Ottmar Edenhofer quotes
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“We cannot afford to lose another decade. If we lose another decade, it becomes extremely costly to achieve climate stabilization.”
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“It does not cost the world to save the planet,”
-- Ottmar EdenhoferSource : "UN urges world to intensify efforts to cut emissions". "AM", www.abc.net.au. April 14, 2014.
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“There is a clear message from science: To avoid dangerous interference with the climate system, we need to move away from business as usual.”
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“Climate change policy is about how we redistribute de facto the world’s wealth.”
-- Ottmar EdenhoferSource : "Climate Talks or Wealth Redistribution Talks?" by Nicolas Loris, www.dailysignal.com. November 19, 2010.
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“Climate policy has almost nothing to do anymore with environmental protection, says the German economist and IPCC official Ottmar Edenhofer. The next world climate summit in Cancun is actually an economy summit during which the distribution of the worlds resources will be negotiated.”
-- Ottmar EdenhoferSource : "IPCC Official: 'Climate Policy Is Redistributing The World’s Wealth'". Interview with Bernard Potter, wattsupwiththat.com. November 18, 2010.
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“But one must say clearly that we redistribute de facto the world's wealth by climate policy...One has to free oneself from the illusion that international climate policy is environmental policy any more.”
-- Ottmar EdenhoferSource : "IPCC Official: 'Climate Policy Is Redistributing The World's Wealth'". Interview with Bernard Potter, www.thegwpf.com. November 14, 2010.
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“Climate change is a global commons problem.”
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“First of all, developed countries have basically expropriated the atmosphere of the world community. But one must say clearly that we redistribute de facto the world's wealth by climate policy. Obviously, the owners of coal and oil will not be enthusiastic about this. One has to free oneself from the illusion that international climate policy is environmental policy. This has almost nothing to do with environmental policy anymore...”
-- Ottmar EdenhoferSource : "UN IPCC Official Admits 'We Redistribute World's Wealth By Climate Policy' 15 Shares". www.newsbusters.org. November 18, 2010.
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Source : Al Gore (2007). “The Assault on Reason”, p.230, Penguin
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“Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish.”
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“For 10 years, I have fought passionately for climate protection.”
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“You can't achieve anything without getting in someone's way. You can't be detached and effective.”
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“People have been known to achieve more as a result of working with others than against them.”
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