Heinz Fischer Quotes

The warnings about global warming have been extremely clear for a long time. We are facing a global climate crisis. It is deepening. We are entering a period of consequences.

The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril

Climate change is such a consequential crisis to everybody in the world.

The climate change issue is real and we are seeing its effects right here in South Carolina.

At least 3,527 U.S. monthly records for heat, rain, and snow were broken in 2012. We can't let this continue unchecked, and we don't have to.

If we do not act to curb climate change immediately, we will leave our children and grandchildren an unrecognizable planetIt is the poor, those least responsible for climate change and least able to afford adaptation, who would suffer the most.

Those who are already feeling the effects of climate change don't have time to deny it - they're busy dealing with it.

We're clearly not going to stop global warming at this point. We've already raised the temperature of the planet one degree. We've got another degree in the pipeline from carbon we've already emitted. What we're talking about now is whether we're going to have a difficult, difficult century, or an impossible one.

We need to get a broader awareness. People say climate change is really bad, but painting that picture of what you're putting at risk.

No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change.

Unfortunately, the issues of climate change, unlike many other issues, are very subtle because the changes we observe are very, very subtle.

Climate change is real, it is caused by human activity, and it is already causing devastating problems in America and around the world.

The truth is that climate change is presenting the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced.

...climate change is accelerating. It threatens our well being, our security, and our economic development. It will lead to uncontrollable risks and dramatic damage if we do not take resolute countermeasures.

I think we're all experiencing climate change. Experience is an effective teacher. It's sometimes a very harsh teacher. So we will be taught about climate change.

Climate change is a reality.

The most profound security threat we face today is global warming....climate change has the capacity to change the way all of us live.

Climate change is very real. It is a serious issue it should be treated that way... It is not just ours here in Iowa or even in the United States.

The most serious problem facing humankind is climate change.

Climate change is real. Climate change is being substantially increased by humans and the carbon we put into the atmosphere. And it appears to be speeding up. If science has made any mistakes, science has been underestimating it.

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

Climate change is obviously happening and there is obviously a man-made contribution.

One thing we do know about the threat of climate change is that the cost of adjustment only grows the longer it's left unaddressed.

Climate change is sometimes misunderstood as being about changes in the weather. In reality it is about changes in our very way of life.

Climate change is real. The science is compelling. And the longer we wait, the harder the problem will be to solve.