destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land,
purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
2. Climate change does not respect border; it does not respect who you are – rich and poor, small and big. Therefore, this is what we call 'global challenges', which require global solidarity. - Ban Ki-moon
3. Climate change, if unchecked, is an urgent threat to health, food supplies, biodiversity, and livelihoods across the globe. - John F. Kerry
4. If you really think that the environment is less important than the economy, try
holding your breath while you count your money. — Guy McPherson
5. The facts are there, that we have created a self-inflicted wound, that man has
created through global warming. – Arnold Schwarzenegger
6. The shift to a cleaner energy economy won’t happen overnight, and it will require
tough choices along the way. But the debate is settled. Climate change is a fact. -
Barack Obama
7. We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors. We borrow it from our children. –
Native American Proverb
8. Even if you never have the chance to see or touch the ocean, the ocean touches you with every breath you take, every drop of water you drink, every bite you consume. Everyone everywhere is inextricably connected to and utterly dependent upon the existence of the sea. - Sylvia Earle
9. The damage that climate change is causing and that will get worse if we fail to act goes beyond the hundreds of thousands of lives, homes and businesses lost, ecosystems destroyed, species driven to extinction, infrastructure smashed and
people inconvenienced. – David Suzuki
10. It's coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It's not just climate change; it's sheer space, places to grow food for this enormous horde. Either we limit our population growth, or the natural world will do it for us, and the natural world is doing it for us right now. – David Attenborough
11. Climate change is the greatest threat to humanity, perhaps ever. Global temperatures are rising at an unprecedented rate, causing drought and forest fires
and impacting human health. – Cary Kennedy
12. We must face up to an inescapable reality: the challenges of sustainability simply overwhelm the adequacy of our responses. With some honourable exceptions, our responses are too few, too little, and too late. — Kofi A. Annan
13. Twenty-five years ago, people could be excused for not knowing much, or doing much, about climate change. Today we have no excuse. — Desmond Tutu
14. The future will be green or not at all. – Jonathon Porritt
15. There is no such thing as ‘away’. So, when we throw anything away, it must go
somewhere. – Annie Leonard
16. I play fictitious characters often solving fictitious problems. I believe mankind has looked at climate change in the same way, as if it were a fiction. – Leonardo
DiCaprio
17. The challenge lies in the fact that the planet has limited time. Be it climate change or nuclear fallout, there is very little time. You have to pick your cause. – Anne Waldman
18. The cost of our success is the exhaustion of natural resources, leading to energy crises, climate change, pollution, and the destruction of our habitat. If you exhaust natural resources, there will be nothing left for your children. If we continue in the same direction, humankind is headed for some frightful ordeals, if not extinction. – Christian de Duve
19. 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. – Bill Gates
20. I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. I want you to act like you would in a crisis. I want you to act like your
house is on fire, because it is. – Greta Thunberg
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