Jose Angel Gurria Quotes

What do we do about climate change bearing down upon us?

Make no mistake: Tackling climate change is vital. But to see everything through the lens of short-term CO2 reductions, letting our obsession with carbon blind us to the bigger picture, is to court catastrophe.

We cannot compromise with the earth; we cannot compromise with the catastrophe of unchecked climate change, so we must compromise with one another.

The task of dealing with global warming is urgent and important.

The Paris Agreement is a highly significant step in tackling climate change - but a piece of paper will not save the world. It is not 'job done.'

We have to take immediate and durable action on climate change.

We have to fight climate change like we actually want to win.

We need to take urgent action on climate change.

We need to start by having a conversation about climate change. It would be irresponsible to avoid the issue just because it's uncomfortable to talk about.

Global warming is not a conqueror to kneel before - but a challenge to rise to. A challenge we must rise to.

Climate change is real.

I believe climate change is real - and I believe we have to act to protect the climate as fast as we possibly can.

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.

As signs of climate instability increase, radical and rapid action is becoming ever more urgent.

Climate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority.

The effects of climate change are real and must be acted on.

We unfortunately already live on a planet where the climate has changed and will continue to change no matter what we do now. We're playing a game of making the problem less bad rather than preventing it.

Climate change is the central environmental ill of our time. We have an obligation to protect our children from the dangers of this widening scourge, and we aren't yet doing enough about it.

I care about climate change because of our children. I want to safeguard their future.

The main cause that I have attached my name to and am working diligently in is the issue of climate change.

I'm heartened by the growing awareness of global warming among important communities and organizations in our nation.

Climate change is a sanctity of human life issue.

Global warming and climate change is a big problem. It requires a big solution.

We simply must do everything we can in our power to slow down global warming before it is too late... The science is clear. The global warming debate is over.

We’re the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last generation that can do something about it.