“The unprecedented rate of global warming is melting the polar ice caps, raising sea levels and undermining food and water security for many of the world’s peoples. Action has been too slow, because economics has trumped physics. Now emergency action is the only rational response.”

“All of us are fully aware how wrong it is to falsely yell ‘Fire’ in a crowded theatre. But we are also aware of how wrong it is to sit silently while a fire begins to spread…”

“Imagine there is a fire in your house. What do you do? … Your senses are heightened, you are focused like a laser, and you put your entire self into your actions. You enter emergency mode.”