Bill McKibben Quotes

The climate change movement is a river overflowing seeping into every nook and cranny.

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

Although I have a variety of obligations, the climate crisis is my central concern.

Climate change is real. In order to alter this reality, we need all hands on deck.

My fellow Americans, people all over the world, we need to solve the climate crisis, it's not a political issue, it's a moral issue. We have everything we need to get started, with the possible exception of the will to act, that's a renewable resource, let's renew it.

Talk about science with everyone you meet. Especially talk about climate change. It needs to become a part of our everyday conversation (the way it is everywhere else in the world).

Climate change is a real deal. So, hey deniers - cut it out, and let's get to work.

Climate change: Never before in history have human beings been called on to act collectively in defence of the Earth

Let's unite our impassioned voices to combat climate change. The time is now.

Climate change: I say the debate is over. We know the science, we see the threat and we know that the time for action is now

Any so-called leader who does not take this issue (climate change) seriously or treats it like a joke is not fit to lead

Climate change has happened because of human behaviour, therefore it’s only natural it should be us, human beings, to address this issue. It may not be too late if we take decisive actions today.

It's remarkable to watch the president, with all the weight of his ability to command rhetoric with the bully pulpit behind him, make a clear speech about climate change and why that's so important for us all to focus on. And that is a rather remarkable thing to see. It's enormously powerful.

Tackling climate change is a collective endeavour, it means collective accountability and it's not too late

We must stop climate change. And we can, if we use the tactics that worked in South Africa against the worst carbon emitters.

Climate change poses clear, catastrophic threats. We may not agree on the extent, but we certainly can't afford the risk of inaction.

Climate change...is, simply, the greatest collective challenge we face as a human family.

Global climate change is real and we have a limited time to change our behavior or live with the consequences. We can all help by making small changes in our lives to letting our voice be heard by our governing bodies. As has always been the case in this country, if the people demand change, it will come.

I'm going to be focused on doing everything I possibly can to help solve the climate crisis.

I’ve starred in a lot of science fiction movies and, let me tell you something, climate change is not science fiction, this is a battle in the real world, it is impacting us right now.

We should be treating, I think, the whole issue of climate change and global warming with a far greater degree of priority than I think is happening now.

We face a climate crisis now that is the most serious challenge our civilization has ever confronted. And the greatest country in the world [America] has to remain a part of this unprecedented global agreement to deal with it.

[Fighting Climate Change] is important for every single person on the planet, which is why it has to be the greatest grassroots movement of all time. This is the battle of our lives. We're fighting for our children.

No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change.

It seems clear to me also that climate change is a problem which can no longer be left to our future generation.