Wendy Kopp Quotes

It is simply not feasible for sovereignty to be exercised unilaterally by individual nation-states, however powerful. It is a principle which will yield only slowly and reluctantly to the imperatives of global environmental cooperation.

We are all living together on a single planet, which is threatened by our own actions. And if you don't have some kind of global cooperation, nationalism is just not on the right level to tackle the problems, whether it's climate change or whether it's technological disruption.

All the major problems of the world today are global in essence, and they cannot be solved unless through some kind of global cooperation. It's not just climate change, which is, like, the most obvious example people give. I think more in terms of technological disruption.

Climate change and ozone depletion are two global issues that are different but have many connections. In the ozone depletion case, we managed to work with decision makers effectively so that an international agreement called the Montreal Protocol was achieved that essentially solved the ozone depletion problem.

International cooperation, multilateralism is indispensable.

The problems that the world faces - from nuclear proliferation to climate change - can't be tackled by the West alone. They need a coalition of not just West and East, but they need a coalition of Christian and Jew and Muslim.

Global challenges require collective responses.

International cooperation is vital to keeping our globe safe, commerce flowing, and our planet habitable.

What governments and people don't realise is that sometimes the collective interest - the international interest - is also the national interest.

If we want to implement climate protection worldwide, countries like Germany, which are capable of developing new technologies, will have to hand over some of their knowledge. We can't expect to have our cake and eat it too.

Every global concern - economic, environmental or security-related - can be addressed more effectively when the U.S. and China work together.

When it comes to dealing with the world's climate and energy challenges, I have a simple rule: change America, change the world.

The world can't have a global solution to climate change with U.S. action alone; and the world can't have a global solution without U.S. action.

Many climate change deniers would have you believe that addressing climate change is all pain and no gain. This is simply not true. We can tackle this challenge while improving our personal health and the health of our economy. These are not competing interests; they go hand in hand.

Issues of energy, climate change, nuclear arms control and non-proliferation are all big deals. These are problems that we have to get right globally, not just nationally, and there are big benefits in cooperating, in terms of sharing costs, in terms of sharing risks, in terms of propagating the best answers.

Individual scientists cannot do much on their own. Heads of nations, corporates, and economic giants should recognise the criticality of it.

I have been fighting climate change for two decades, and people often ask me how I remain hopeful in the face of extreme weather and grim forecasts. The answer is simple: I see countless solutions spreading across the nation and across the world. But we need more investment.

We need a greening of globalisation.

I mean that the time where we need International agreement more than ever on the environment and the rest, poverty we are breaking up our International Institutions and the rule of law and Tony Blair is part of it.

Developed countries should support developing countries in tackling climate change. This not only is their responsibility, but also serves their long-term interests.

China is committed to work with other countries for a solution to the global challenge of energy and resources.

Climate change does not respect border; it does not respect who you are - rich and poor, small and big. Therefore, this is what we call 'global challenges,' which require global solidarity.

A global deal will only be possible if Britain plays its part, leading the way with other developed countries.

Peace and security of our planet must be based on the collective action of all nations, not a few, however powerful they may be.

No country by itself and in an isolated manner would ever be able to effectively address the challenges it faces.