Claims
Angela Merkel"Climate change is one of the greatest challenges mankind faces."
Greta ThunbergClimate change is "above all, an existential crisis."
Kamala Harris"The clock is no longer just ticking, it is banging."
Emmanuel Macron"[W]e are killing our planet."
Bjorn LomborgGlobal warming is "a real problem," but not an "end-of-the-world catastrophe."
Jane GoodallClimate change is "approaching a point of no return."
Olaf Scholz"The fight against climate change will be the defining issue of the coming decades for all of us."
Bill Gates"As awful as this [COVID] pandemic is, climate change could be worse."
Rishi Sunak"There is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change."
Patrick Michaels"I believe in climate change caused by human beings. What I'm skeptical about is the glib notion that it means the end of the world as we know it."May 28, 2005
Michael Mann"We haven't yet exceeded the bounds of viable human civilisation, but we're getting close."
Pope Francis"The time for seeking global solutions [to climate change] is running out."
Donald Trump"[C]limate change is just a very, very expensive form of tax."
Joe Biden"The climate crisis is the existential threat. That's not hyperbole; it's a fact."
Xi Jinping"In meeting the climate challenge, no one can be aloof and unilateralism will get us nowhere."Dec 12, 2020
Elon Musk"Climate change is the biggest threat that humanity faces this century, except for AI."
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