There is no set period of time or total amount of carbon emissions that we can stay below to ensure we stay safe.
Katharine HayhoeI think it's interesting that the United States and Australia are two of the most individualistic nations in the entire world in terms of national personality.
Katharine HayhoeOur carbon emissions have to eventually go to zero. We have to. Otherwise we're never going to have a stable climate and that's what our goal is for human civilization to thrive, a stable climate. We don't want one that's hotter, we don't want one that's colder, we want one that's stable.
Katharine HayhoeIt's easier to deny the reality of the problem altogether than acknowledge that it is real.
Katharine HayhoeOne of the biggest issues with renewables right now is the fact that if the wind isn't blowing, if the sun isn't shining, we don't have energy. Many people are working on storage technology so when the wind isn't blowing, we can use the energy stored in our giant batteries, essentially. But what happens if we don't have enough stored energy?
Katharine Hayhoe