Chai Jing Quotes

I'm on the board of the Sierra Club Foundation and am myself a big environmentalist. But the way to make the biggest difference is to change mainstream behavior.

We owe it to each other - and to our children and grandchildren - to leave our planet in a better state than when we found it.

The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved.

We must give everyone a stake in the World’s environment.

Real environmental change depends on us. We can't wait for our leaders. We have to focus on what our own responsibilities are and how we can make the change happen.

Sustainability is not just about adopting the latest energy-efficient technologies or turning to renewable sources of power. Sustainability is the responsibility of every individual every day. It is about changing our behaviour and mindset to reduce power and water consumption, thereby helping to control emissions and pollution levels.

We want to use the environment to shift the way our society works.

Environmentalism opposes reckless innovation and makes conservation the central order of business.

I think today we recognize that economic activity needs to search for ways to protect the environment.

So I'm going to go on and work on preserving the ozone layer, encouraging everyone to recycle.

So often we talk about saving the planet, but what we really mean is to save the planet the way it is, so we can live here. So that is can sustain us.

Earth Day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and livable place.

I wish my artwork could persuade millions of people to join a global conversation about sustainability.

I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.

If there is a future, it will be Green.

I hardly can sleep. I feel that my target now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it's doable.

We must preserve our planet and grow our economy simultaneously. We cannot become more prosperous without the living systems upon which our prosperity depends.

We can make a concerted effort to stop poisoning the planet: that would be a good way of appeasing the gods.

Conservation is not without a cost.

Take good care of our fragile planet.

Ecology and economy are becoming inextricably entwined, and the world is becoming more conscious of this fact.

Giving my contribution to protect and respect the environment, as well as its inhabitants, makes me feel happy.

I want everyone else to become a global warming activist so it's not all on my shoulders.

Securing a sustainable future will take all of us working together.

There are a lot of people who want to leave their children with a world that is in better shape.