“And yes, my plan will continue to reduce the carbon pollution that is heating our planet - because climate change is not a hoax. More droughts and floods and wildfires are not a joke. They're a threat to our children's future. And in this election, you can do something about it.” ChildrenCan DoPlansPlanetsJokesOur ChildrenElectionThreatClimateClimate ChangePollutionFloodCarbonOur PlanetCan Do SomethingDroughtWildfiresHeatingHoaxes Author:Barack Obama
“We want our children to live in an America that isn't burdened by debt, that isn't weakened by inequality, that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet.” WantChildrenAmericaPoliticsPlanetsOur ChildrenClimate ChangeDebtInequalityDestructiveThreatenedDestructive Power Author:Barack Obama
“[Fighting Climate Change] is important for every single person on the planet, which is why it has to be the greatest grassroots movement of all time. This is the battle of our lives. We're fighting for our children.” ChildrenPersonsImportantWisdomRealityPoliticalFightingPoliticsNatureCommunityLeadershipPartyFamilyHistoryOur LivesGenerationsHuman NaturePolicyMovementPlanetsBattleOur ChildrenStrategyUnityClimateClimate ChangeHuman RightsAll TimeIdeologyPolitical PartiesCivilitySingle PersonGrassrootsGrassroots Movements Author:Emma Thompson
“I think wars, climate change, all that stuff is going to move people. And so I wanted to say, "What if the migration apocalypse occurs and it isn't an apocalypse at all?" Maybe we will still find ways to be happy and for our children and grandchildren to thrive and the world to move on.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldWayChildrenStillsWarWantedMovingStuffOur ChildrenClimateClimate ChangeThriveWhat IfApocalypseGrandchildrenMigrationChildren And Grandchildren Author:Mohsin Hamid
“Most Americans believe in fairness; we believe that people should work hard but there should be a safety net. We believe in saving the quality of our air and water for our children. Most Americans want action on climate change. You can just go through the list. Most Americans believe in progressive taxation.” PeopleBelieveChildrenActionWaterQualityHard WorkOur ChildrenSafetyClimate ChangeProgressiveFairnessSafety Net Author:Nancy MacLean
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children” ChildrenWisdomMotivationalEarthPeaceEnvironmentLandWise WordsWords Of WisdomOur ChildrenEnvironmentalClimate ChangeIndianNativeAncestorNative AmericanEldersInheritanceOur PlanetOur EnvironmentEnvironmentalismMother EarthBorrowingDescendantsAmerican IndianEarth DayNature And EnvironmentNative American WisdomGreat SpiritNative AmericaSave Mother EarthNative American IndianEarth And NatureGreat Native AmericanNative American EarthGreen EarthIndian WisdomNative WisdomNative LandNature ConservationWorld EnvironmentBeautiful EarthGreen LivingSave The EnvironmentNative American Indian InspirationalSave NatureNative American SpiritualNative American DreamWorld Earth DayEnvironmental PollutionInspirational EarthInspirational EnvironmentalSpiritual IndianNative American ProverbsSaving The EarthGo GreenHappy Earth DayAncient IndiaEarth FriendlyProtect NatureCherokee IndianNative Place Author:Chief Seattle
“For the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change. Now, it's true that no single event makes a trend. But the fact is the 12 hottest years on record have all come in the last 15. Heat waves, droughts, wildfires, floods-all are now more frequent and more intense. We can choose to believe that Superstorm Sandy, and the most severe drought in decades, and the worst wildfires some states have ever seen were all just a freak coincidence. Or we can choose to believe in the overwhelming judgment of science-and act before it's too late.” YearsBelieveChildrenStatesFactsLastsScienceRecordsWorstEventsJudgmentLateAccountsOur ChildrenClimateClimate ChangeSakeWaveDecadesIntenseHeatToo LateTrendsOur FutureCombatOverwhelmingFreakFloodCoincidenceSevereDroughtSandyHottestWildfiresBefore It's Too LateHeat WaveSuperstorm Sandy Author:Barack Obama
“We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires and crippling drought and more powerful storms.” PeopleBelieveMayChildrenStillsSciencePowerfulKnowingFireGenerationsFailureJudgmentAccountsOur ChildrenImpactThreatClimateClimate ChangeDenyStormRageObligationOverwhelmingBetrayFuture GenerationPosterityDroughtInaugurationInauguralInaugural AddressInaugural Speech Author:Barack Obama
“I drive a hybrid. Tipper and I got a Lexus hybrid. And we have a couple of Priuses in the family with our children. And I encourage people to make environmentally conscious choices because we all have to solve this climate crisis.” PeopleChildrenChoicesEnvironmentCoupleConsciousEncouragementOur ChildrenCrisisClimateEnvironmentalClimate ChangeSolveHybridPriusLexus Author:Al Gore
“The greatest danger hanging over our children and grandchildren is initiation of changes that will be irreversible on any time scale that humans can imagine.” HumansChildrenEnergyEnvironmentImagineDangerOur ChildrenClimate ChangeScalesGrandchildrenInitiationChildren And GrandchildrenIrreversible Author:James Hansen
“Global warming is a matter of national security. Will we live in a world where we must fight our neighbors for fresh water and food? Or will we take the lead now and leave to our children and grandchildren a world better off than the one we inherited from our parents?” WorldChildrenMatterFightingParentWaterSecurityOur ChildrenClimate ChangeNeighborGlobal WarmingNational SecurityGrandchildrenBetter OffChildren And GrandchildrenFresh Water Author:Wesley Clark
“While we may not live to see the full realization of our ambition, we will have the satisfaction of knowing that the world we leave to our children will be better off for what we did.” WorldMayChildrenKnowingAmbitionOur ChildrenClimate ChangeSatisfactionRealizationGlobal WarmingBetter Off Author:Barack Obama
“We want our children to live in an America...that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet.” WorldWantChildrenPlanetsOur ChildrenClimate ChangeDestructiveDestructive Power Author:Barack Obama
“In reality, those who deny climate change and demand a halt to emissions reduction and mitigation work, want us to take a huge gamble with the future of every human being on the planet, every future human being, our children and grand children, and every other living species” WantHumansChildrenRealityHuman BeingsPlanetsHugeDemandOur ChildrenClimateSpeciesClimate ChangeDenyWant UGambleReductionEmissionsHalt Author:Edward Davey
“We've known for some time that we have to worry about the impacts of climate change on our children's and grandchildren's generations. But we now have to worry about ourselves as well.” WellsChildrenKnownWorryGenerationsOur ChildrenImpactClimateClimate ChangeGrandchildren Author:Margaret Beckett
“If we do not act to curb climate change immediately, we will leave our children and grandchildren an unrecognizable planetIt is the poor, those least responsible for climate change and least able to afford adaptation, who would suffer the most.” IfsChildrenAbleSufferingPoorResponsibleOur ChildrenClimateClimate ChangeGrandchildrenAdaptationCurbChildren And Grandchildren Author:Jim Yong Kim