89 Climate Action Quotes
Following is our list of climate action quotations and slogans full of insightful wisdom and perspective about climate change.
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Famous Climate Action Quotes
Because we know: Climate change is about all of us. We have the duty to act and the power to lead. — Ursula von der Leyen
Climate change is for real. We have just a small window of opportunity and it is closing rather rapidly. There is not a moment to lose. — Rajendra K. Pachauri
Saving the climate is our generational task. It must unite & encourage us. — Ursula von der Leyen
Like the canary in the coal mine, the climate changes already evident in the Arctic are a call to action. — Susan Collins
Unless we take action on climate change, future generations will be roasted, toasted, fried and grilled. — Christine Lagarde
Climate change does not respect border; it does not respect who you are - rich and poor, small and big. Therefore, this is what we call global challenges, which require global solidarity. — Ban Ki-moon
For the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change. — Barack Obama
Switching to all organic food production is the single most critical (and most doable) action we can take right now to stop our climate crisis. — Maria Rodale
Climate change is the greatest threat to human rights in the 21st century. — Mary Robinson
APEC economies should make its post-pandemic recovery a green one and take the lead in making a science-based response to climate change. — Xi Jinping
People of conscience need to break their ties with corporations financing the injustice of climate change. — Desmond Tutu
Climate change policy is about how we redistribute de facto the world’s wealth. — Ottmar Edenhofer
Global warming is too serious for the world any longer to ignore its danger or split into opposing factions on it. — Tony Blair
The seas need their own Kyoto Protocol. — Enric Sala
We have to get to the point where each individual, each corporation, each community chooses low carbon, because it makes fundamental sense. It should become a no-brainer. — Christiana Figueres
Short Climate Action Quotes
- Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever. — Leonardo DiCaprio
- We are running out of time, we must have a planetary solution to a planetary crisis. — Al Gore
- Working together, all of us can embark on a path of green, low-carbon and sustainable development. — Xi Jinping
- If you want to understand opposition to climate action, follow the money. — Paul Krugman
- Nobody on this planet is going to be untouched by the impacts of climate change. — Rajendra K. Pachauri
- It would be immoral to leave young people with a climate system spiraling out of control. — James Hansen
- We are on the precipice of climate system tipping points beyond which there is no redemption. — James Hansen
- Those who have the ability to take action have the responsibility to take action. — Nicolas Cage
- Planet Earth is our shared island, let us join forces to protect it — Ban Ki-moon
Climate Change Action Quotes
Every person is the right person to act. Every moment is the right moment to begin. — Jonathan Schell
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. — Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Climate change is such a huge issue that it requires strong, concerted, consistent and enduring action by governments. — Peter Garrett
There is still time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, if we take strong action now. — Nicholas Stern
If Margaret Thatcher took climate change seriously and believed that we should take action to reduce global greenhouse emissions, then taking action and supporting and accepting the science can hardly be the mark of incipient Bolshevism. — Malcolm Turnbull
I believe it's time for direct action on climate change, standing together as ordinary Australians to take control of our shared future. — David Pocock
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. — Ban Ki-moon
Come, then, let us go forward together with our united strength - and win a better future for generations to come. — Van Jones
Climate change poses clear, catastrophic threats. We may not agree on the extent, but we certainly can't afford the risk of inaction. — Rupert Murdoch
Right now, huge numbers of people cannot obtain even drinking water, and the situation is likely to become worse with predicted climate change and failure to take the actions that are necessary. — Noam Chomsky
Climate Change Quotes
How could I look my grandchildren in the eye and say I knew what was happening to the world and did nothing. — David Attenborough
You cannot protect the environment unless you empower people, you inform them, and you help them understand that these resources are their own, that they must protect them. — Wangari Maathai
If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people, people whose love for this life is even greater than their fear. People who can open to the web of life that called us into being — Joanna Macy
Hope is essential to any political struggle for radical change when the overall social climate promotes disillusionment and despair. — Bell Hooks
Every person who has ever achieved anything has been knocked down many times. But all of them picked themselves up and kept going, and that is what I have always tried to do. — Wangari Maathai
I'm no longer sceptical. I no longer have any doubt at all. I think climate change is the major challenge facing the world. — David Attenborough
...climate change is accelerating. It threatens our well being, our security, and our economic development. It will lead to uncontrollable risks and dramatic damage if we do not take resolute countermeasures. — Angela Merkel
We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis. — David Rockefeller
One thing leads to the other. Deforestation leads to climate change, which leads to ecosystem losses, which negatively impacts our livelihoods - it's a vicious cycle. — Gisele Bundchen
We may have made one of the biggest and most stupid collective mistakes in history by getting so worried about global warming. — Nigel Farage
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More Climate Action Quotes
Those who take action have a disproportionate impact. The power of one is to move many. — Elizabeth May
We, the older generations, simply cannot leave a world for you, the younger generations, in which climate change impacts become ever more threatening to your survival. Still more public attention and action are needed. Solutions like renewable energy or energy efficiency need to fully power our collective future! — Christiana Figueres
