James Lovelock quotes - page 3

Civilization in its present form hasn't got long. (James Lovelock)
The climate is doing its usual tricks. There's nothing much really happening yet. We were supposed to be halfway toward a frying world now. View quote
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The world has not warmed up very much since the millennium. View quote
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Nowadays if you're dependent on a grant - and 99% of them are - you can't make mistakes as you won't get another one if you do. View quote
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So-called 'sustainable development' is meaningless drivel. View quote
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We rushed into renewable energy without any thought. The schemes are largely hopelessly inefficient and unpleasant. I personally can't stand windmills at any price. View quote
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If a power station were to be built down the road, I'd prefer a nuclear plant over an oil burner, and definitely over a coal burner. We simply have to lessen our consumption of fossil fuels. View quote
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Climatologists are all agreed that we'd be lucky to see the end of this century without the world being a totally different place, and being 8 or 9 degrees hotter on average. View quote
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I would only have been too pleased if someone had asked me for my data. If you really believed in your data, you wouldn't mind someone looking at it. You should be able to respond that if you don't believe me go out and do the measurements yourself. View quote
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Let's make hay while it lasts. View quote
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