9 Nicholas Stern Quotes for You to Enjoy

Nicholas Stern

English Economist

Born: Apr 22, 1946

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Related authors: Alfred Marshall Dudley North E. F. Schumacher John Maynard Keynes Nassau William Senior Thomas Malthus William Beveridge William Petty

I think that once people understand the great risks that climate change poses, they will naturally want to choose products and services that cause little or no emissions of greenhouse gases, which means 'low-carbon consumption.' This will apply across the board, including electricity, heating, transport and food. Nicholas Stern

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We run enormous risks and we know what kind of reductions of greenhouse gases are necessary to drastically reduce risks. Reducing emissions by half by 2050 is roughly in the right ballpark. It would bring us below 550 ppm. 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. Nicholas Stern

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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. Nicholas Stern

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The greenhouse effect is something you can observe experimentally - and most people have observed the greenhouse effect themselves, in greenhouses. Yes? Nicholas Stern

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I've never really had much of a career plan, and interesting opportunities kept cropping up. Nicholas Stern

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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. Nicholas Stern

You Change World Big Would Would-Be Absolute Disagreement Look Climate Climate Change Scientists Act Serious Lunacy Basics

A diet that relies heavily on meat production results in higher emissions than a typical vegetarian diet. Different individuals will make different choices. However, the debate about climate change should not be dumbed down to a single slogan, such as 'give up meat to save the planet.' Nicholas Stern

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My father's generation's crisis was fighting fascism. Ours is fighting climate change. It is much harder because you can't see it, it is not an obvious threat. But the solution is in our hands. Nicholas Stern

You Change Generation Father Fighting Our Crisis Ours Solution Threat See Obvious Because Climate Climate Change Hands Much Fascism Harder

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