James Hansen Quotes

Whether the process proves to be Kyoto or something else, let's acknowledge the urgency of global warming.

The Earth cannot wait 60 years. I want a future for my children and my children's children. The clock is ticking.

I think the climate is too important to say we are going to wait until all our economic woes are over before we act effectively.

Those who are already feeling the effects of climate change don't have time to deny it - they're busy dealing with it.

Can we remain indifferent before the problems associated with such realities as climate change?

A spiritual voice is urgently needed to underline the fact that global warming is already causing human anguish and mortality in our nation and abroad, and much more will occur in the future without rapid action.

No more than one or a few decades remain before the chance to avert the threats we now confront will be lost and the prospects for humanity immeasurably diminished.

The dialogue around climate change can often become mired in gloom and doom, which is understandable given the topic.

This country has wasted too many years pretending it had the luxury of debating climate change.

A number of major companies - from PepsiCo to Walmart to U.P.S. - have recognized that corporations have a responsibility to address the causes of climate change before it is too late. We do not have to wait for an international treaty or new regulations to act.

We have to take immediate and durable action on climate change.

We can help companies committed to addressing global challenges such as climate change.

We're all agreed that climate change is one of the greatest and most daunting challenges of our age. We have a moral imperative to act and act now.

I believe, in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., that there is such a thing as being too late, and when it comes to climate change, that hour is almost upon us.

The United States is the only nation that can lead the world toward a solution on climate change.

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

We have got to encourage other nations also to come along with us with the impacts of climate change, what we can do about that.

A second key area where you are called to make a contribution is in showing concern for the environment. This is not only because this country, more than many others, is likely to be seriously affected by climate change. You are called to care for Creation not only as responsible citizens, but also as followers of Christ!

The urgency derives from the nearness of climate tipping points.

This [climate change] is potentially so dangerous that we have to act strongly. Do we want to play Russian roulette with two bullets or one?

The United States must lead the world in reversing climate change. We can do that.

The truth is that we're at a critical juncture in the history of our species and if we don't act soon, we could inhabit a world we don't recognize anymore. But the most important truth is that we are capable of stopping climate change before the worst of its consequences are locked in. The solutions exist - all we need is the will to do something about it.

I don't know how to make people who absolutely have to be obsessed with paying a week's energy bills... obsessed with climate change... It's very hard.

My administration is committed to a leadership role on the issue of climate change.

The only reason runaway global warming seems unstoppable is that we have not yet tried to stop it.