27 Quotes by Johan Rockstrom

Protecting our planet is a moral imperative.

Even the wealth of the U.S. cannot protect against the levels of environmental destruction that we are unleashing.

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.

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.

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.

Global warming is a scientific fact as much as the hole in the ozone layer or Earth's orbit around the sun.

Managing forests, rivers, grasslands, and coral reefs in sustainable ways makes them more resilient and increases their ability to absorb greenhouse gases, which is good for business.

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.

Fundamentally, we need a mind-shift that reconnects our development to the biosphere to ensure good and safe lives for all in the future.