“There is no set period of time or total amount of carbon emissions that we can stay below to ensure we stay safe.” AmountPeriodsSafeCarbonEmissionsCarbon Emissions Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“Our carbon emissions have to eventually go to zero. We have to. Otherwise we're never going to have a stable climate and that's what our goal is for human civilization to thrive, a stable climate. We don't want one that's hotter, we don't want one that's colder, we want one that's stable.” WantHumansGoalCivilizationClimateThriveZeroStableCarbonEmissionsHotterHuman CivilizationCarbon Emissions Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“There's no question that natural gas is a lot better than coal or oil, in the sense that natural gas produces less carbon per unit of energy produced.” EnergyNaturalProduceOilGasUnitsCarbonCoalNatural Gas Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“Natural gas is a very flexible source of energy that can help us bridge the gap between our current high-carbon economy and our zero-carbon future.” HelpingEnergyNaturalEconomySourceCurrentsBridgesGasGapsZeroCarbonFlexibleNatural Gas Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“We're not paying a real price for carbon. If we were, we wouldn't be using as much. We need to have the right perspective. It's not just about next quarter's financial return. It's about where we want to be in ten years.” IfsWantNeedsYearsRealNextPerspectiveReturnTenFinancialQuartersCarbon Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“The first thing we can do as individuals and as communities, like a school or a university or a church, is cut our energy use. Do an energy audit or measure our carbon footprint using online carbon calculators that are free, easy, and cheap. Get a list of the ways that we can stop wasting so much energy and save money.” WayFirstsUseSchoolIndividualEnergyEasyCan DoCommunityChurchCuttingUniversityListsOnlineCarbonSaving MoneyFootprintCarbon FootprintCalculatorsEnergy Use Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“We need a price on carbon that accurately reflects its real costs on our society and our wellbeing.” NeedsRealCostOur SocietyCarbonWellbeing Author:Katharine Hayhoe
