Just as we demand that our governments address risks associated with terrorism or epidemics, we should put concerted pressure on them to act now to preserve our natural environment and curb climate change. Johan Rockstrom Read Quote
We see evidence that lakes and forests and wetlands can have different equilibria – so you have a savanna system that may be stable and thriving, but it can also tip over and become an arid steppe if pushed too far by warming, land degradation, and biodiversity loss. Johan Rockstrom Read Quote
Paleoclimatic records show clearly that the past 10,000 years, the Holocene, is a remarkably stable period in which we went from being a few hunters and gatherers to become more sedentary agriculture-based civilizations, which then moved us to the current populated modern era. Johan Rockstrom Read Quote
If we are serious about our human wellbeing – from local communities to the global world economy – we need to now reconnect our entire world to the planet. Johan Rockstrom Read Quote
We live on a human-dominated planet, putting unprecedented pressure on the systems on Earth. Johan Rockstrom Read Quote
Climate change poses tremendous threat to water resources, as there is inconsistency in the rains. Johan Rockstrom Read Quote
Even the wealth of the U.S. cannot protect against the levels of environmental destruction that we are unleashing. Johan Rockstrom Read Quote
By decarbonizing the global economy and limiting climate change, world leaders can unleash a wave of innovation, support the emergence of new industries and jobs, and generate vast economic opportunities. Johan Rockstrom Read Quote
Emissions of greenhouse gases warm the planet, altering the carbon and water cycles. A warmer ocean stores more heat, providing more fuel for hurricanes. A warmer atmosphere holds more water, bringing dangerous deluges. Rising sea levels threaten coastal zones. Johan Rockstrom Read Quote
Either we leave our descendants an endowment of zero poverty, zero fossil-fuel use, and zero biodiversity loss, or we leave them facing a tax bill from Earth that could wipe them out. Johan Rockstrom Read Quote
