Climate Quotes

Man, in his animal capacity, is qualified to subsist in every climate. (Adam Ferguson)
Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense. View quote
Joseph Addison
The basic scientific conclusions on climate change are very robust and for good reason. The greenhouse effect is simple science: greenhouse gases trap heat, and humans are emitting ever more greenhouse gases. View quote
Nicholas Stern
Some people call it global warming; some people call it climate change. What is the difference? View quote
Frank Luntz
You need a change of soul rather than a change of climate. View quote
Seneca
I don't think we're yet evolved to the point where we're clever enough to handle a complex a situation as climate change...The inertia of humans is so huge that you can't really do anything meaningful. View quote
James Lovelock
The bottom line is that when Senator Inhofe says, 'Global warming is a hoax,' he is just dead wrong, according to the vast majority of climate scientists. View quote
Bernie Sanders
Nevertheless, there is another threat on the horizon. I see this threat in environmentalism which is becoming a new dominant ideology, if not a religion. Its main weapon is raising the alarm and predicting the human life endangering climate change based on man-made global warming. View quote
Václav Klaus
We have severely underestimated the Russians, the extent of the country and the treachery of the climate. This is the revenge of reality. View quote
Heinz Guderian
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company. View quote
Mark Twain
Heaven for climate, hell for society. (Mark Twain)
The blunt truth about the politics of climate change is that no country will want to sacrifice its economy in order to meet this challenge. View quote
Tony Blair
We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom. View quote
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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. View quote
Nicholas Stern
Every novel generates its own climate, when you get going. View quote
Penelope Lively
Today's business climate is not for me. View quote
Berry Gordy
The area of climate change has a dramatic impact on national security. View quote
Leon Panetta
To be clear, climate change is a true 800 pound gorilla in the room. The effects of global warming threaten global environmental upheaval over the coming century. But for South Florida and the Everglades, it could be our death knell if urgent action is not taken. View quote
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Yet, despite our many advances, our environment is still threatened by a range of problems, including global climate change, energy dependence on unsustainable fossil fuels, and loss of biodiversity. View quote
Dan Lipinski
Fertile soil, level plains, easy passage across the mountains, coal, iron, and other metals imbedded in the rocks, and a stimulating climate, all shower their blessings upon man. View quote
Ellsworth Huntington
The forces that are in play on climate change essentially revolve around the generation of power, the transportation of goods and services and people, and the sorts of materials that we use to fuel the whole of our civilisation. (Peter Garrett)
In particular, Australia, because of its ancient geography, soil profile and distinctive weather patterns, is more adversely affected by climate variability than some other continents. View quote
Peter Garrett
Canada and the United States are also working at the World Trade Organization and in our own hemisphere with negotiations for a Trade Area of the Americas to try to help countries create a positive climate for investment and trade. View quote
Paul Cellucci
The need for general scientific understanding by the public has never been larger, and the penalty for scientific illiteracy never harsher... Lack of scientific fundamentals causes people to make foolish decisions about issues such as the toxicity of chemicals, the efficacy of medicines, the changes in the global climate. View quote
Peter Agre
...I'm sure lots of people would love to ridicule me when I say this, but it is true: many people die from cold related deaths every winter, and here are studies that say that climate change in certain areas of the world would help those individuals. View quote
Dana Perino