To claim the World Bank is just an extension of U.S. foreign policy is just wrong. Nicholas Stern bankclaimextension Change image and share on social
The one way of guaranteeing to fail is to assume that we will. Nicholas Stern assumefailguarantee Change image and share on social
As an undergraduate, I did maths and physics. That doesn't make me a scientist. So I try to read and understand and talk to scientists. Nicholas Stern makemathphysic Change image and share on social
Science and policy-making thrive on challenge and questioning; they are vital to the health of inquiry and democracy. Nicholas Stern challengedemocracyhealth Change image and share on social
We will not overcome world poverty unless we manage climate change successfully. I've spent my life as a development economist, and it's crystal clear that we succeed or fail on winning the battle against world poverty and managing climate change together. If we fail on one, we fail on the other. Nicholas Stern battlechangeclear share on social
If you look at all the serious scientists in the world, there is no big disagreement on the basics of this... it would be absolute lunacy to act as if climate change is not occurring. Nicholas Stern absoluteactbasic Change image and share on social
My father's generation's crisis was fighting fascism. Ours is fighting climate change. It is much harder because you can't see it, it is not an obvious threat. But the solution is in our hands. Nicholas Stern changeclimatecrisis Change image and share on social
Enlightened self-interest from those involved in hydrocarbons should lead to the support of technologies enabling the clean use of hydrocarbons, such as carbon capture and storage, and not to the defence of deniers and cranks. Nicholas Stern capturecarbonclean share on social
The basic scientific conclusions on climate change are very robust and for good reason. The greenhouse effect is simple science: greenhouse gases trap heat, and humans are emitting ever more greenhouse gases. Nicholas Stern basicchangeclimate share on social
We can look back through ice-core data and see over 800,000 years, relationships between carbon dioxide and the temperature of the world. So those people who deny the importance of climate change are just wasting their time. They're also being diversionary because if we don't act the risks are enormous. Nicholas Stern 000actback share on social