Memorable quotes from global climate change conference
3 years, 2 months ago

Memorable quotes from global climate change conference

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here are some memorable quotes from heads of state and government and others who are giving speeches Monday, the second day of the two-week conference in Glasgow Scotland: ___ “The people who will judge us are children not yet born and their children, and we are now coming center stage before a vast and uncountable audience of posterity, and we must not fluff our lines or miss our cue, because if we fail they will not forgive us.” — United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson ___ “Our addiction to fossil fuels is pushing humanity to the brink. — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ___ “The decisions you make here will help determine whether children will have food and water.” — Kenyan climate activist Elizabeth Wathuti ___ Limiting global warming to “1.5 Celsius is what we need to stay alive — two degrees is a death sentence for the people of Antigua and Barbuda, for the people of the Maldives, for the people of Dominica and Fiji, for the people of Kenya and Mozambique — and yes, for the people of Samoa and Barbados. Surely working together, we are powerful enough to save it.” — veteran British broadcaster and documentary maker David Attenborough ___ Follow AP’s climate coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/climate

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