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Climate change remains the biggest threat to our civilisation, economy and security - even bigger than Brexit.
I'm obviously in favor of a carbon tax. And I think climate change is one of the biggest threats to our planet.
Climate change poses a far greater threat to the outdoor industry than even the privatization of the public lands.
For years, I referred to climate change as an 'existential' threat to human civilization, and called it a 'crisis.'
On climate change, we often don't fully appreciate that it is a problem. We think it is a problem waiting to happen.
I would say that California has been focused on climate change to the detriment of the other environmental programs.
The dialogue around climate change can often become mired in gloom and doom, which is understandable given the topic.
There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.
Climate change is such a huge issue that it requires strong, concerted, consistent and enduring action by governments.
Due to climate change, wildfires are growing in size, frequency, and intensity, and wildfire seasons are becoming longer.
Climate change has far-reaching consequences for our own survival on this planet. As an issue, it overrides everything else.
We can't take climate change and put it on the back burner. If we don't address climate change, we won't be around as humans.
In order to properly measure the impacts of climate change on our Financial system they must first be identified and disclosed.
Donald Trump has shouted 'hoax' hundreds of times, about everything from climate change to Supreme Court rulings to impeachment.
Climate change poses an existential threat to the planet that is no less dire than that posed by North Korea's nuclear ambitions.
Preparing for climate change has to be a national priority backed by tens of billions in federal investment. Lives are on the line.
One thing we do know about the threat of climate change is that the cost of adjustment only grows the longer it's left unaddressed.
The next four years, there won't be a week that goes by without a discussion of climate change. It's a naturally Conservative issue.
As far as I'm aware, everybody in the shadow cabinet accepts that there's a compelling case on climate change and a strong scientific case.
We must recognize that Small Island Developing States are particularly vulnerable to climate change, natural disasters, and external shocks.
Debate about the causes and consequences of climate change and the policy positions taken in response to it should be encouraged, not silenced.
As we double down on urgent issues of housing affordability, access, inequities and displacement, we must prioritize addressing climate change.
We must act to reduce the increasingly dangerous and destructive levels of carbon pollution that account for practically all of global climate change.
Those who do not think religious organizations should have an opinion on climate change misunderstand the former and the moral dimension of the latter.
Climate change is the biggest issue facing our planet. Extreme weather hit every populated continent in 2018, killing, injuring and displacing millions.
The squandering of oil and gas is associated with one of the greatest tragedies, not in the least resolved, which is suffered by humankind: climate change.
Talking to my Senate Republican colleagues about climate change is like talking to prisoners about escaping. The conversations are often private, even furtive.
I think dealing with climate change should be a centerpiece of any campaign in the 2020 election cycle. Yet I'm the only one with a bipartisan carbon tax bill.
On an increasingly crowded planet, humanity faces many threats - but none is greater than climate change. It magnifies every hazard and tension of our existence.
I would much rather we concentrated on the immediate, still-potent dangers, such as nuclear weapons, runaway climate change, and so on. Sort those out, then worry about Hal 9000.
What happened to Haiti is a threat that could happen anywhere in the Caribbean to these island nations, you know, because of global warming, because of climate change and all this.
What we've got is the wholesale embrace of fracking domestically, internationally and for export. And this couldn't be further from what we really need to do to address climate change.
In the Labour Party we are absolutely united in our belief that shipping must define its 'fair share' of tackling climate change, and develop an emissions reduction plan for the sector.
Climate change is killing Americans. Wildfires, heat waves, mudslides, hurricanes, and floods lead to hundreds if not thousands of deaths every year. But those are only the direct fatalities.
Americans are worried about climate change because they can already witness its effects. They see its signature in the drought in California, where record heat has dried the state's fertile soil.
I have not made any suggestions about climate change. This is more about blending or shifting the conversation about the environment versus the economy. It's just such an old, outdated conversation.
We are already experiencing the symptoms of climate change, especially with a hotter and drier climate in southern Australia - the rush to construct desalination plants is an expensive testament to that.
Our economic system, run for profit and waste and based primarily on the extractive industries, is the cause of climate change. We have wasted the earth's treasure and we can no longer exploit it cheaply.
For millions of Americans, climate change is no longer just a chart or a graph. It's the smoke on our tongues from massive wildfires. It's the floodwater invading our homes and record-breaking hurricanes and heat waves.
Our politicians debate this, but our scientists don't. A huge majority of climate scientists say climate change is happening. They say we're causing it and we need to do something about it before it has a terrible effect on all of us.
Global climate change has become entangled with the problem of invasive species. A warmer climate could allow some invaders to spread farther, while causing native organisms to go extinct in their traditional habitats and making room for invaders.
More and more Americans are experiencing the direct impacts of climate change, from the wildfires in California, to devastating hurricanes in the Southeast, to drought in the Southwest. And they are choosing candidates who are ready to do something about it.
Climate change was a point of division between Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney. The president declared climate change a global threat, acknowledged that the actions of humanity were deepening the crisis, and pledged to do something about it if elected.
There is a triple layer of jargon when writing about climate change. You have the scientists, who are very cautious now because of the amount of climate denial. Then you have the U.N. jargon - I had to carry around a glossary of terms. It was like an alphabet soup.
Obama issued a slew of executive orders about climate change during the eight years of his presidency. Inexplicably, President Trump revoked about half of them but left the other half in place. Since Obama's orders were intertwined, it's unclear exactly what applies.
After spending three or four years interacting with the Bush administration, I realized they were not taking any actions to deal with climate change. So, I decided to give one talk, and then it snowballed into another talk and eventually to even protesting and getting arrested.
At first when I heard about climate change, I was a climate denier. I didn't think it was happening. Because if there really was an existential crisis like that, that would threaten our civilisation, we wouldn't be focusing on anything else. That would be our first priority. So I didn't understand how that added up.