Sylvia Earle Quotes

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

Global warming threatens our health, our economy, our natural resources, and our children's future. It is clear we must act.

The oncoming trouble I speak of is climate change. It's going to affect all of you in the same way the Second World War consumed people of my parent's generation.

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

We've known for some time that we have to worry about the impacts of climate change on our children's and grandchildren's generations. But we now have to worry about ourselves as well.

What we do know is that the era of climate change is upon us and the extraordinary in California today will become the ordinary of tomorrow.

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.

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

Climate change poses clear, catastrophic threats. We may not agree on the extent, but we certainly can't afford the risk of inaction.

Climate change is more remote than terror but a more profound threat to the future of the children and the grandchildren and the great-grandchildren I hope all of you have.

Climate change is a real deal. So, hey deniers - cut it out, and let's get to work.

Unless we take action on climate change, future generations will be roasted, toasted, fried and grilled.

I am interested in climate change and other topics too. But this thing is so huge, in the worst case we are talking about the end of our civilization.

Climate change is a reality.

The science [of global warming] is beyond dispute... Delay is no longer an option. Denial is no longer an acceptable response

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.

I believe humankind has looked at Climate Change in that same way: as if it were a fiction, happening to someone else’s planet, as if pretending that Climate Change wasn’t real would somehow make it go away.

Climate change has happened because of human behaviour, therefore it’s only natural it should be us, human beings, to address this issue. It may not be too late if we take decisive actions today.

Climate change is one of the issues I worry most about because its impacts are enormous. But they're gradual, they're not immediate.

My fellow Americans, people all over the world, we need to solve the climate crisis, it's not a political issue, it's a moral issue. We have everything we need to get started, with the possible exception of the will to act, that's a renewable resource, let's renew it.

How is it that, in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence, there are still some who would deny the dangers of climate change? Not surprisingly, the loudest voices are not scientific, and it is remarkable how many economists, lawyers, journalists and politicians set themselves up as experts on the science.

Global warming' is just the latest in a long line of hysterical crusades to which we seem to be increasingly susceptible.

There is a majority of scientists that say that global carbon emissions by humans causes some changes in the climate.

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.

I think it's important for people to be aware of the impact that climate change is having on this huge community of people.