Alex Steffen Quotes
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.
Topics
Carbon, Carbon Footprint
Change
Climate Change
Global Warming
Sustainability
Catastrophe
Environmental Protection
Lens, Lenses
Renewable Energy
Make No Mistake
Bigger Picture
Greenhouse Gases
Carbon Emissions
Climate Action
Climate Adaptation
Climate Mitigation
Climate Policy
Climate Resilience
Ecological Balance
Environmental Impact
Short Term Thinking
Citations
Steffen, Alex. Carbon Zero: Imagining Cities That Can Save the Planet. Alex Steffen, 2012.
Related Quotes
Alex Steffen (born c. 1968) is an American futurist who writes and speaks about sustainability and the future of the planet. He emphasizes the importance of imagining persuasive, positive possible futures: "It's literally true that we can't build what we can't imagine,... The fact that we haven't compellingly imagined a thriving, dynamic, sustainable world is a major reason we don't already live in one."