Patricia Espinosa Quotes

The U.S. has fallen well behind Europe in recognizing climate change and the implications of climate change.

I've dedicated my life in public service to defeating climate change.

Climate change is moving faster than we are, but we don't give up because we know that climate action is the only path.

However we choose to leave the E.U., let me be clear: we remain committed to dealing with climate change.

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

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.'

Climate change is the environmental challenge of this generation, and it is imperative that we act before it's too late.

We should be redoubling our own efforts to combat climate change, not watering them down.

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.

China and India will take the global leadership on climate change: they are suffering for it.

What do we do about climate change bearing down upon us?

I believe climate change is real - and I believe we have to act to protect the climate as fast as we possibly can.

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

In China we need to do our own part to try to combat global climate change.

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.

I hope that in future Congresses there will reemerge a recognition that climate change is a reality, that our policies to meet our energy needs must also deal responsibly with environmental issues, including the damage caused by greenhouse gas emissions.

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.

Climate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority.

The European nations take climate change very seriously.

The shift to a cleaner energy economy wont happen overnight, and it will require tough choices along the way. But the debate is settled. Climate change is a fact.

Climate change is the central environmental ill of our time. We have an obligation to protect our children from the dangers of this widening scourge, and we aren't yet doing enough about it.

Make no mistake: Tackling climate change is vital. But to see everything through the lens of short-term CO2 reductions, letting our obsession with carbon blind us to the bigger picture, is to court catastrophe.

There is no question that global warming will have a significant impact on already existing problems such as malaria, malnutrition, and water shortages. But this doesn't mean the best way to solve them is to cut carbon emissions.

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

The main cause that I have attached my name to and am working diligently in is the issue of climate change.