Barry Gardiner Quotes

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

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

The Paris Agreement's going to continue without the United States of America.

The effects of climate change are real and only getting worse. I would like to build on the promises of the Paris Climate Agreement and make our country a global leader on the fight against climate change.

The Paris Agreement threw people of the world a lifeline, and the United States played a vital role in getting us there, not least by working closely with China to clear the decks to a global deal.

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.

More countries have agreed to the Paris Climate accords than have ever agreed to anything else in the world.

Our global atmosphere does not respect national boundaries, and the international commitments under the Paris Agreement cannot be met without the full cooperation and participation of multiple countries.

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

I am proud that Ireland is playing its part to drive an ambitious and comprehensive agreement at COP21.

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 every country's climate policy was driven purely by environmental science, we may have no need for international agreements.

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

Climate change is such a huge issue that it requires strong, concerted, consistent and enduring action by governments.

In the case of the Paris Agreement, if we want to have full compliance with the Paris Agreement, we need not only action by governments; we need the action by all of society.

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

I believe that the United States has a moral and economic imperative to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

I've been working with every single government since June 1992 to try to get climate action.

Even if Trump leaves the Paris Agreement or the U.N. climate process entirely, the issue will be unavoidable at G7 and G20 level.

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

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

I agree with the overwhelming majority of scientists who recognize that climate change is real, and it's essential that our country honors its commitment to work with the rest of the world to cut carbon pollution and address this crisis together.

Achieving the aims and ambitions of the Paris Agreement are not a given. The world needs to understand the urgency and complexity of what the international community has embarked upon.

A credible and effective response to climate change - which protects future generations from an unacceptable level of risk - needs the involvement of all countries.

Most reputable scientists agree that climate change is real and that the effects are likely to be bad. But nobody can say for sure exactly what 'bad' means. The safest and most equitable way out of this horrific mess is simple: cut fossil-fuel emissions.