Climate change, driven by human activities like burning fossil fuels, causes rising global temperatures, leading to extreme weather events, melting ice caps, and ocean acidification. This disrupts ecosystems, threatens biodiversity, and impacts human health through heat-related illnesses and food and water shortages. Addressing climate change requires global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, transition to renewable energy, and enhance resilience. The Paris Agreement sets targets for emissions reduction and promotes international cooperation. Individual actions like reducing energy consumption and supporting renewable energy are crucial in mitigating climate change’s effects and building a sustainable future.
Climate Change Quotes
1. “Climate change is happening, humans are causing it, and I think this is perhaps the most serious environmental issue facing us.”
— Bill Nye
2. “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
3. “We are all living together on a single planet, which is threatened by our own actions. And if you don’t have some kind of global cooperation, nationalism is just not on the right level to tackle the problems, whether it’s climate change or whether it’s technological disruption.”
— Yuval Noah Harari
4. “There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.”
— David Attenborough
5. “Climate change knows no borders. It will not stop before the Pacific islands and the whole of the international community here has to shoulder a responsibility to bring about a sustainable development.”
— Angela Merkel
6. “The effects of climate change are real and must be acted on.”
— Joe Biden
7. “The shift to a cleaner energy economy wont happen overnight, and it will require tough choices along the way. But the debate is settled. Climate change is a fact.”
— Barack Obama
8. “Climate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority.”
— Bill Gates
9. “Climate change is not just about carbon dioxide levels and melting polar ice caps. It is about our public health and protecting our Earth for future generations.”
— Mike Quigley
10. “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.”
— Elon Musk
11. “We have to fight climate change like we actually want to win.”
— Jagmeet Singh
12. “The Environmental Protection Agency’s first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants will create clean- energy jobs, improve public health, bring greater reliability to our electric power grid, bolster our national security, demonstrate the United States’ resolve to combat climate change and maybe even reduce our utility bills.”
— Martin Luther King III
13. “Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth… these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security and women’s empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all.”
— Ban Ki-moon
14. “I do think that climate change is real. And I think that it’s something that we have to deal with. But I also think it has to be a balance. And, you know, as governor of South Carolina, that was what I did.”
— Nikki Haley
15. “Due to climate change, wildfires are growing in size, frequency, and intensity, and wildfire seasons are becoming longer.”
— Mikie Sherrill
16. “Climate change is the Everest of all problems, the thorniest challenge facing humankind.”
— Lewis Gordon Pugh
17. “Some people call it global warming; some people call it climate change. What is the difference?”
— Frank Luntz
18. “Taking bold action on climate change simply makes good business sense. It’s also the right thing to do for people and the planet. Setting a net-zero GHG emissions target by 2050 will drive innovation, grow jobs, build prosperity, and secure a better world for what will soon be 9 billion people.”
— Richard Branson
19. “I have long understood that climate change is not only an environmental issue – it is a humanitarian, economic, health, and justice issue as well.”
— Frances Beinecke
20. “Geoengineering – the deliberate, large-scale manipulation of the earth’s climate to offset global warming – is a nightmare fix for climate change.”
— Jeff Goodell
21. “Renewable energy, including from offshore wind, is crucial to the effort to avoid some of the worst effects of climate change, according to environmentalists and some elected officials.”
— Tatiana Schlossberg
22. “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.”
— David Suzuki
23. “Climate change is the environmental challenge of this generation, and it is imperative that we act before it’s too late.”
— John Delaney
24. “We see incredible opportunity to solve some of the biggest social challenges we have by combining high-performance computing and AI – such as climate change and more.”
— Lisa Su
25. “Climate change is crap.”
— Tony Abbott
26. “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.”
— Patricia Espinosa
27. “We’ve got to keep our eye on what’s happening with Russia and North Korea. We cannot lose sight of domestic policy, either. Healthcare. Immigration. Climate change.”
— Kamala Harris
28. “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
29. “The most important thing about global warming is this. Whether humans are responsible for the bulk of climate change is going to be left to the scientists, but it’s all of our responsibility to leave this planet in better shape for the future generations than we found it.”
— Mike Huckabee
30. “Wind and other clean, renewable energy will help end our reliance on fossil fuels and combat the severe threat that climate change poses to humans and wildlife alike.”
— Frances Beinecke
31. “Climate change isn’t something people get to choose to believe or not: it’s happening.”
— Matt Gaetz
32. “When all the world appears to be in a tumult, and nature itself is feeling the assault of climate change, the seasons retain their essential rhythm. Yes, fall gives us a premonition of winter, but then, winter, will be forced to relent, once again, to the new beginnings of soft greens, longer light, and the sweet air of spring.”
— Madeleine M. Kunin
33. “You will not solve global climate change by hitting the delete button.”
