China will soon emit more greenhouse gases than America, but its regime knows if it caps aspirations there will be a revolution. James Lovelock americaaspirationcap Change image and share on social
This programme to stop nuclear by 2020 is just crazy. If there were a nuclear war, and humanity were wiped out, the Earth would breathe a sigh of relief. James Lovelock breathecrazyearth Change image and share on social
The tropical rain forests are a telling example. Once cut down, they rarely recover. Rainfall drops, deserts spread, the climate warms. James Lovelock climatecutdesert Change image and share on social
An inefficient virus kills its host. A clever virus stays with it. James Lovelock cleverhostinefficient Change image and share on social
The oil companies regard nuclear power as their rival, who will reduce their profits, so they put out a lot of disinformation about nuclear power. James Lovelock companydisinformationlot Change image and share on social
One thing that being a scientist has taught me is that you can never be certain about anything. You never know the truth. You can only approach it and hope to get a bit nearer to it each time. You iterate towards the truth. You don't know it. James Lovelock approachbitehope share on social
It just so happens that the green religion is now taking over from the Christian religion. I don't think people have noticed that, but it's got all the sort of terms that religions use... The greens use guilt. That just shows how religious greens are. You can't win people round by saying they are guilty for putting (carbon dioxide) in the air. James Lovelock aircarbonchristian share on social
You mustn't take what I say as gospel because no one can second-guess the future. James Lovelock futuregospelguess Change image and share on social
There aren't just bad people that commit genocide; we are all capable of it. It's our evolutionary history. James Lovelock badcapablecommit Change image and share on social
Life clearly does more than adapt to the Earth. It changes the Earth to its own purposes. Evolution is a tightly coupled dance, with life and the material environment as partners. From the dance emerges the entity Gaia. James Lovelock adaptcoupledance share on social