Climate Change Quotes - Page 20

• I am a global lukewarmist.

  Peter Lilley

  "CLIMATE CHANGE - Preparation for the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference". Parliamentary Speech, www.peterlilley.co.uk. November 5, 2009.

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• The tendency of those committed to the theory of catastrophic man-made global warming to unquestioningly adopt the assumptions, at every stage, that maximise the expectation of calamity should alert us that groupthink is driving the movement.

  Peter Lilley

  Men, Expectations, Driving

  "Peter Lilley: 'I am a global lukewarmist' and other quotes" by Lauren Niland, www.theguardian.com. October 25, 2012.

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• The simple fact is that, since the beginning of this century, the average global temperature has flatlined; indeed, over the past 18 months it has fallen back, and according to the satellite measurements of temperature, it is now basically back at the level it was in 1979, when such measurements started to be taken.

  Peter Lilley

  Taken, Past, Simple

  "Peter Lilley: 'I am a global lukewarmist' and other quotes" by Lauren Niland, www.theguardian.com. October 25, 2012.

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• Scientists would rather change facts than their theories.

  Peter Lilley

  Facts, Scientist, Theory

  "Peter Lilley: 'I am a global lukewarmist' and other quotes" by Lauren Niland, www.theguardian.com. October 25, 2012.

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• Given that we are passing the climate change bill, which is based on the supposition that the climate is getting warmer, let me point out that it is now snowing outside, in October.

  Peter Lilley

  Snow, Bills, October

  "Peter Lilley: 'I am a global lukewarmist' and other quotes" by Lauren Niland, www.theguardian.com. October 25, 2012.

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• For a theory to be scientific it must be capable of being refuted by the evidence. Given that we have had three decades of rising temperature followed by a decade of stable and slightly falling temperatures worldwide, how many decades would you require before you are convinced that the theory on which you are committing £400bn of taxpayers' money might be slightly wrong?

  Peter Lilley

  Fall, Rising, Might

  House of Commons debates, www.publications.parliament.uk. June 4, 2009.

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• Yes, last year we hit a record number of murders from guns [in Chicago]. And this year we are already outpacing last year's numbers. Now, there are contributing factors that are not under anybody's control and may seem odd, but it is factually true. One of them is actually the weather. There is a dramatic increase in gun violence when it is warmer. And we are having this climate change effect that is driving that.

  Christie Hefner

  Gun, Years, Weather

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• Climate change is the biggest governing challenge we face. It's the biggest governing challenge I think we've ever faced.

  Chris Hayes

  Thinking, Challenges, Climate

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• One can see from space how the human race has changed the Earth. Nearly all of the available land has been cleared of forest and is now used for agriculture or urban development. The polar icecaps are shrinking and the desert areas are increasing. At night, the Earth is no longer dark, but large areas are lit up. All of this is evidence that human exploitation of the planet is reaching a critical limit. But human demands and expectations are ever-increasing. We cannot continue to pollute the atmosphere, poison the ocean and exhaust the land. There isn't any more available.

  Stephen Hawking

  Ocean, Dark, Night

  "The 11th Hour". Documentary, www.imdb.com. 2007.

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• Respect for life and for the dignity of the human person also extends to the rest of creation, which is called to join man in praising God.

  Pope John Paul II

  Men, Dignity, Praise

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• Christians, in particular, realize that their responsibility within creation and their duty towards nature and the Creator are an essential part of their faith.

  Pope John Paul II

  Christian, Responsibility, Essentials

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• We cannot interfere in one area of the ecosystem without paying due attention to both the consequences of such interference in other areas and to the well-being of future generations.

  Pope John Paul II

  Ecosystems, Generations, Attention

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• The most profound and serious indication of the moral implications underlying the ecological problem is the lack of respect for life evident in many of the patterns of environmental pollution.

  Pope John Paul II

  Profound, Environmental, Patterns

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• It is manifestly unjust that a privileged few should continue to accumulate excess goods, squandering available resources, while masses of people are living in conditions of misery at the very lowest level of subsistence.

  Pope John Paul II

  People, Excess, Levels

  Pope John Paul II (1998). “In my own words”

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• Our very contract with nature has a deep restorative power; contemplation of its magnificence imparts peace and serenity.

  Pope John Paul II

  Serenity, Magnificence, Contemplation

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• The aesthetic value of creation cannot be overlooked. Our very contact with nature has a deep restorative power; contemplation of its magnificence imparts peace and serenity. The Bible speaks again and again of the goodness and beauty of creation, which is called to glorify God.

  Pope John Paul II

  Serenity, Magnificence, Speak

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• First, we must stop wasting energy. A quarter of the UK's carbon emissions come from the home. Our housing stock - the oldest in Europe - is costing us the earth... After transport, heating is the second biggest driver of energy demand in Britain. British Gas research suggests that householders who put in energy efficiency measures cut their gas consumption by 44%. Better insulated buildings will do much of the work for us.

  Chris Huhne

  Home, Cutting, Europe

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• But we must also look at renewable heat technology. More combined heat and power schemes, putting waste heat to better use. More district heating schemes. And more electric air and ground-source heat pumps, drawing warmth from the outside world to heat the indoors. Better insulation, smarter homes, and more efficient heating can help us cut our energy demand.

  Chris Huhne

  Home, Cutting, Technology

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• In the end, the question is not, how do we use nature to serve our interests? It's how can we use humans to serve nature's interest?'

  William McDonough

  Use, Ends, Interest

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• All things are possible, once enough human beings realize that everything is at stake.

  Norman Cousins

  Inspiring, Being Real, Realizing

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• Waste no more time talking about great souls and how they should be, become one yourself!

  Marcus Aurelius

  Inspirational, Leadership, Talking

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• It is deeply pejorative to call someone a "climate change denier". This is because it is a phrase designedly reminiscent of the idea of Holocaust Denial.

  Richard D. North

  Ideas, Holocaust, Climate

  "Why do people become climate change deniers?" by Richard D. North, www.socialaffairsunit.org.uk. June 30, 2005.

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  These global warming studies [are] a bunch of snake oil science.

  Sarah Palin

  Snakes, Oil, Study

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• This is an historic step forward in the world's efforts to combat a truly global threat.

  Kofi Annan

  Effort, Climate, World

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• An increase of two or three degrees wouldn't be so bad for a northern country like Russia. We could spend less on fur coats, and the grain harvest would go up.

  Vladimir Putin

  Country, Russia, Two

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