“I have no problem with a war for oil-if we accompany it with a real program for energy conservation. But when we tell the world we couldn't care less about climate change, that we feel entitled to drive whatever big cars we feel like, that we feel entitled to consume however much oil we like, the message we send is that a war for oil in the gulf is not a war to protect the world's right to economic survival-but our right to indulge. Now that will be seen as immoral.” IfsWorldFeelsWarRealProblemBigsCareEnergyEconomicCarProtectMessagesSurvivalProgramClimateClimate ChangeOilAlternativesEntitledConservationImmoralNo ProblemIndulgeAccompanyEnergy ConservationBig Cars Author:Thomas Friedman
“I don't think we have learnt to keep within the limits. They are quite elastic but there is a point beyond which they will break and then you will get a complete and massive change in the climate in which the survival of human species might not be compatible.” ThinkingHumansMightBreakLimitsSurvivalClimateSpeciesClimate ChangeMassiveCompatibleHuman SpeciesMassive Change Author:Michael Meacher
“Without sounding too grandiose, the survival of the planet itself is at stake, you have rising sea levels, acidification of the oceans, immigration sparked by climate change, droughts that are much more severe.” ChangeLevelsSeaPlanetsOceanSurvivalClimateClimate ChangeImmigrationRisingStakesSevereDroughtGrandiose Author:Laurent Fabius
“Protecting biodiversity is just as important and critical to the survival of mankind as stabilizing the climate. Species protection and climate are interdependent.” ImportantMankindSurvivalClimateSpeciesCriticalProtectionBiodiversity Author:Klaus Topfer
“It's been encouraging to hear the pope talking about climate change and take it away from being a political issue to being one of survival.” PoliticalTalkingIssuesSurvivalClimateClimate ChangePopePolitical Issues Author:Joy Bryant
“Climate change has been associated so much with a peaceful mentality - obviously peace and love are good, but we need to think about climate as a threat to survival.” ThinkingNeedsHas BeensSurvivalAnd LoveThreatClimateClimate ChangePeacefulMentalityPeace And Love Author:Margaret D. Klein
“think we're still stuck in that agricultural mindset, where we imagine that we can shape the Earth. Sure, we can do that. But the Earth has the power to shape us much more powerfully. To survive climate change, we'll have to realize how dependent we are on our ecosystems for our own survival.” ThinkingStillsEarthCan DoRealizingImagineShapesSurvivalClimateClimate ChangeMindsetStuckDependentImagine ThatEcosystems Author:Annalee Newitz
“We, the older generations, simply cannot leave a world for you, the younger generations, in which climate change impacts become ever more threatening to your survival. Still more public attention and action are needed. Solutions like renewable energy or energy efficiency need to fully power our collective future!” WorldNeedsStillsActionEnergyAttentionGenerationsNeededSurvivalSolutionsImpactClimateClimate ChangeCollectivesEfficiencyThreateningRenewable EnergyYounger GenerationOlder GenerationEnergy Efficiency Author:Christiana Figueres
“If we want to cure the things that threaten life, limb and even survival, we need to heal our sick political system. That is, not just to address our physical ailments, but the things that determine whether we're going to survive into the next century. That is war, climate change, poverty, etc. We've got to fix our politics.” IfsWantNeedsWarPoliticalNextPovertyCenturySurvivalSickClimateClimate ChangeDetermineHealCuresAddressesEtcLimbsPolitical SystemsAilments Author:Jill Stein
“We believe that climate change must be viewed not only as a danger to natural systems, but also as a direct threat to human survival and well-being. We are convinced that this negotiation process must not be viewed as a traditional series of governmental trade-offs, but as an urgent international effort to safeguard human lives, homes, rights and livelihoods.” BelieveHumansWellsHomeProcessNaturalEffortRightsDangerSurvivalDirectTradeThreatSeriesClimateClimate ChangeInternationalConvincedTraditionalWell BeingHuman LifeNegotiationUrgentLivelihoodTrade Offs Author:Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
“Oil depletion and climate change will create an entirely new context in which political struggles will be played out. Within that context, it is not just freedom, democracy, and equality that are at stake, but the survival of billions of humans and of whole ecosystems.” HumansWholePoliticalStruggleDemocracySurvivalClimateClimate ChangeOilBillionsStakesEcosystemsPolitical StrugglePeak Oil Author:Richard Heinberg
“Global climate change has a profound impact on the survival and development of mankind. It is a major challenge facing all countries.” CountryChallengesMankindDevelopmentMajorsSurvivalImpactProfoundClimateClimate Change Author:Hu Jintao
“We must quickly mobilize our civilization with the urgency and resolve that has previously been seen only when nations mobilized for war. These prior struggles for survival were won when leaders found words at the 11th hour that released a mighty surge of courage, hope and readiness to sacrifice for a protracted and mortal challenge.” WarFoundNationsHoursChallengesLeaderStruggleSacrificeCivilizationSurvivalClimateMortalsResolveUrgencyReadinessStruggle For Survival11th Hour Author:Al Gore
“At the moment, every country arrives at climate negotiations seeking to keep their own emissions as high as possible. This is the logic of the madhouse, a recipe for collective suicide. We dont want a global suicide pact. We want a global survival pact” WantCountryMomentsSurvivalLogicSuicideClimateSeekingCollectivesNegotiationRecipesEmissionsPactMadhouses Author:Mohamed Nasheed