Latest Christiana Figueres Quotes from Interviews

• We're going to get to the point where we ask how the hell we put up with high carbon for so many years. You thank your lucky stars, because you are seeing this transformation in your lifetime. You are going to tell your children and your grandchildren you saw this whole thing in front of your eyes.

  Christiana Figueres

  Stars, Children, Eye

  Source: www.slate.com

• When you have a vision of where you need to go, it sounds utopian. But when you get to the tipping point, your understanding switches.

  Christiana Figueres

  Understanding, Vision, Sound

  "We’ll Have a Global Climate Treaty in 2015". Interview with Catherine Brahic, www.slate.com. March 22, 2014.

• Carbon neutrality is going to be so standardized that you will look at anything that is not carbon neutral and go, "where the hell did that monster come from?" It's exciting.

  Christiana Figueres

  Monsters, Neutrality, Looks

  "We'll Have a Global Climate Treaty in 2015". Interview with Catherine Brahic, www.slate.com. March 22, 2014.

• The fact is, when you talk to people, they know that something weird is going on, particularly people who are connected to the land or the water. They can see it. What perhaps is not so evident to them, unfortunately, is what the solution is. But whether they call it climate change or not, it doesn't matter. The point is, they can see there's something fundamentally weird going on here.

  Christiana Figueres

  Land, People, Water

  "We'll Have a Global Climate Treaty in 2015". Interview with Catherine Brahic, www.slate.com. March 22, 2014.

• We shouldn't have stupid cars that use liquid fossil fuels. Come on, how outmoded is that? We have to get to the point where this is no longer a part of our experience.

  Christiana Figueres

  Stupid, Car, Use

  Source: www.slate.com

• Each building should produce as least as much energy as it's going to need, and have more to put on the grid. They should be using all of the natural light and natural heat.

  Christiana Figueres

  Light, Energy, Needs

  "We'll Have a Global Climate Treaty in 2015". Interview with Catherine Brahic, www.slate.com. March 22, 2014.

• No architect should design buildings that import a huge amount of energy.

  Christiana Figueres

  Design, Energy, Building

  Source: www.slate.com

• You can rear children in an antagonistic environment or in a facilitative one with a good combination of love and discipline. It's about supporting them, and recognizing achievements and contributions, but also saying, "that's fantastic but it's not enough, here's the next thing."

  Christiana Figueres

  Children, Discipline, Achievement

  Source: www.slate.com

• 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

  Community, Fundamentals, Corporations

  Source: www.slate.com

• The U.S. military is investing in new storage technology because most of the weight that soldiers carry on their backs is batteries. Once that gets developed for the military, it will be expanded to civilians.

  Christiana Figueres

  Military, Technology, Soldier

  Source: www.slate.com

• The fact that solar has gone down 80 percent since 2008 is astonishing. Wind is perhaps not coming down as quickly. Lack of storage - batteries - is a bottleneck. That makes it very difficult to put large amounts of renewable energy on the grid.

  Christiana Figueres

  Wind, Energy, Batteries

  "We'll Have a Global Climate Treaty in 2015". Interview with Catherine Brahic, www.slate.com. March 22, 2014.

• In a perfect world global emissions would have peaked already. In a semi-perfect world we will peak on Dec. 31, 2020. The fact is, that's going to be difficult. We know that it's going to get more and more expensive the longer we delay.

  Christiana Figueres

  Perfect, Delay, World

  Source: www.slate.com

• Think global, act local.

  Christiana Figueres

  Thinking, Locals

  "Climate Changers: 30+ Top Thinkers and Doers" by S. Jacob Scherr, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

• Connect with people, visibly and loudly showcase initiatives that reduce greenhouse gases emissions, nurture youth leaders, or spread the message by raising awareness through campaigns. I am convinced that your contributions will ensure that climate change solutions safely power our - and especially your - future.

  Christiana Figueres

  People, Leader, Messages

• 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

  Impact, Survival, Energy