“If coal is going to be used, the only response - because it is the dirtiest of all fuels - is that we have to learn how to do carbon capture and storage and we have to learn how to do it quickly on a commercial scale.” IfsUsedResponseScalesFuelCaptureCarbonCoalStorage Author:Nicholas Stern
“Failing to curb the impact of climate change could damage the global economy on the scale of the Great Depression or the world wars by spawning environmental devastation that could cost 5 to 20 percent of the world's annual gross domestic product.” WorldWarPoliticsEconomyFailingProductsCostPercentImpactClimateEnvironmentalClimate ChangeScalesWar Of The WorldsDamageGrossGreat DepressionAnnualsGlobal EconomyCurbDevastationGross Domestic Product Author:Nicholas Stern
“What we are talking about is extended world war...People would move on a massive scale. Hundreds of millions, probably billions of people would have to move.” PeopleWorldWarMovingEnergyTalkingMillionsEnvironmentClimate ChangeBillionsScalesWar Of The WorldsMassive Author:Nicholas Stern
“Climate change is a result of the greatest market failure the world has seen...We risk damages on a scale larger than the two world wars of the last century.” WorldTwoWarLastsEnergyResultsEnvironmentRiskCenturyClimateClimate ChangeScalesWar Of The WorldsDamageTwo WorldsMarket Failure Author:Nicholas Stern
