There is still time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, if we take strong action now.
Nicholas SternRead
The scientific evidence is now overwhelming: climate change presents very serious global risks, and it demands an urgent global response.
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What this quote means
Climate change poses significant global risks that require immediate action.
In this quote, Nicholas Stern emphasizes the urgent and serious nature of climate change as a pressing global issue backed by solid scientific evidence. He calls for a prompt and coordinated response from the global community to address the risks posed by climate change, highlighting the collective responsibility to mitigate its impacts.
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Climate ChangeGlobal RisksUrgent ResponseEnvironmentScientific Evidence
In practice
Example use cases
During a climate conference, this quote can be used to highlight the urgent need for policy changes.
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Those who say that climate change doesn't exist are being understood as the flat-earthers that they are, as the people who deny the link between smoking and cancer, as the people who denied the link between HIV and AIDS.
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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.
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This [climate change] is potentially so dangerous that we have to act strongly. Do we want to play Russian roulette with two bullets or one?
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Do politicians understand just how difficult it could be, just how devastating rises of 4C, 5C or 6C could be? I think, not yet
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