Climate change represents the greatest and widest-ranging market failure ever seen Nicholas Stern More Quotes by Nicholas Stern More Quotes From Nicholas Stern Looking back, I underestimated the risks. The planet and the atmosphere seem to be absorbing less carbon than we expected, and emissions are rising pretty strongly. Some of the effects are coming through more quickly than we thought then. Nicholas Stern atmosphereriskbusiness Climate change and global poverty are two sides of the same coin. Both challenges must be addressed together. If we fail on one, we will also fail on the other. Nicholas Stern two-sideschallengestogether There is still time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, if we take strong action now. Nicholas Stern impactclimatestrong What we are talking about is extended world war...People would move on a massive scale. Hundreds of millions, probably billions of people would have to move. Nicholas Stern talkingwarmoving Failing to curb the impact of climate change could damage the global economy on the scale of the Great Depression or the world wars by spawning environmental devastation that could cost 5 to 20 percent of the world's annual gross domestic product. Nicholas Stern environmentalimpactwar The scientific evidence is now overwhelming: climate change presents very serious global risks, and it demands an urgent global response. Nicholas Stern demandclimaterisk Climate change will affect the basic elements of life for people around the world - access to water, food production, health, and the environment. Hundreds of millions of people could suffer hunger, water shortages and coastal flooding as the world warms. Nicholas Stern sufferingwaterpeople Adaptation is the only means to reduce the now-unavoidable costs of climate change over the next few decades Nicholas Stern climatecostmean How is it that, in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence, there are still some who would deny the dangers of climate change? Not surprisingly, the loudest voices are not scientific, and it is remarkable how many economists, lawyers, journalists and politicians set themselves up as experts on the science. Nicholas Stern climatevoicefaces Rising sea levels will result in tens to hundreds of millions more people flooded each year with a warming of 3 or 4°C. There will be serious risks and increasing pressures for coastal protection in South East Asia (Bangladesh and Vietnam), small islands in the Caribbean and the Pacific, and large coastal cities, such as Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Calcutta, Karachi, Buenos Aires, St. Petersburg, New York, Miami and London. Nicholas Stern new-yorkislandsyears Unfortunately, the current pace of progress is not nearly rapid enough, with many rich industrialised countries being slow to make the transition to cleaner and more efficient forms of economic growth. Nicholas Stern progressgrowthcountry Climate change is a result of the greatest market failure the world has seen...We risk damages on a scale larger than the two world wars of the last century. Nicholas Stern riskwartwo 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. Nicholas Stern cancersmokingpeople My father's generation's crisis was fighting fascism. Ours is fighting climate change. It is much harder because you can't see it, it is not an obvious threat. But the solution is in our hands. Nicholas Stern fightingfatherhands The basic scientific conclusions on climate change are very robust and for good reason. The greenhouse effect is simple science: greenhouse gases trap heat, and humans are emitting ever more greenhouse gases. Nicholas Stern heatclimatesimple Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world's resources. A vegetarian diet is better. Nicholas Stern vegetarian-dietmeatwater I think it's important that people think about what they are doing and that includes what they are eating. I am 61 now and attitudes towards drinking and driving have changed radically since I was a student. People change their notion of what is responsible. They will increasingly ask about the carbon content of their food. Nicholas Stern changedrinkingattitude Fortunately poorer countries, such as China, are showing leadership and beginning to demonstrate to the world how to invest in low-carbon growth. Nicholas Stern growthcountryworld If coal is going to be used, the only response - because it is the dirtiest of all fuels - is that we have to learn how to do carbon capture and storage and we have to learn how to do it quickly on a commercial scale. Nicholas Stern coalfuelused A diet that relies heavily on meat production results in higher emissions than a typical vegetarian diet. Different individuals will make different choices. However, the debate about climate change should not be dumbed down to a single slogan, such as 'give up meat to save the planet. Nicholas Stern vegetarian-dietgiving-upchoices
