Carlo Rubbia Quotes

We've offered direct financial support for a range of renewable energy sources, whether it be large-scale solar, whether it be geothermal, whether it be wave power or wind power.

Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use of coal and permanent renewable energy sources, like solar power.

The bulk of the utility industry today believes that coal and nuclear are the only solutions we have. Nuclear is greener but has the other issues. Coal, they think, can be transformed into the so-called clean coal technologies.

Of course we have to use coal... the renewable energy sources will supplement the supply from coal.

Even if we didn't have greenhouse gases, were going to have to move away from fossil fuels, as we're going to run out. They're finite, whereas solar and wind are infinite.

When it comes to renewable energy, there's no reason America should settle for second best.

In the end, the market will decide which is the better performer: dirty coal-fired power or clean wind and solar. Market-based competition. That doesn't sound like communism to me.

It's important to understand that oil and renewables do different things. Wind and solar are for power generation, so they don't replace oil. About 70% of all oil produced is used for transportation fuel. Renewables are good projects, but they don't get us off of foreign oil.

You can't have an energy policy that means you can only have a bath when the wind blows.

We have to be aware that fossil fuel energy sources have an expiry date. A timeframe of 30, 40 or 50 years can seem a long time to get rewards for economic policy, but it's only a short time for implementing a new energy policy.

I've been told that I have a lot of energy. The secret is that I use renewable resources. Some days I'm solar powered. Some days I'm wind powered. And some people in this room might think I'm hybrid gas-powered. You'll just have to guess which it is today.

Even though I love solar and love wind, like most people do, I like the renewable sources, they alone are not going to get America energy independent.

Renewable energy is not more expensive than fossil fuel when you factor in life-cycle costs.

Saudi Arabia is blessed with energy from various sources, whether it's fossil in oil and gas, or renewables, wind and solar, that are extremely competitive.

There is growing demand for renewable energy.

I've tried to convince members of my party that we should not allow the hair on the backs of our necks to bristle every time somebody mentions renewable energy.

It's time to focus all of our efforts on renewables. We will oppose the building of LNG facilities.

Within the renewables space, we are focused on solar and wind energy.

I think it's really important as we position Hawaii as the policy leader in renewable energy.

Support renewable energy. Recycle. Reuse. Restore. Replenish.

Mexico holds the fifth-largest shale gas reserve in the world, in addition to large deep-water oil reserves and a tremendous potential in renewable energy.

I think so long as fossil fuels are cheap, people will use them and it will postpone a movement towards new technologies.

Smart development invests in insulation, efficient cars, and ever-renewed sources of energy. Dumb growth crashes around looking for more oil.

Energy is an eternal delight, and he who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.

Look, natural gas, just like oil, is going to eventually go away. It's not renewable.