Ban Ki-moon United Nations Secretary-General 2009
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• “Climate Change, Energy Security And Economic Stability Are Inextricably Linked…Climate Change Will Contribute To Food And Water Scarcity, Will Increase The Spread Of Disease, And May Spur Or Exacerbate Mass
• Migration…”• Quadrennial Defense Review
(QDR). The Department of Defense
• “the Security Council expresses its concern that possible adverse effects of climate change may, in the long run, aggravate certain existing threats to international peace and security.”
• President of the UN Security Council
• “Greenhouse gas emissions and global warming are among humanity’s most pressing concerns. Societal expectations on climate change are real, and our industry is expected to take a leadership role.”
• Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi
• January 2012
• Microsoft has adopted a broad policy statement on climate change that expresses support for government action to create market-based mechanisms to address climate change.
…is the increase in the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide, methane and chlorofluorocarbons– which has led some to fear that we are creating a global heat trap which could lead to climatic instability .
Margaret Thatcher Prime Minister
The United Kingdom
There is widespread agreement that carbon dioxide content will rise 25 percent by 2000, "This could increase the average temperature near the earth's surface by 7 degrees Fahrenheit," he wrote. "This in turn could raise the level of the sea by 10 feet. Goodbye New York. Goodbye Washington, for that matter."
Daniel Patrick Moynihan to President NixonSeptember 1969
• Australian Prime Minister• We will cut carbon pollution. We will not
leave our nation stranded by history. We will not live at the expense of future generations. We will get this call right and get this job done: For our nation. For our people. For our future.
• Australian Prime Minister• Julia Gillard•
• Julia Gillard
Climate Change poses clear, catastrophic threats. .. We must transform the way we use energy.. Today I am announcing our intention to be carbon neutral, across all our businesses by 2010
Rupert Murdoch Founder /Owner Fox T.V.
• And you take a look at the global temperatures …you take a look at sea level rise, you take a look at what the glaciers are doing, not just one or two glaciers but really glaciers worldwide, and you add all of those up together, and that’s one of the reasons we really believe that the climate is changing. So the observations tell us that. Physics tells us this as well.
REAR ADMIRAL DAVID TITLEYOCEANOGRAPHER OF THE NAVY,
There is now a broad consensus in this country, and indeed in the world, that global warming is happening , that it is a serious problem, and that humans are causing it.
John McCain & Joe Lieberman
First we agree that climate change is real and threatens our economy and national security. That is why we are advocating aggressive reductions in our emissions of the carbon gases that cause climate change.
Linsey Graham & John Kerry
“let us complete an international agreement that has the potential to slow, stop, and eventually reverse the growth of greenhouse gases. …The United States is committed to strengthening our energy security and confronting global climate change.”
President George W BushState of the Union 2008
I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.”
Thomas Edison