Sustainability Quotes

"The future of humanity is going to bifurcate in two directions: Either it’s going to become multiplanetary, or it’s going to remain confined to one planet and eventually there’s going to be an extinction event." "We should protect nature and preserve the environment like we protect our eyes" "We must grasp the new phase of development and implement the new development concept" "We should not just consume hydrocarbon fuel but use it to develop our economy, improve the quality of life of our people and diversify the structure of our economy" "Climate change knows no borders" "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow" "When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world" "The two basic items necessary to sustain life are sunshine and coconut milk." "Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." "You could power the entire United States with about 050 to 200 square kilometers of solar panels, the entire United States. Take a corner of Utah... there's not much going on there, I've been there. There's not even radio stations." "If you're using first-class land for biofuels, then you're competing with the growing of food. And so you're actually spiking food prices by moving energy production into agriculture." "Innovations that are guided by smallholder farmers, adapted to local circumstances, and sustainable for the economy and environment will be necessary to ensure food security in the future."