I was lucky to grow up at a time when it was not difficult for the child of a tenant farmer to make his way to the state university. James Hansen childdifficultfarmer Change image and share on social
If your child gets asthma, the fossil fuel industry doesn't pay. Or if there's a natural disaster, the bill is paid by the taxpayer, not the fossil fuel company. James Hansen asthmabillchild Change image and share on social
The United States did not sign Kyoto, yet its emissions are not that different from the countries that did sign it. James Hansen countryemissionkyoto Change image and share on social
Recent warming coincides with rapid growth of human-made greenhouse gases. The observed rapid warming gives urgency to discussions about how to slow greenhouse gas emissions. James Hansen coincidediscussionemission Change image and share on social
With a fourth generation of nuclear power, you can have a technology that will burn more than 99 percent of the energy in the fuel. It would mean that you don't need to mine uranium for the next thousand years. James Hansen burnenergyfourth share on social
What has become clear from the science is that we cannot burn all of the fossil fuels without creating a very different planet. James Hansen burnclearcreate Change image and share on social
It's as certain that as long as fossil fuels are the cheapest energy, we will just keep burning them. James Hansen burncheapenergy Change image and share on social
You can't tie a rope around the ice sheet. You can't build a wall around the ice sheets. James Hansen buildicerope Change image and share on social
The five warmest years over the last century occurred in the last eight years. James Hansen centuryoccurwarm Change image and share on social
I have been described as the grandfather of climate change. In fact, I am just a grandfather and I do not want my grandchildren to say that grandpa understood what was happening but didn't make it clear. James Hansen changeclearclimate share on social
