Ban Ki-moon Quotes About Climate Change

Quotes about: Climate Change

• 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

  Opportunity, Climate Action, Foundation

  "Climate change affects us all. So what's stopping us joining forces to act on it?" by Ban Ki-moon, www.theguardian.com. May 6, 2014.

• Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth... these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security and women's empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Fighting, People, Water

  "GDP Not Good Enough: The Need for a New Metric for Growth in a Changing World" by Pallavi Roy, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2016.

• 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

  Challenges, Climate, Doe

• 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

  Issues, Climate, Too Late

• You are here to step into the shoes of UN ambassadors - to draft resolutions, to plot strategy, to negotiate with your allies as well as your adversaries. Your goal may be to resolve a conflict, to cope with a natural disaster or to bring nations together on an issue like climate change. You may be playing a role, but you are also preparing for life. You are acting as global citizens.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Shoes, Issues, Goal

• We must turn the greatest collective challenge facing humankind today – climate change – into the greatest opportunity for common progress towards a sustainable future.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Opportunity, Challenges, Progress

  "Big Idea 2014: The Year for Climate Action" by Ban Ki-moon, www.un.org. December 10, 2013.

• For too long we have tried to consume our
  way to prosperity. Look at the cost: polluted
  lands and oceans, climate change, growing
  scarcity of resources from food to land to fresh
  water, rampant inequality. We need to invent a
  new model; a model that offers growth and social inclusion... that is more respectful of the
  planet's finite resources. Nature has been kind
  to human beings, but we have not been kind to
  nature.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Ocean, Land, Water

  Ban Ki-moon's Press Conference on Rio+20, www.un.org. June 6, 2012.

• There can be no solution to the challenge of climate change that is not global. But if we can come together in partnership, we can transform today's challenge into tomorrow's opportunity - an opportunity for green growth and sustainable prosperity... we also need a strong bottom-up push from academics and opinion-shapers such as you. Universities such as yours are founts of ideas and innovation. They are furnaces of innovation and entrepreneurship. So, send forth this word.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Strong, Opportunity, Ideas

• Now it is the least developed world who are not responsible for this climate change phenomenon that bore the brunt of climate change consequences so it is morally and politically correct that the developed world who made this climate change be responsible by providing financial support and technological support to these people.

  Ban Ki-moon

  People, Support, Climate

• 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

  Challenges, Climate, Needs

• A deal must include an equitable global governance structure. All countries must have a voice in how resources are deployed and managed.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Country, Voice, Global Warming

• For my generation, coming of age at the height of the Cold War, fear of nuclear winter seemed the leading existential threat on the horizon. But the danger posed by war to all humanity-and to our planet-is at least matched by climate change.

  Ban Ki-moon

  War, Winter, Humanity

• Sustainable development and climate change are two sides of the same coin

  Ban Ki-moon

  Inspiring, Two Sides, Climate

• Extreme weather events continue to grow more frequent and intense in rich and poor countries alike, not only devastating lives, but also infrastructure, institutions, and budgets - an unholy brew which can create dangerous security vacuums.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Country, Weather, Vacuums

• I spend most of my time in South Korea but at least one-third of my time is spent traveling around the world, meeting people, speaking about climate change and sustainable development and trying to foster global citizenship especially for young people. What I observe is there clearly is a need for global citizenship. That is exactly right. We are having troubles around the world. We need global vision.

  Ban Ki-moon

  People, Vision, Trying

  Source: wwd.com

• Climate change, demographics, water, food, energy, global health, women's empowerment - these issues are all intertwined. We cannot look at one strand in isolation. Instead, we must examine how these strands are woven together.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Issues, Water, Empowerment

• I call for the need of world leaders to address climate change and reduce the increasing risk of disasters- and world leaders must include mayors, townships and community leaders.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Community, Leader, Risk

• The clear and present danger of climate change means we cannot burn our way to prosperity. We already rely too heavily on fossil fuels. We need to find a new, sustainable path to the future we want. We need a clean industrial revolution.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Mean, Climate, Needs

• Climate change is destroying our path to sustainability. Ours is a world of looming challenges and increasingly limited resources. Sustainable development offers the best chance to adjust our course.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Challenges, Climate, Limited Resources

• Climate change...is, simply, the greatest collective challenge we face as a human family.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Challenges, Climate, Faces

  Ban Ki-moon's Remarks at 39th Plenary Assembly of the World Federation of United Nations Associations, www.un.org. August 10, 2009.

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