Ecological Concern Quotes

I don't need to be lectured by the Pope about climate change.

I'm concerned about the ocean and the environment. And I love whales.

The need to protect the environment has emerged as an undeniably important priority for me.

I do believe that [climate change] is real.

I have no doubt that the fundamental problem the planet faces is the enormous increase in the human population

I think a lot of people in my circle are thinking that way or see the movie [Into the Forest] and then really think that way. I think it's hopefully tapping into sort of a consciousness right now in regards to our society's relationship with the environment and our own and our disconnect from it, myself included.

Concern for the fate of the great rivers of the earth must lead us to reflect soberly on the model of development which our society is pursuing. A purely economic and technological understanding of progress, to the extent that it fails to acknowledge its intrinsic limitations and to take into consideration the integral good of humanity, will inevitably provoke negative consequences for individuals, peoples and creation itself.

Since sixth grade, I've been learning that the climate is deteriorating and the planet is dying, and it is up to us to keep our planet safe.

Anyone who cares about the Earth - really cares - must stop eating animals.

I have tried to keep my eco-anxiety at bay, to box it into my working life. But every month this becomes more difficult. The rising sense of panic I feel is entirely rational; we should all be feeling it. But we can't live with it through every hour of every day.

I have to admit that, until recently, I was somewhat wary of the (global) warming debate. I believe it is now our responsibility to take the lead on this issue.

I'm no longer sceptical. I no longer have any doubt at all. I think climate change is the major challenge facing the world.

We may have made one of the biggest and most stupid collective mistakes in history by getting so worried about global warming.

There can be no more burying our heads in the sand by being afraid to even mention the words 'climate change' aloud.

You can tell all you need to about a society from how it treats animals and beaches.

Global warming is my personal experience.

In Montana, whether you're a farmer, whether you're a fisherman... you know that the climate is changing, and we need to do something about it.

I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.

I'm sick of environmentalism.

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

Well, we now have such a photograph... Has any new idea been let loose? It certainly has. You will have noticed how suddenly everybody has become seriously concerned to protect the natural environment... It seems to me more than a coincidence that this awareness should have happened at exactly the moment man took his first step into space.

For sure, all over Poland, kids had my picture of a lemur on their bedroom wall - but the chances are they may never get to see a real lemur in Madagascar. I thought this was great and it really meant a lot to me.

At every stage of my life, I've always wanted to do good for Earth.

When I was a little kid - and I don't know why - I was obsessed with littering. I'd yell at people in their cars if I saw someone throw paper or a cup out of their window.

Global warming is real - it is man-made and it is an important problem. But it is not the end of the world.