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James Hansen Quotes

The five warmest years over the last century occurred in the last eight years Picture Quote #1

Talking nice about sun and wind and green jobs is just greenwash Picture Quote #1

As species are exterminated by shifting climate zones, ecosystems can collapse, destroying more species Picture Quote #1

Well, you know what happens to crime when the heat goes up Picture Quote #1

The fact is fossil fuel carbon will stay in the surface climate system for millennia Picture Quote #1

Coal is the single greatest threat to civilization and all life on our planet Picture Quote #1

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Global warming isn’t a prediction. It is happening Picture Quote #1

As a government employee, you can’t testify against the government Picture Quote #1

Until the public demands otherwise, the policy makers will continue to serve their financiers Picture Quote #1

I think we have a very brief window of opportunity to deal with climate change... no longer than a decade, at the most Picture Quote #1

We are on the precipice of climate system tipping points beyond which there is no redemption Picture Quote #1

How long have we got? We have to stabilize emissions of carbon dioxide within a decade, or temperatures will warm by more than one degree... We don’t have much time left Picture Quote #1

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Goals and caps on carbon emissions are practically worthless, if coal emissions continue, because of the exceedingly long lifetime of carbon dioxide in the air Picture Quote #1

Scientists will say we can’t blame global warming for any single event. In a sense that’s right, but the fact that the frequency and intensity of these events is increasing you can blame on global warming Picture Quote #1

I have been described as the grandfather of climate change. In fact, I am just a grandfather and I do not want my grandchildren to say that grandpa understood what was happening but didn’t make it clear Picture Quote #1

Policy decisions on climate change are being deliberated every day by those without full knowledge of the science, and often with intentional misinformation spawned by special interests Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

It’s as certain that as long as fossil fuels are the cheapest energy, we will just keep burning them Picture Quote #1

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Because cap and trade is enforced through the selling and trading of permits, it actually perpetuates the pollution it is supposed to eliminate Picture Quote #1

The scientific excitement in comparing theory with data, and developing some understanding of global changes that are occurring, is what makes all the other stuff worth it Picture Quote #1

Interference with communications of science to the public has been greater during the current administration than at any time in my career Picture Quote #1

There is still time to act and avoid a worsening climate, but we are wasting precious time Picture Quote #1

What we are doing to the future of our children, and the other species on the planet, is a clear moral issue Picture Quote #1

The democratic process is supposed to be one person one vote, but it turns out that money is talking louder than the votes Picture Quote #1

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I tend to be naive and gullible, I guess, but I try to believe that governments believe what they say Picture Quote #1

What has become clear from the science is that we cannot burn all of the fossil fuels without creating a very different planet Picture Quote #1

I’ve tried to be a straight scientist doing the science and reporting it as best I can Picture Quote #1

I was lucky to grow up at a time when it was not difficult for the child of a tenant farmer to make his way to the state university Picture Quote #1

The climate system is being pushed hard enough that change will become obvious to the man in the street in the next decade Picture Quote #1

It has become very difficult for anyone to argue that observed global warming is natural variability. We have good reason for being able to say that the world will be warmer by about a quarter of a degree in the next decade. It’s the same reason we had 10 years ago when we said that the 1990s would be warmer than the 1980s: The planet is out of equilibrium Picture Quote #1

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The five warmest years over the last century occurred in the last eight years (James Hansen Quotes) Talking nice about sun and wind and green jobs is just greenwash (James Hansen Quotes) As species are exterminated by shifting climate zones, ecosystems can collapse, destroying more species (James Hansen Quotes) Well, you know what happens to crime when the heat goes up (James Hansen Quotes) The fact is fossil fuel carbon will stay in the surface climate system for millennia (James Hansen Quotes) Coal is the single greatest threat to civilization and all life on our planet (James Hansen Quotes) Global warming isn’t a prediction. It is happening (James Hansen Quotes) As a government employee, you can’t testify against the government (James Hansen Quotes) Until the public demands otherwise, the policy makers will continue to serve their financiers (James Hansen Quotes) I think we have a very brief window of opportunity to deal with climate change... no longer than a decade, at the most (James Hansen Quotes) We are on the precipice of climate system tipping points beyond which there is no redemption (James Hansen Quotes) How long have we got? We have to stabilize emissions of carbon dioxide within a decade, or temperatures will warm by more than one degree... We don’t have much time left (James Hansen Quotes) Goals and caps on carbon emissions are practically worthless, if coal emissions continue, because of the exceedingly long lifetime of carbon dioxide in the air (James Hansen Quotes) Scientists will say we can’t blame global warming for any single event. In a sense that’s right, but the fact that the frequency and intensity of these events is increasing you can blame on global warming (James Hansen Quotes) I have been described as the grandfather of climate change. In fact, I am just a grandfather and I do not want my grandchildren to say that grandpa understood what was happening but didn’t make it clear (James Hansen Quotes) Policy decisions on climate change are being deliberated every day by those without full knowledge of the science, and often with intentional misinformation spawned by special interests (James Hansen Quotes) 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 (James Hansen Quotes) It’s as certain that as long as fossil fuels are the cheapest energy, we will just keep burning them (James Hansen Quotes) Because cap and trade is enforced through the selling and trading of permits, it actually perpetuates the pollution it is supposed to eliminate (James Hansen Quotes) The scientific excitement in comparing theory with data, and developing some understanding of global changes that are occurring, is what makes all the other stuff worth it (James Hansen Quotes) Interference with communications of science to the public has been greater during the current administration than at any time in my career (James Hansen Quotes) There is still time to act and avoid a worsening climate, but we are wasting precious time (James Hansen Quotes) What we are doing to the future of our children, and the other species on the planet, is a clear moral issue (James Hansen Quotes) The democratic process is supposed to be one person one vote, but it turns out that money is talking louder than the votes (James Hansen Quotes) I tend to be naive and gullible, I guess, but I try to believe that governments believe what they say (James Hansen Quotes) What has become clear from the science is that we cannot burn all of the fossil fuels without creating a very different planet (James Hansen Quotes) I’ve tried to be a straight scientist doing the science and reporting it as best I can (James Hansen Quotes) I was lucky to grow up at a time when it was not difficult for the child of a tenant farmer to make his way to the state university (James Hansen Quotes) The climate system is being pushed hard enough that change will become obvious to the man in the street in the next decade (James Hansen Quotes) It has become very difficult for anyone to argue that observed global warming is natural variability. We have good reason for being able to say that the world will be warmer by about a quarter of a degree in the next decade. It’s the same reason we had 10 years ago when we said that the 1990s would be warmer than the 1980s: The planet is out of equilibrium (James Hansen Quotes)

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