John Beddington Quotes

• Extreme weather like the droughts in Russia, China and Brazil and the flooding in Pakistan and Australia [in 2010] have contributed to a level of food price volatility we haven't seen since the oil crisisof 40 years ago. Unfortunately, this could be just a taste of things to come because in the next few decades the build-up of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere could greatly increase the risk of droughts, flooding, pest infestation and water scarcity for agriculture systems already under tremendous stress.

  John Beddington

  Stress, Weather, Oil

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• By 2030 the demand for resources will create a crisis with dire consequences. Demand for food and energy will jump 50% by 2030 and for fresh water by 30%, as the population tops 8.3 billion

  John Beddington

  Water, Energy, Population

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• The onset of more severe climate impacts overseas may also open up temporary opportunities, or 'policy windows.' These would allow legislators the licence to take specific bold actions which they ordinarily believe would not otherwise be possible or politically acceptable...In effect, envisaged solutions can become rapidly translated into practical options for action following a major disaster or near-miss.

  John Beddington

  Believe, Opportunity, Impact

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• Weather patterns over the next 20 or 30 years are going to be determined by the amount of CO2 that is up there now

  John Beddington

  Years, Weather, Next

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• Can nine billion people be fed? Can we cope with the demands in the future on water? Can we provide enough energy? Can we do it, all that, while mitigating and adapting to climate change? And can we do all that in 21 years time? That's when these things are going to start hitting in a really big way. We need to act now. We need investment in science and technology, and all the other ways of treating very seriously these major problems. 2030 is not very far away

  John Beddington

  Technology, Years, People

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• ...we have got to deal with increased demand for energy, increased demand for food, increased demand for water, and we've got to do that while mitigating and adapting to climate change. And we have but 21 years to do it

  John Beddington

  Years, Water, Energy

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• Las pruebas de que el cambio climático está ocurriendo son totalmente inequívocas... Cuanto más tarden los gobiernos en abordar el cambio climático, más difícil será combatirlo... La variación que estamos observando en la temperatura o las precipitaciones es el doble de la media. Eso sugiere que vamos a tener más sequías, más inundaciones, más marejadas y más tormentas. Este es el tipo de cambios que nos afectarán a corto plazo.

  John Beddington

  Sea, Government, Average

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