Ben Sasse Quotes

Any objective look at what science has to say about climate change ought to be sufficient to persuade reasonable people that the climate is changing and that humans are responsible for a substantial part of that - and that these changes are doing harm and will continue to do more harm unless we start to reduce our emissions.

Some time this century, the day will arrive when the human influence on the climate will overwhelm all natural factors.'

Climate change is also clearly a matter of huge interest and concern for the scientific community.

On climate change, we often don't fully appreciate that it is a problem. We think it is a problem waiting to happen.

The bottom line is clear: Climate change is a reality, and it is having a real impact.

Truly and clearly, the climate changes.

Listen, I think we all believe that we need to take aggressive steps to mitigate the effects of climate change.

Once upon a time, I was a climate-change skeptic.

The evidence for human-made climate change is overwhelming.

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.

The problem with climate change is that it's quite complicated for the ordinary person to understand.

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

If you look at all the serious scientists in the world, there is no big disagreement on the basics of this... it would be absolute lunacy to act as if climate change is not occurring.

I don't know much about climate change. But I'm pretty sure we better figure out what to do to lessen its impact - at least its health impact - and that's not going to happen unless you have a lot of young talent interested in these topics.

Geological change usually takes thousands of years to happen but we are seeing the climate changing not just in our lifetimes but also year by year.

We have great international experts within India telling us that the climate is changing, and actions has to be taken, otherwise China and India would be the countries most to suffer from climate change.

There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.

The effects of climate change are real and must be acted on.

We can look back through ice-core data and see over 800,000 years, relationships between carbon dioxide and the temperature of the world. So those people who deny the importance of climate change are just wasting their time. They're also being diversionary because if we don't act the risks are enormous.

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.

As far as I'm aware, everybody in the shadow cabinet accepts that there's a compelling case on climate change and a strong scientific case.

Climate change is obviously happening and there is obviously a man-made contribution.

I think there is a degree of speculation that is satisfied the climate is changing.

Climate change was a point of division between Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney. The president declared climate change a global threat, acknowledged that the actions of humanity were deepening the crisis, and pledged to do something about it if elected.