Peter Garrett Quotes

You will not solve global climate change by hitting the delete button.

In China we need to do our own part to try to combat global climate change.

Instead of sitting on the sidelines, President Obama has made it clear that the US is ready to lead a global effort to combat climate change.

I want to use my position of leadership to help move along at a faster pace what I believe and know the Obama administration wants to do around the urgency of climate change.

Unlike many in the conservative camp, I accept theories of global warming, and accept that man-made activity has played a part in global warming. My differences have only been on what the solutions should be.

Climate change is a really abstract thing in most of the world.

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.

The European nations take climate change very seriously.

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.

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.

Around the world, climate change is an existential threat - but if we harness the opportunities inherent in addressing climate change, we can reap enormous economic benefits.

Climate change was a point of division between Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney. The president declared climate change a global threat, acknowledged that the actions of humanity were deepening the crisis, and pledged to do something about it if elected.

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

We can be thankful President Barack Obama is taking aim at one of the prime causes of climate change and extreme weather: air pollution. The EPA's carbon pollution standards are the most significant step forward our country has ever taken to protect our health by addressing climate change.

Governments have to conclude a fair, universal, and binding climate agreement, by which every country commits to reducing emissions of greenhouse gases.

As the former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and former governor of New Jersey, I have witnessed the impact of climate change firsthand.

Norway is combating climate change. It's an important issue for us. And we are committed to the Paris Agreement.

However we choose to leave the E.U., let me be clear: we remain committed to dealing with climate change.

Businesses and governments need to work together and make a joint commitment if we want to address climate change effectively and quickly.

Putting a climate change lens on policy making offers a huge opportunity to make smart decisions about India's future.

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.'

If I was prime minister, I would declare a state of emergency on climate change.

Climate change is the environmental challenge of this generation, and it is imperative that we act before it's too late.

Obama has acted aggressively on the issue most important to my generation: climate change.

The Paris Agreement underlines the urgency to implement climate action in support of sustainable development.