Best quotes by Michael Shellenberger on Change

Checkout quotes by Michael Shellenberger on Change

• ‟ We should be concerned about the impact of climate change on vulnerable populations, without question. There is nothing automatic about adaptation. But it's clear that there is simply no science that supports claims that rising sea levels threaten civilization much less the apocalypse.

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• ‟ There is good evidence that the catastrophist framing of climate change is self-defeating because it alienates and polarizes many people. And exaggerating climate change risks distracting us from other important issues including ones we might have more near-term control over.

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• ‟ Hydroelectric dams remain the way many poor countries gain access to reliable electricity, and both solar and wind might be worthwhile in some circumstances. But there is nothing in either their history or their physical attributes that suggests solar and wind in particular could or should be the centerpiece of efforts to deal with climate change.

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• ‟ The renewable industry claims technical innovations will improve solar and wind - but in reality nothing can change the lower power density of sunlight and wind.

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• ‟ Before progressives were apocalyptic about climate change they were apocalyptic about nuclear energy. Then, after the Cold War ended, and the threat of nuclear war declined radically, they found a new vehicle for their secular apocalypse in the form of climate change.

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• ‟ Climate change is an issue I care passionately about and have dedicated a significant portion of my life to addressing.

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• ‟ Nobody is suggesting climate change won't negatively impact crop yields. It could. But such declines should be put in perspective.

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• ‟ Why are the people who are most alarmist about climate change so opposed to the technologies that are solving it? One possibility is that they truly believe nuclear and natural gas are as dangerous as climate change.

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• ‟ For years, I referred to climate change as an 'existential' threat to human civilization, and called it a 'crisis.'

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• ‟ Climate change is happening. It's just not the end of the world. It's not even our most serious environmental problem.

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• ‟ Climate change has completely overshadowed the conservation concerns that used to be so important to the Democratic Party.

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