Beyond reducing individual use, one of our top priorities must be to move from fossil fuels to energy that has fewer detrimental effects on water supplies and fewer environmental impacts overall. – David Suzuki
Outright bans on plastic bags may not be the best solution, but education and incentives to get people to stop using them are necessary. – David Suzuki
Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism. – David Suzuki
The damage that climate change is causing and that will get worse if we fail to act goes beyond the hundreds of thousands of lives, homes and businesses lost, ecosystems destroyed, species driven to extinction, infrastructure smashed and people inconvenienced. – David Suzuki
Doing all we can to combat climate change comes with numerous benefits, from reducing pollution and associated health care costs to strengthening and diversifying the economy by shifting to renewable energy, among other measures. – David Suzuki
From year to year, environmental changes are incremental and often barely register in our lives, but from evolutionary or geological perspectives, what is happening is explosive change. – David Suzuki
Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens. – David Suzuki