“It's a common perception that science and religion are mutually exclusive. But there are many scientists who would consider themselves to be spiritual people.” PeopleSpiritualCommonPerceptionScientistScience And ReligionExclusive Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“My faith tells me that God does want people to understand climate change and do something about it.” PeopleWantDoeClimateClimate Change Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“I've even had people tell me that I must not be a Christian because I think climate change is real. But you know, there's nothing in the Bible that says that. The sad truth is that our thought leaders - many of them in the conservative media and politics - are the ones telling us this isn't real, and we are believing them.” PeopleThinkingKnowsBelieveRealChristianLeaderMediaTruth IsClimateClimate ChangeConservativeOur ThoughtsSad Truth Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“I think the biggest pushback comes from people who perceive me to be a threat. Having bloggers who are dedicated to making up false information about you, having anonymous people write nasty emails and letters, having organizations file legal requests for your work-related emails, and all the other things that happen can be very depressing and discouraging.” PeopleThinkingWritingHappensInformationLettersOrganizationThreatPerceiveRelatedDedicatedDepressingNastyEmailFilesRequestDiscouragingMaking UpBloggersWork RelatedVery Depressing Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“A person of faith who shares conservative values and who says very clearly that climate change is real - and here's why we have to care about it - I think that we "unicorns" do pose a threat to people who want to muddy the waters and keep others in the dark.” PeopleThinkingWantPersonsRealCareValuesWaterDarkShareThreatClimateClimate ChangeConservativeUnicornMuddyConservative Values Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“We have to fix climate change with the people we have right now, and to a large extent with the perspectives we have right now as well.” PeopleWellsPerspectiveRight NowClimateClimate Change Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“People have taken advantage of the very well-trodden pathways that divide science and faith on other issues, such as creation, evolution, and the age of the universe, to pigeonhole climate change as yet another variant on the same theme.” PeopleWellsAgeUniverseIssuesTakenCreationEvolutionAdvantageClimateClimate ChangeThemeDividesPathwaysTaken Advantage Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“If you can frame climate change as an alternate religion, or as one more of those issues where the pointy-headed liberal atheist scientists are trying to discredit the Bible, then you've already got a ton of people on your side who are concerned about heresy, other religions, or teaching evolution in schools.” PeopleIfsTryingSchoolSidesIssuesTeachingEvolutionConcernedScientistClimateClimate ChangeAtheistHeresyYour SideDiscredit Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“We have to reach out to churches and schools and help people understand science, and we have to build rapport between scientists and people of faith. Then once we get that understanding and rapport built, then everyone will be on board with climate change.” PeopleHelpingSchoolUnderstandingChurchBuiltScientistClimateClimate ChangeBoardsReach OutRapport Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“One of the biggest issues with renewables right now is the fact that if the wind isn't blowing, if the sun isn't shining, we don't have energy. Many people are working on storage technology so when the wind isn't blowing, we can use the energy stored in our giant batteries, essentially. But what happens if we don't have enough stored energy?” PeopleIfsEnoughFactsUseHappensEnergyTechnologySunIssuesWindRight NowShiningGiantsBatteriesStorage Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“It's a common perception that science and religion are mutually exclusive. But there are many scientists who would consider themselves to be spiritual people. Not only that, but in the case of climate change - a scientific issue with strong moral implications and difficult decisions to be made - it's essential to connect the science to our values. And for many of us, our values come from our faith.” PeopleSpiritualValuesStrongDifficultDecisionCommonMoralPerceptionScientistClimate ChangeScience And Religion Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“We don't have a hundred years to fix climate change. We don't have a hundred years to wait until we've built all these bridges and rapport and scientific understanding and so on and so forth. We have to fix climate change with the people we have right now, and to a large extent with the perspectives we have right now as well.” PeopleWaitingUnderstandingPerspectiveClimate ChangeRapport Author:Katharine Hayhoe