Given the nature and magnitude of the challenge, national action alone is insufficient. No nation can address this challenge on its own. No region can insulate itself from these climate changes. That is why we need to confront climate change within a global framework, one that guarantees the highest level of international cooperation. — Ban Ki-moon
The current model is global suicide. We need a revolution. Revolutionary thinking. Revolutionary action. Natural resources are becoming more and more scarce. — Ban Ki-moon
Every action or inaction has an impact-good or bad-upon our surroundings, and anything we do today will have an impact on the lives of our grandchildren. — Ted Turner
Climate action is central for the future of our planet. — Jose Manuel Barroso
In the quest for comparative advantage, investment will flow towards those countries that can offer more output for fewer emissions. Inaction will cost jobs. Action will support jobs. — Julia Gillard
Let us take advantage of the opportunities presented by climate action and lay the foundations for a more prosperous and secure future for all — Ban Ki-moon
In the States we've had by far the largest demonstrations in the last few years. The largest civil disobedience actions about anything in US history in the last 30 years have all been centred around the climate. — Bill McKibben
If you look globally you see a patchwork of jurisdictions (nations, states, provinces, cities) that have taken aggressive action on climate change, and a patchwork of jurisdictions that have not. These various policies reflect the politics of each jurisdiction and the values of its citizens. — Dale Jamieson
Taking bold climate action now has the potential to unleash the full power of business and at the same time lift millions of people out of poverty. We're the first generation to recognize this and the last generation that will have this opportunity. — Richard Branson
We've taken bold action at home by making historic investments in renewable energy, by putting our people to work increasing efficiency in our homes and buildings, and by pursuing comprehensive legislation to transform to a clean energy economy. — Barack Obama
The planet has a fever. If your baby has a fever, you go to the doctor. If the doctor says you need to intervene here, you don't say, `Well, I read a science fiction novel that told me it's not a problem.'... You take action. — Al Gore
We need to push ourselves to make as many reductions as possible in our own energy use first - and that takes time. But we must do this quickly - the climate will not wait for us. — Rupert Murdoch
We are in an extremely precarious and urgent situation that compels immediate action — David Karoly
I know that everybody who supported Bernie Sanders supported him because they believe that college debt is too high. They believe that the minimum wage needs to be increased. They believe that we have to take on climate action. — Keith Ellison
We now know that climate action does not require economic sacrifice. This is fully in line with the World Bank Group's findings. It is up to all of us to make smart policy choices that will help combat climate change. For example, putting a price on carbon is a necessary step and could drive resources and investments to a cleaner economy. — Sri Mulyani Indrawati
We thought that if we can highlight it, it will impact policy-makers and politicians and encourage them to take some concrete action. — Murari Lal Sharma
Adapting to climate change: It really is time for action...we are on a never-ending road; this is with us for the rest of our natural lives — Joan Ruddock
We are in the midst of the 6th largest extinction event in the history of the plant and the first caused by human action. — Graciela Chichilnisky
Taking bold action on climate change simply makes good business sense. It's also the right thing to do for people and the planet. Setting a net-zero GHG emissions target by 2050 will drive innovation, grow jobs, build prosperity, and secure a better world for what will soon be 9 billion people. — Richard Branson
I'd love to have a president who really was out there leading and traveling around the world campaigning for joint climate change action. Even the Chinese government is trying to get people to stop polluting. And I think the federal government level in China is acting more responsibly than the American government. — Michael Bloomberg
If you're interested in doing something about climate change as we all should be, all of us who care about future people and creatures that will inhabit this world. Then buying a Prius is a good thing but an even better thing would be to be on the streets demanding urgent action from the United States' Congress. — Dale Jamieson
Most Americans believe in fairness; we believe that people should work hard but there should be a safety net. We believe in saving the quality of our air and water for our children. Most Americans want action on climate change. You can just go through the list. Most Americans believe in progressive taxation. — Nancy MacLean
Lots of people coming in and out the Trump Tower, not necessarily indicative of what Donald Trump policy is going to be. To have Al Gore one day, and the next day the head of ExxonMobil, what does that - what are you supposed to read into that about his stance on climate change? So, I think, again, it's going to be that the actions that he takes are significant. — Amy Walter
We're mathematically past the point where the accumulation of individual actions can add up quickly enough to make a difference. The individual action that actually matters is not being an individual. It's joining together with other people in groups large enough to change the political dynamic around climate change. — Bill McKibben
The Republicans are committed to global warming as a hoax, or irrelevant, or as not a problem. That is their belief. I'm not going to put them in jail. All I can do is talk and encourage good climate actions and demonstrate our economy has benefited here [in California]. — Jerry Brown
The real action in Washington now is actually going to be on the - from the center to the center-right to the right. Part that's going to be interesting is going to be how [Donald] Trump and the Republicans, frankly, navigate this new climate. — Margaret Hoover
The idea that China and India will just abandon climate action is not true, because they're doing it for more reasons than we are. — Bill McKibben
I think that some of it is electoral - helping candidates that are willing to take dramatic actions, not just to say a few words about how climate change might be a problem. — Bill McKibben
[Political actions] has to happen on the local and state level; we have to convince our cities to join the growing number of more than 200 American cities who have signed on to the mayor's climate campaign. — Bill McKibben
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