Welcome to our collection of Clean Energy Quotes, where we celebrate the power of renewable energy and the collective effort towards a sustainable future. In an era where the importance of transitioning to clean energy sources is paramount, these quotes serve as poignant reminders of the significance of embracing renewable technologies and reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. From visionaries and environmental activists to scientists and policymakers, the voices echoing in these quotes inspire us to take action and work towards a greener, healthier planet for generations to come.
As we delve into the wisdom encapsulated within these quotes, we are reminded of the urgent need to prioritize clean energy solutions to combat climate change, preserve natural resources, and safeguard the environment. Whether it’s harnessing the potential of solar, wind, hydro, or other renewable sources, each quote resonates with the belief that sustainable energy is not just a choice, but a necessity for the well-being of our planet and its inhabitants. Now, without further ado, let these insightful words ignite your passion for clean energy and motivate you to join the global movement towards a more sustainable future.
With millions of family wage manufacturing jobs lost since 2001, we need an energy bill that takes bold action to tap into American ingenuity in order to lead the world in new clean energy technology, rather than playing catch-up to the Japanese, Danish, and Germans. Jay Inslee
I want to double down on our commitment to clean energy into New Mexico – that way we’ll create good paying jobs by harnessing the power of our natural resources. Deb Haaland
America’s brightest minds are charting a course to a clean energy future that will provide for our health, safety, and prosperity. Brian Schatz
I have a dream that in the not-too-distant future, Visy Tumut will spend around $100 m to expand our clean energy generation here and take in additional waste forest wood to generate clean renewable energy and sell it into the power grid. Anthony Pratt
We believe it is essential to establish federal emission reduction targets that can vary by state or region with policy flexibility for states to design solutions that work for their unique circumstances. Such targets would level the playing field and send a clear signal to business and industry as we transition to a clean energy economy. Charlie Baker
One of the fastest ways to build the clean energy economy is to allow more people to benefit from it. Billy Parish
As governor, I’ll work to make New Mexico a national leader in clean energy by moving to renewable energies such as solar and wind and through innovative, smart policy and practices such as methane mitigation. Michelle Lujan Grisham
What we have done dramatically in California is lead the entire nation. For example, we have created more jobs in clean energy in California than there are coal-mining jobs in all of America. Kevin de Leon
By embracing clean energy across the country, we can create more and better jobs, protect the air our children breathe and the water they drink, and keep electricity more stable over time. Michelle Lujan Grisham
Working together, we can meet our shared goal to combat climate change. From harmonizing vehicle emissions standards to using our trading relationship to boost investment in clean energy, the actions the United States and Canada take together will help both nations meet international goals. Amy Klobuchar
As someone who runs a solar financing company and founded the world’s largest youth clean energy organization, I know solar energy is a very good investment. Billy Parish
Clean energy is the ultimate growth strategy for our economy – one that would add millions more good-paying jobs right here in the United States. Tom Steyer
We all agree that we want a clean energy future; we also agree energy needs to be affordable and reliable. Robust domestic energy production leading to energy independence will allow us to meet our energy needs and support our allies in Europe. Nancy Mace
Clean energy isn’t just good for the planet; it’s good for consumers’ monthly utility bills and for the economy. Kevin de Leon
Whether it is salt farmers in India embracing solar power or wind companies creating tens of thousands of jobs in America, people are providing a vision for the clean energy future. Frances Beinecke
I want American Dream growth – lots of new businesses, well-paying jobs, and American leadership in new industries, like clean energy and biotechnology. William J. Clinton
Most of us have not heard about Master Limited Partnerships. These special financing arrangements allow oil and gas investors to avoid paying certain corporate income taxes, but are not available to clean energy businesses. Bernie Sanders
