“ Given that we are passing the climate change bill, which is based on the supposition that the climate is getting warmer, let me point out that it is now snowing outside, in October. Peter Lilley British Politician
“ The tendency of those committed to the theory of catastrophic man-made global warming to unquestioningly adopt the assumptions, at every stage, that maximise the expectation of calamity should alert us that groupthink is driving the movement. Peter Lilley British Politician
“ The simple fact is that, since the beginning of this century, the average global temperature has flatlined; indeed, over the past 18 months it has fallen back, and according to the satellite measurements of temperature, it is now basically back at the level it was in 1979, when such measurements started to be taken. Peter Lilley British Politician
“ For a theory to be scientific it must be capable of being refuted by the evidence. Given that we have had three decades of rising temperature followed by a decade of stable and slightly falling temperatures worldwide, how many decades would you require before you are convinced that the theory on which you are committing £400bn of taxpayers' money might be slightly wrong? Peter Lilley British Politician
“ It's not five minutes to midnight. It's five minutes after midnight. Angela Merkel Chancellor Of Germany
“ We've been given a warning by science, and a wake-up call by nature; it is up to us now to heed them. Bill Mckibben Environmentalist
“ I think you could offer seven or eight different possible ends for energy policy. Climate change is one of them. Dealing with criteria pollutants is one of those related to that. Brad Carson American Politician
“ Just as Mars - a desert planet - gives us insights into global climate change on Earth, the promise awaits for bringing back to life portions of the Red Planet through the application of Earth Science to its similar chemistry, possibly reawakening its life-bearing potential. Buzz Aldrin Astronaut
“ If we think of what's up ahead, with climate change and wars over water, it's very frightening. Carol Ann Duffy Poet