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"[To help combat climate change] Give up meat for one day (per week) initially, and decrease it from there. In terms of immediacy of action and the feasibility of bringing about reductions in a short period of time, it clearly is the most attractive opportunity."
"Nobody on this planet is going to be untouched by the impacts of climate change."
"The Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change."
"By implementing eco-taxes and eco-contributions, our objective is to encourage long-term changes in consumption habits. The regulatory framework is clear: para-fiscal taxes help safeguard investments, strengthen the entire value chain, stimulate economic growth, and generate employment. These measures apply to specific products, such as batteries (Dh150, €13.75) and tyres (Dh6, €0.55), with the collected revenues reinvested within the sector. Additionally, significant progress has been made regarding plastic pollution — the production and sale of plastic bags will be banned starting July 2016."
"In a semi-arid country such as Morocco, we have a strong awareness of water usage. With 1800 ml of rainwater per year in the north against 200 ml in the south, we need a water transfer policy along with a water-saving policy. There will be a shortage of 5bn cu metres by 2020. To counter this, the government has launched the construction of seven desalination centres to increase resources."
"I think it is very important for all of us to recognize that the non-State actors are already moving and there are many [actions], initiatives and coalitions and they are very active."
"I think as Africans we need to have the same voice. We need to work together to make Africa shine."
"We believe that Africans can build Africa"
"Climate change is one of the most dangerous crises mankind has experienced in this century, impacting our lives"
"Every time I come to the COP, I feel like we’re negotiating for who’s going to die and who’s going to live"
"The links between climate, human rights and sustainable development are definitively established"
"We call on our members to move from reflection to construction and to urge their government, their territorial communities, their industries to take responsibility for the development of resilient and sustainable public policies"
"We are embarking on a new EIA (ère)??, a new industrial revolution"
"it is to us, through the awareness of the citizens, the assistance of our governments, parliamentarians, our elected officials and our civil society that we will succeed in changing climate change"
"Mexico does not accept interference, does not accept interventionism – we are a free, independent and sovereign country"
"I told him, 'No, President Trump, our territory is inviolable, our sovereignty is inviolable, our sovereignty is not for sale"
"we will never accept the presence of the United States Army in our territory"
"Regarding the decrees that President Donald Trump signed yesterday, I would like to say the following: The people of Mexico can be sure that we will always defend our sovereignty and our independence"
"That is a maxim the President must live up to"
"Though Trump had already signed a flurry of executive orders"
"It’s always important to keep a cool head"
"For us, it will continue to be the Gulf of Mexico"
"Don’t forget about the cataract program—it is very important"
"It was a miracle they were saved"
"Many family members from that generation were exterminated"
"I grew up without religion"
"It is time for women"
"Women have arrived to shape the destiny of our beautiful nation"
"Health and education are rights of the Mexican people, not privileges nor merchandise"
"I’m a mother, grandmother, scientist, a woman of faith, and now, president"
"I won’t let you down"
"I’m convinced that, powered by hope and fueled by courage and anger, we have the power to transform our collective future."