— Tom Brokaw
34. “Climate change is moving faster than we are, but we don’t give up because we know that climate action is the only path.”
— Antonio Guterres
35. “People are spending way too much time thinking about climate change, way too little thinking about AI.”
— Peter Thiel
36. “At first when I heard about climate change, I was a climate denier. I didn’t think it was happening. Because if there really was an existential crisis like that, that would threaten our civilisation, we wouldn’t be focusing on anything else. That would be our first priority. So I didn’t understand how that added up.”
— Greta Thunburg
37. “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
38. “Climate change and air pollution know no borders, and antibiotics resistance respects no boundaries. Bacteria from Africa can make people in America sick. The burning of Indonesian forests can keep Asia gasping for breath.”
— Rohini Nilekani
39. “I am not deeply involved in Australian politics but I know there are prime ministers, governments around the world who are not acting responsibly in relation to climate change.”
— Jane Goodall
40. “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.”
— Dalai Lama
41. “On climate change, we often don’t fully appreciate that it is a problem. We think it is a problem waiting to happen.”
— Kofi Annan
42. “Change or be changed, right? And what we mean by that is that climate change, if we don’t change course, if we don’t change our political and economic system, is going to change everything about our physical world.”
— Naomi Klein
43. “On climate change, we are told that there will be a civilization-ending development in the form of massive sea level rise as soon as 2050. Anybody plan to be here in 2050? I think a few of us do, myself included.”
— Jill Stein
44. “Climate change, if unchecked, is an urgent threat to health, food supplies, biodiversity, and livelihoods across the globe.”
— John F. Kerry
45. “The basic science is very well established; it is well understood that global warming is due to greenhouse gases. What is uncertain is projections about specifics in the next few decades, by how much will the climate change.”
— Mario J. Molina
46. “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.”
— Vivienne Westwood
47. “I hope that in future Congresses there will reemerge a recognition that climate change is a reality, that our policies to meet our energy needs must also deal responsibly with environmental issues, including the damage caused by greenhouse gas emissions.”
— Jeff Bingaman
48. “Working together, we can meet our shared goal to combat climate change. From harmonizing vehicle emissions standards to using our trading relationship to boost investment in clean energy, the actions the United States and Canada take together will help both nations meet international goals.”
— Amy Klobuchar
49. “The clear and present danger of climate change means we cannot burn our way to prosperity. We already rely too heavily on fossil fuels. We need to find a new, sustainable path to the future we want. We need a clean industrial revolution.”
— Ban Ki-moon
50. “We won’t be able to stop disasters from happening. On the contrary, climate change may increase the frequency and severity of floods, droughts and storms. But we are better equipped today to prepare for them and reduce their impact.”
— Sri Mulyani Indrawati
51. “Maybe climate change is a threat, and maybe climate change has been tarted up by climatologists trolling for research grant cash. It doesn’t matter.”
— P. J. O’Rourke
52. “One of the big questions in the climate change debate: Are humans any smarter than frogs in a pot? If you put a frog in a pot and slowly turn up the heat, it won’t jump out. Instead, it will enjoy the nice warm bath until it is cooked to death. We humans seem to be doing pretty much the same thing.”
— Jeff Goodell
53. “We should not only look at the short-term economic benefits of fossil fuels but also at the bad news for climate change. We should therefore not greet the fossil fuel age unconditionally.”
— Fatih Birol
54. “Climate change is not the fault of man. It’s Mother Nature’s way. And sucking greenhouse gases from the atmosphere is too limited a solution. We have to be prepared for fire or ice, for fry or freeze. We have to be prepared for change.”
— Howard Bloom
55. “Is it 10 years, 20, 50 before we reach that tipping point where climate change becomes irreversible? Nobody can know. There’s clearly a probability distribution. We need to ensure this planet, and we need to do it quickly.”
— Vinod Khosla
56. “If we do not change our negative habits toward climate change, we can count on worldwide disruptions in food production, resulting in mass migration, refugee crises and increased conflict over scarce natural resources like water and farm land. This is a recipe for major security problems.”
— Michael Franti
57. “As an explorer, I know firsthand there are many places in the ocean so full of life that they should be protected. Coral reefs and mangrove coastlines are stressed already by climate change and ocean acidification, and poor planning will just make their plight worse.”
— Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
58. “Climate change is important to Malawi, but many people see alternative energy more as a means to skip the government and get electricity and power. Deforestation is a huge problem in Malawi, which only adds to the problem. People cut down trees because they have no power to run electric stoves, etc. So they use firewood.”
— William Kamkwamba
59. “’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.”
— Harrison Ford
60. “Labor believes in sustainability. We believe in acting on climate change, not just talking about it.”
— Anthony Albanese
