“To claim the World Bank is just an extension of US foreign policy is just wrong.” WorldPolicyClaimsForeign PolicyExtensionsWorld Bank Author:Nicholas Stern
“We can look back through ice-core data and see over 800,000 years, relationships between carbon dioxide and the temperature of the world. So those people who deny the importance of climate change are just wasting their time. They're also being diversionary because if we don't act the risks are enormous.” PeopleIfsWorldYearsLooksRiskImportanceClimateClimate ChangeDenyCoreEnormousIceDataCarbonTemperatureCarbon Dioxide Author:Nicholas Stern
“We will not overcome world poverty unless we manage climate change successfully. I've spent my life as a development economist, and it's crystal clear that we succeed or fail on winning the battle against world poverty and managing climate change together. If we fail on one, we fail on the other.” IfsWorldTogetherWinningPovertyClearFailingDevelopmentBattleSucceedOvercomingClimateClimate ChangeManageEconomistCrystalsWorld Poverty Author:Nicholas Stern
“Fortunately poorer countries, such as China, are showing leadership and beginning to demonstrate to the world how to invest in low-carbon growth.” WorldCountryGrowthLowsClimate ChangeChinaCarbon 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
“If you look at all the serious scientists in the world, there is no big disagreement on the basics of this...it would be absolute lunacy to act as if climate change is not occurring.” IfsWorldLooksBigsWould BeScienceEnergyEnvironmentSeriousScientistAbsolutesClimateClimate ChangeDisagreementBasicsLunacy Author:Nicholas Stern
“Climate change will affect the basic elements of life for people around the world - access to water, food production, health, and the environment. Hundreds of millions of people could suffer hunger, water shortages and coastal flooding as the world warms.” PeopleWorldSufferingWaterMillionsEnvironmentElementsClimateClimate ChangeHungerProductionsAccessAround The WorldWar Of The WorldsShortageFloodingCoastalFood ProductionElements Of LifeAccess To Water Author:Nicholas Stern
“A rise of 5C would be a temperature the world has not seen for 30 to 50 million years. We've been around only 100,000 years as human beings. We don't know what that's like.” KnowsWorldYearsHumansWould BeHuman BeingsMillionsClimate ChangeTemperature Author:Nicholas Stern
“Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world's resources. A vegetarian diet is better.” WorldUseWaterResourcesPressureEnormousMeatDietsVegetarianGreenhousesGreenhouse GasesVegetarian DietUses Of Water Author:Nicholas Stern
