What the experts say

“Action without vision is only passing time,
vision without action is merely day dreaming,
but vision with action can change the world.”

“Lots of people hardly even feel real soil under their feet, see plants grow except in flower pots, or get far enough beyond the street lights to catch the enchantment of a night sky studded with stars. When people live far from scenes of the Great Spirit’s making, it’s easy for them to forget his laws.”

“By 2100, summer in the northern hemisphere is forecast to last six months whilst winter will be slashed to just right weeks.”

“Without action, you aren’t going anywhere”

“A crucial system of ocean currents is heading for a catastrophic collapse that would “affect every person on the planet”, said scientists. A study published in the journal Nature found that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current – could collapse around the middle of the century, or even as early as 2025. The likeliest point of collapse is somewhere between 2039 and 2070.”

“Right now, much of the world is ‘Net Zero-aligned’ but there is no consensus on what that means, and it is slowing the pace of corporate emissions reduction and climate action plans.”

“The searing temperatures experienced in Britain in 2022, when the country recorded its hottest day on record, will be considered average by 2060 and ‘cool’ by the end of the century,”

“The world is at a “tipping point” in the climate crisis that requires all countries to put aside their national interests to fight for the common good.”

“Polluters must pay” for the escalating damage caused by heatwaves, floods, drought and other climate impacts, and demanded that it was “high time to put fossil fuel producers, investors and enablers on notice”.

“The Persian Gulf, South and Southeast Asia will bear the brunt of extreme heat. Sometime before 2100 Lucknow Uttar Pradesh and Patna Bihar are each predicted to suffer at least one heatwave with massive death tolls.”

“More than half (53%) of 16- to 18-year- olds believe that it is “likely” that the world will end in their lifetimes because of climate change.”

“The earth has finally and clearly spoken, reminding us that we have been living outside the boundaries of nature’s laws. We need to urgently reframe our relationship afresh, in order to rebuild a regenerative future.”

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”

“By 2050 global production of maize is predicted to reduce by a quarter, rice by 11% and potatoes by 9% and wheat by 3%. This will reduce global calorie availability by 35trillion, enough to feed 50 million mouths.”

“The era of global warming has ended and “the era of global boiling has arrived”, the has said after scientists confirmed July was on track to be the world’s hottest month on record.

“Climate change is here. It is terrifying. And it is just the beginning,”

“The UK can expect more severe storms such as Storm Eunice with a “sting jet” in their tail as climate change fuels conditions causing severe storms.
Sting jets are narrow bands of very intense winds, frequently less than 30 miles across, that often travel faster than 100 miles per hour.”

“We are acting with reckless indifference to our future on planet Earth”

“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”