Katharine Hayhoe Quotes

We need a price on carbon that accurately reflects its real costs on our society and our wellbeing.

It's a new normal and I really do think that global weirding is the best way to describe what we're seeing.

It's easier to discredit the science than to say that climate change is a genuine issue but we don't want to do anything about it.

My faith tells me that God does want people to understand climate change and do something about it.

It's a common perception that science and religion are mutually exclusive. But there are many scientists who would consider themselves to be spiritual people.

There has been a concerted effort to frame caring about climate change and the environment as an alternate religion - one that worships the creation rather than the creator, so to speak.

We must also suffer the consequences of our past decisions. And for that, we must open our hearts to those in need.

I don't think there are any churches that have "Thou shalt not believe in climate change" written in their actual statement of faith.

It's easier to deny the reality of the problem altogether than acknowledge that it is real.

Natural gas is a very flexible source of energy that can help us bridge the gap between our current high-carbon economy and our zero-carbon future.

I don't have to change the world all by myself, I just need to partner in the work God wants us to do.

We have to fix climate change with the people we have right now, and to a large extent with the perspectives we have right now as well.

There's no question that natural gas is a lot better than coal or oil, in the sense that natural gas produces less carbon per unit of energy produced.

Where I live, if I put solar panels on my roof I'm not allowed to sell that energy back to the grid. I can't change that restriction myself. I need our local decision-makers to fix that.

I think it's interesting that the United States and Australia are two of the most individualistic nations in the entire world in terms of national personality.

There is no set period of time or total amount of carbon emissions that we can stay below to ensure we stay safe.

For many of us, our values come from our faith.

If we smoke, there's no magic number of cigarettes, or number of years, that we can smoke before we know we'll get lung cancer.

I feel like a physician, one who's done a scan of the patient's body and seen evidence of a potentially serious issue.