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Discover the thoughtful and inspirational Quotes of James Hansen, a philosopher and author. Our collection of his most impactful quotes reflects his deep understanding of language, philosophy, and history.
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James Hansen

Money has too big an influence on our politics in Washington and somehow we need to do something about that.

– James Hansen

James Hansen

Being at NASA and having the access to both computing capability and satellite observation capability is kind of the ideal research situation to try to understand global climate change.

– James Hansen

James Hansen

Consider the perverse effect cap and trade has on altruistic actions. Say you decide to buy a small, high-efficiency car. That reduces your emissions, but not your country’s. Instead it allows somebody else to buy a bigger S.U.V. – because the total emissions are set by the cap.

– James Hansen

James Hansen

After spending three or four years interacting with the Bush administration, I realized they were not taking any actions to deal with climate change. So, I decided to give one talk, and then it snowballed into another talk and eventually to even protesting and getting arrested.

– James Hansen

James Hansen

The trains carrying coal to power plants are death trains. Coal-fired power plants are factories of death.

– James Hansen

James Hansen

Several times in Earth’s history, rapid global warming occurred, apparently spurred by amplifying feedbacks. In each case, more than half of plant and animal species became extinct. New species came into being over tens and hundreds of thousands of years. But these are time scales and generations that we cannot imagine.

– James Hansen

James Hansen

As species are exterminated by shifting climate zones, ecosystems can collapse, destroying more species.

– James Hansen

James Hansen

I tend to be naive and gullible, I guess, but I try to believe that governments believe what they say.

– James Hansen

James Hansen

Scientists will say we can’t blame global warming for any single event. In a sense that’s right, but the fact that the frequency and intensity of these events is increasing you can blame on global warming.

– James Hansen

James Hansen

The fact is fossil fuel carbon will stay in the surface climate system for millennia.

– James Hansen

James Hansen

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

James Hansen

I’ve tried to be a straight scientist doing the science and reporting it as best I can.

– James Hansen

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