This is the first time in the history of mankind that we are setting ourselves the task of intentionally, within a defined period of time to change the economic development model that has been reigning for at least 150 years, since the industrial revolution. That will not happen overnight and it will not happen at a single conference on climate change, be it COP 15, 21, 40 - you choose the number. It just does not occur like that. It is a process, because of the depth of the transformation.
This is the first time in the history of mankind that we are setting ourselves the task of intentionally, within a defined period of time to change t… - Christiana Figueres
This is the first time in the history of mankind that we are setting ourselves the task of intentionally, within a defined period of time to change t…
- Christiana Figueres
Think global, act local. - Christiana Figueres
Think global, act local.
Quite frankly, there is no answer to climate change without substantially, dramatically, increasing the amount of renewable energy in the global ener… - Christiana Figueres
Quite frankly, there is no answer to climate change without substantially, dramatically, increasing the amount of renewable energy in the global ener…
We have to get to the point where each individual, each corporation, each community chooses low carbon, because it makes fundamental sense. It should… - Christiana Figueres
We have to get to the point where each individual, each corporation, each community chooses low carbon, because it makes fundamental sense. It should…
We cannot ask others to do what we have not done ourselves. - Christiana Figueres
We cannot ask others to do what we have not done ourselves.
When you have a vision of where you need to go, it sounds utopian. But when you get to the tipping point, your understanding switches. - Christiana Figueres
When you have a vision of where you need to go, it sounds utopian. But when you get to the tipping point, your understanding switches.
Second, I believe in human ingenuity – that when we decide on a task to be done, no matter how daunting it may seem at the beginning, we are able to … - Christiana Figueres
Second, I believe in human ingenuity – that when we decide on a task to be done, no matter how daunting it may seem at the beginning, we are able to …
I still do not understand why we don't have people on the streets every single day raising their voices for climate. - Christiana Figueres
I still do not understand why we don't have people on the streets every single day raising their voices for climate.
We will move to a low-carbon world because nature will force us, or because policy will guide us. If we wait until nature forces us, the cost will be… - Christiana Figueres
We will move to a low-carbon world because nature will force us, or because policy will guide us. If we wait until nature forces us, the cost will be…
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