“I don't think we're yet evolved to the point where we're clever enough to handle a complex a situation as climate change. The inertia of humans is so huge that you can't really do anything meaningful.” ThinkingHumansEnoughSituationHugeClimateComplexesClimate ChangeMeaningfulCleverHandleInertia Author:James Lovelock
“It just so happens that the green religion is now taking over from the Christian religion. I don't think people have noticed that, but it's got all the sort of terms that religions use. The greens use guilt. That just shows how religious greens are. You can't win people round by saying they are guilty for putting (carbon dioxide) in the air.” PeopleThinkingUseShowsHappensChristianWinningTermReligiousAirGreenGuiltRoundsClimate ChangeGuiltyGlobal WarmingCarbonCan't WinCarbon Dioxide Author:James Lovelock
“We need a more authoritative world...What's the alternative to democracy? There isn't one. But even the best democracies agree that when a major war approaches, democracy must be put on hold for the time being. I have a feeling that climate change may be an issue as severe as war. It may be necessary to put democracy on hold for a while.” WorldNeedsMayWarFeelingsEnergyDemocracyIssuesEnvironmentApproachMajorsAgreeClimateClimate ChangeAlternativesSevere Author:James Lovelock
“I have a feeling that climate change may be an issue as severe as a war. It may be necessary to put democracy on hold for a while.” MayWarFeelingsDemocracyIssuesClimateClimate ChangeGlobal WarmingSevere Author:James Lovelock
“The big threat to the planet is people: there are too many, doing too well economically and burning too much oil.” PeopleWellsBigsToo MuchPlanetsThreatClimate ChangeOilBurningEugenicsEnviromentalEnviroment Author:James Lovelock
“Climate change now represents so urgent a threat to mankind that the only way to deal with it is by suspending democracy.” WayDealsDemocracyMankindThreatClimateClimate ChangeGlobal WarmingUrgent Author:James Lovelock
“By the end of this century, climate change will reduce the human population to a few breeding pairs surviving near the Arctic.” HumansEndsCenturyClimateClimate ChangePopulationPairsSurvivingBreedingEugenicsArcticEnviromentalHuman PopulationEnviroment Author:James Lovelock
“Those who fail to see that population growth and climate change are two sides of the same coin are either ignorant or hiding from the truth. These two huge environmental problems are inseparable and to discuss one while ignoring the other is irrational.” TwoProblemSidesGrowthFailingHugeClimateEnvironmentalClimate ChangePopulationIgnorantHidingIrrationalCoinsInseparableTwo SidesPopulation GrowthEnvironmental Problems Author:James Lovelock
“Humans are too stupid to prevent climate change from radically impacting on our lives over the coming decades.” HumansOur LivesStupidClimateClimate ChangeDecadesConservation Author:James Lovelock
“Geological change usually takes thousands of years to happen but we are seeing the climate changing not just in our lifetimes but also year by year.” YearsHappensSeeingLifetimeClimateClimate ChangeGeological Time Author:James Lovelock
