Tag: climate change

“It is potentially a systemic risk.”

Major trading countries are urged to make a big contribution to the battle against climate change by introducing a carbon tax on imports.

So don't wait around waiting for others to act first. It is your leadership that is required in this circumstance. And it is your leadership that might ultimately make the difference.

As the remnants of Hurricane Matthew recede, the warnings and evacuations in the Caribbean and US east coast are giving way to rescue efforts and clean-up operations.

From a small boat bobbing in the ocean to the growing resistance camps in North Dakota, the climate movement is on the rise.

Clinton has already rejected the idea of a carbon tax, and some think it is because her hedge fund backers have big investments in gas and oil.

“I got no funding of any kind. I work in coal and I care deeply about the environment.”

"If the TV networks don’t start making these links between climate change and extreme weather events, they will be one of the last bastions of climate denial."

"Climate change demands the attention of both candidates and their parties, and it is shameful that it was given so little."

“If we don’t act soon, there will only be tiny remnants of wilderness around the planet, and this is a disaster for conservation, for climate change and for some of the most vulnerable human communities on the planet.”