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Few quotes that you can use in the #UPSC Mains Exam for Climate change & environment!

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“Our planet is fast approaching tipping points that will make climate chaos irreversible. We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator."

- UN Secretary General

"Human activity is the cause of the climate problem.
So human action must be the
solution."

- UN Secretary General

“The time is past when humankind thought it could selfishly draw on exhaustible resources. We know now that the world is not a commodity.”
Francois Hollande

The world still needs a giant leap on climate ambition. The red line we must not cross is the line that takes our planet over the 1.5 degree temperature.“

- UN Secretary General

“The most vital energy source in the world is people power. That is why it is so important to understand the human rights dimension of climate action.”

- UN Secretary General

#COP27 must be the place to rebuild trust and re-establish the ambition needed to avoid driving our planet over the climate cliff. must be the place to close the ambition gap,the credibility gap and the solidarity gap.

- UN Secretary General

“Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) brings everyone together as pro-planet people. #MissionLiFE will strengthen the concept of 3P - pro-planet people It aims at a 3-pronged strategy for changing people's collective approach towards sustainability.
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1. By nudging individuals to practise simple yet effective environment-friendly actions in their daily lives;

2. By enabling industries and markets to respond swiftly to the changing demand;
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3. To influence governments and industrial policy to support both sustainable production and consumption.”

-Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi

“Unfortunately, greed is prevailing over need. We need to reverse this trend. The planet is ready to support each and every one of us. But we must treat its resources with wisdom and respect."

- UN Secretary General