Quotes by Naomi Oreskes

Naomi Oreskes

At a recent conference, a colleague told one of us that in IPCC discussions, some scientists have been reluctant to make strong claims about the scientific evidence, lest contrarians “attack us”. Another said that she’d rather err on the side of conservatism in her estimates, because then she feels more “secure.”

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I think it is important for people to understand that there are real serious economic costs and real serious economic damages associated with inaction on climate change.

People

Real

Thinking

I think Pope Francis is our Pope Francis. I mean, the point of him is that he’s a global leader, and he’s trying, I think he’s embracing that role.

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It really is a very radical call … to reject materialism as our central value and to think about the sanctity of life and what that really means if we take it seriously.

Materialism

Mean

Thinking

It’s extremely hard to know what the economic consequences of any decision will be. And I’m not a, a, a financial analyst, so I, I generally don’t try to make some kind of prediction about that.

Decision

Financial

Trying

Many people have the impression that there is significant scientific disagreement about global climate change. It’s time to lay that misapprehension to rest. There is a scientific consensus on the fact that Earth’s climate is heating up and human activities are part of the reason. We need to stop repeating nonsense about the uncertainty of global warming and start talking seriously about the right approach to address it.

Environmental

People

Talking

Most people have thought of … climate change as a problem about the environment that is separate and distinct from problems of human wellbeing.

Climate

People

Problem

Scientific monitoring is going to be terrifically important, because whatever steps we take … we will have to monitor those steps in order to know if they’re actually working.

Important

Order

Steps

Scientists are scientists. They’re not really in a position to speak clearly on the moral dimensions, and they’re not really comfortable doing that.

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Speak

Scientists have been saying, for an awfully long time, that we’re all interconnected. Scientists would use the word ‘ecosystem’ to express that idea. Obviously, people can’t survive without air and water, and we rely on plants and animals for food, and plants and animals rely on us to preserve their habitats.

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Ecosystems

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Financial

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Materialism

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Quotes by Naomi Oreskes

Naomi Oreskes

I think it is important for people to understand that there are real serious economic costs and real serious economic damages associated with inaction on climate change.

I think Pope Francis is our Pope Francis. I mean, the point of him is that he’s a global leader, and he’s trying, I think he’s embracing that role.

It really is a very radical call … to reject materialism as our central value and to think about the sanctity of life and what that really means if we take it seriously.

It’s extremely hard to know what the economic consequences of any decision will be. And I’m not a, a, a financial analyst, so I, I generally don’t try to make some kind of prediction about that.

Most people have thought of … climate change as a problem about the environment that is separate and distinct from problems of human wellbeing.

Scientific monitoring is going to be terrifically important, because whatever steps we take … we will have to monitor those steps in order to know if they’re actually working.

Scientists are scientists. They’re not really in a position to speak clearly on the moral dimensions, and they’re not really comfortable doing that.

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