Lucy Powell Quotes

I think it's harder for people than it should be. But as more and more of us become carbon neutral and change the patterns in our lives to be part of the solution instead of part of the problem, we are now beginning to see the changes in policy that are needed.

Sustainability is a very tough thing in our government because there are so many different competing priorities.

The cheap and easy days of waste disposal are over.

The Politics of Ecology

Our conservation laws are based on static ideas about nature—not landscapes that are rapidly changing because of something humans did.

The central organizing principle of governments everywhere must be the environment.

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.

Environmental justice is vitally important to the mission of Our Revolution.

I want clean water and clean air and conservation... that's not what extreme environmentalists are all about. For them, it is a religion. They believe in trees and animals, not God.

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

The higher the stakes, the more responsible we have to be. It was with this in mind that I began to build my Green Economy and Climate Agenda.

Everything depends on our ability to sustainably inhabit this earth, and true sustainability will require us all to change our way of thinking on how we take from the earth and how we give back.

California continues to pass the most ambitious laws in the world to expand clean energy and combat climate change.

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

We are totally schizophrenic. We are trying to reduce emissions, and we subsidize the consumption of fossil fuels.

On climate change, the science is clearer about what you need to do to get a real impact than... on counterterrorism.

I'm committed to the goal of Senate Bill 324, and that is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

State government's efforts to address climate change must include reduced consumption and other conservation measures as water shortages become the new normal.

I say just put a big fat tax on carbon.

If the world is to avoid a collision with nature - one that humanity surely cannot win - we must act boldly on every front, particularly with respect to carbon pricing and the coherence of our economic and energy policies.

I support the need for Canada to play a significant role in reducing global emissions.

We could make a difference just by holding our emissions steady as our businesses continue to grow. But that doesn't seem to be enough: we want to go all the way to zero... Today, I am announcing our intention to be carbon neutral, across all our businesses, by 2010.

If we're not in the debates there will be no real discussion of climate change, because Hillary Clinton's policy does not begin to address the threat.

Climate change is the biggest threat to our chances of winning the fight against hunger.

Ask almost anybody if they think the climate?s changed in the last couple of decades and they will all say ?yes? and give you lots of examples.