Science Quotes by Sir John Houghton (3)
Any successful international negotiation for reducing emissions must be based on four principles: the precautionary principle, the principle of sustainable development, the polluter-pays principle and the principle of equity. The strength of 'contraction and convergence' is that it satisfies all these principles.
— Sir John Houghton
London Independent (10 Aug 2003)
See also: | Global Warming (4)
The world won't come to an end, but the incidence of disasters will have a very big impact, and in ways we can't predict.... Rises in seas levels will displace millions of people. It's estimated there will be 150 million refugees by 2050, homeless as a result of global warming. It's how we deal with these problems that is as much the challenge as tackling the causes of global warming.
— Sir John Houghton
London Independent (10 Aug 2003)
See also: | Global Warming (4)
[O]ur long-term security is threatened by a problem at least as dangerous as chemical, nuclear or biological weapons, or indeed international terrorism: human-induced climate change. ... The impacts of global warming are such that I have no hesitation in describing it as a 'weapon of mass destruction.' Like terrorism, this weapon knows no boundaries. It can strike anywhere, in any form...
— Sir John Houghton
London Guardian (28 Jul 2003)
See also: | Global Warming (4)
