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Tim Flannery Quotes

born 1956 Australia

Tim Flannery (born 28 January 1956) is an Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist, environmentalist and global warming activist.

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Random Tim Flannery quote

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Some time this century, the day will arrive when the human influence on the climate will overwhelm all natural factors.

The Weather Makers (2005)

In our Gaian world, everything is connected to and influences everything else.

The Weather Makers (2005)

Nothing in predictive climate science is more certain than the extinction of many of the world’s mountain-dwelling species.

The Weather Makers (2005)

If humans pursue a business-as-usual course for the first half of this century, I believe the collapse of civilization due to climate change becomes inevitable.

The Weather Makers (2005)

Coal fires are a notorious risk for coalmines. In North America whole towns have had to be relocated because of fires that have been uncontrollable.”

Kyoto questions the philosophies underpinning societies such as America and Australia, which cling to the myth of limitless growth.

The Weather Makers (2005)

It is imperative to get the smelters to pay a fair price for their power; otherwise, market forces can never induce them to limit their emissions.

The Weather Makers (2005)

This problem may not occur for several hundred years, but by the time we see the first signs, it will be far too late to do anything about it.

The Weather Makers (2005)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Tim Flannery (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.