Climate change is not, and should not, be portrayed as a partisan issue, as policy-makers, business leaders, and politicians are beginning to understand.
“There’s no time to wait because tomorrow is now. We are living in a carbon-constrained world where the amount of CO2 must be reduced…But industry cannot get there alone. We need to work in concert with the government and environmental groups to promote and reward leadership.”
–Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric, Ecomagination launch, May 9, 2005
“There is no doubt that human society is having an impact on our environment. There have been numerous studies looking at how man’s actions may be affecting the climate. That impact is subject to different interpretations, but human society has contributed to pollution and, evidence suggests, a global warming trend. The question we face is not whether we should take action on climate change, but what kind of action we should take. Climate change is a shared responsibility for all nations, including the United States.”
— U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE), speech on climate change at the United Nations briefing “One Day After Kyoto: Next Steps on Climate,” February 17, 2005
“The United States of America, of all countries, should start with technology and science and say: Greenhouse gas is a problem. We are still researching how much of a problem it is. But we should, working with other countries, use our science and technology to deal with it and, in the process, see if it can lead us toward that brilliant intersection of clean energy and clean air that will one day give us a steady supply of energy and clean air that we can breathe.”– U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), floor remarks on climate change, February 15, 2005
Thanks to Environmental Defense for gathering the quotations. For more, click on the title of this post.
