Johan Rockstrom Quotes

To reduce the risk of a global environmental catastrophe, and to avoid reversing the course of human progress, the world must urgently bend the curve of global emissions away from fossil fuels.

Johan Rockstrom

Even the wealth of the U.S. cannot protect against the levels of environmental destruction that we are unleashing.

Johan Rockstrom

There is an old belief that solving environmental problems can only be achieved by first building enough economic wealth so we can 'afford to save the environment.' This 'Kuznets Curve' thinking has never been correct and must be abandoned once and for all if we are serious about economic development for a thriving humanity on Earth.

Johan Rockstrom