The real negotiation is between humans on the one hand and chemistry and physics on the other. And chemistry and physics, unfortunately, don't bargain.
— Bill McKibben on the International Climate Change Summit
Man has reached the point where his impact on the climate can be as significant as nature's.
— D. James Baker, administrator of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
There is broad agreement within the scientific community that amplification of the Earth's natural greenhouse effect by the buildup of various gases introduced by human activity has the potential to produce dramatic changes in climate. Only by taking action now can we ensure that future generations will not be put at risk.
— Statement by 49 Nobel Prize winners and 700 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 1990
If we take all this actions and if it turns out not be true, we have reduced pollution and have better ways to live, the downside is very small. The other way around, and we don’t act, and it turns out to be true, then we have betrayed future generations and we don’t have the right to do that.
This time it is not an asteroid colliding with the Earth and wreaking havoc: it is us.
It used to be controversial whether smoking caused lung cancer, it used to be controversial whether HIV caused AIDS. Now, there are a few mavericks who deny those things.
— Lord Martin Rees, Royal Society president and Astronomer Royal of Great Britain
These organizations argue that since carbon dioxide is a vital chemical for plant life, more of it can only be a good thing, and that any reduction in CO2 output would be harmful to the ecosystem and the economy. This is analogous to saying that blood is good for you as it supports your body's critical functions, so you should be in favor of having 500 gallons of blood forcibly injected into your veins.
—Rational Wiki
Don't you think it's strange, you know
The way it all works out
Brace yourself for storms and Summer droughts...
The way it all works out
Brace yourself for storms and Summer droughts...
—British Sea Power, “Canvey Island”
"Though academic circles warn of rising sea levels, the policy makers pay them no heed. At this rate, human civilization may be lost beneath the tide."
— Sunken Scroll 25 note , Splatoon
