Ottmar Edenhofer Quotes

It does not cost the world to save the planet.

There is a clear message from science: To avoid dangerous interference with the climate system, we need to move away from business as usual.

Climate change policy is about how we redistribute de facto the world’s wealth.

Climate change is a global commons problem.

But one must say clearly that we redistribute de facto the world's wealth by climate policy...One has to free oneself from the illusion that international climate policy is environmental policy any more.

First of all, developed countries have basically expropriated the atmosphere of the world community. But one must say clearly that we redistribute de facto the world's wealth by climate policy. Obviously, the owners of coal and oil will not be enthusiastic about this. One has to free oneself from the illusion that international climate policy is environmental policy. This has almost nothing to do with environmental policy anymore.