The scientific community should work as hard as possible to address major issues that affect our everyday lives such as climate change, infectious diseases and counterterrorism; in particular, ‘clean energy’ research deserves far higher priority. And science and technology are the prime routes to tackling these issues. Martin Rees
In my state, I created a Clean Energy Fund and invested in electrifying our transportation system – from vehicles and buses to transit and even ferries. Jay Inslee
As I have long said, smart infrastructure investments are needed to repair America’s roads and bridges, invest in rural broadband and clean energy systems, create good jobs, and secure our economic future. Phil Scott
Whether you’re a banker or a botanist – the economic benefits of a clean energy revolution are compelling. Barry Gardiner
I always thought that using more efficient energy sources, pushing the clean energy technologies such as renewable energies are important. Fatih Birol
I know coal is dirty, but that’s all we got. So as much as I’d love to have clean energy – solar panels everywhere – right now, all we have is coal. The people I love, and the people that I grew up with, that’s their livelihood, and I don’t want to see them starve. Richard Ojeda
New Mexicans need a Secretary of Energy who will accelerate a clean energy transition, champion our National Lab’s research and development efforts, invest in New Mexico’s workforce, support tech transfer to give our companies a competitive advantage, and create opportunities for the people of our state. Ben Ray Lujan
As governor of Washington, I’ve seen firsthand what’s possible when you invest in clean energy – reducing carbon pollution and supporting family-wage jobs that are growing twice as fast as those in any other industry. Jay Inslee
There are a lot of different ways of building a prosperous society, and some of them use much less energy than others. And it is possible and more practical to talk about rebuilding systems to use much less energy than it is to think about trying to meet greater demands of energy through clean energy alone. Alex Steffen
Investing in more fossil fuel infrastructure will not strengthen our economy over the long-term, since the market is clearly indicating that clean energy sources are the future. Tom Steyer
Americans increasingly understand that clean energy is more than just an environmental issue. It is crucial to reducing our dangerous dependence on foreign countries. Martin Heinrich
Transitioning our households, businesses and government operations in Portland and Multnomah County to 100 percent clean energy by 2050 is achievable, but it will require strong policy guidance and innovative new sources of funding. Ted Wheeler
Climate change is a matter of great peril but also one of great promise. We can pioneer the industries of the future, create millions of good-paying jobs, and build the clean energy economy of the future. Jay Inslee
As the cost of renewables plummets, the clean energy transition is increasingly driven by the business case. Barry Gardiner
Exxon, one of the companies that has spent tens of millions of dollars denying climate change, denying any responsibility to deal with, taking government subsidies on a massive scale, now their ads are all about, ‘Oh, we want a clean future. We’re looking at clean energy and all that stuff.’ David Suzuki
Like every other viable environmental policy, the search for clean energy begins at home. Roger Scruton
Clean energy jobs can exist across the state and create micro-economies to support struggling communities. Local governments can use advanced energy to retrain workers and create local jobs, and the positive economic impacts can remain local. Stacey Abrams
For centuries, America has led the world on a long march toward freedom and democracy. Let’s reclaim our clean energy leadership and lead the world toward clean energy independence. John Garamendi
We have an opportunity to become a global leader in the clean energy industry, but we have to be smart and strategic about it. Jeff Van Drew
Democrats have laid out a program that, if adopted, would make us independent of Middle Eastern oil in ten years, and create a new economy especially for those in rural America. Our program invests in clean energy alternatives and provides energy assistance for those in need. Jim Clyburn
I have previously secured funding to train American workers in the offshore wind industry, and I will continue to fight for this critical clean energy industry. Jake Auchincloss
For years, I have worked diligently to develop and implement a 21st century manufacturing strategy that will create jobs in the new clean energy economy. Debbie Stabenow
We know that investing in clean energy, like offshore wind, is a job creator in Connecticut and represents a huge opportunity for our port communities. Ned Lamont
On climate and clean energy, government sets the international framework, and the private sector uses that framework to do what it does best: innovate, create, and drive global progress. Tom Steyer
Rejoining the Paris agreement and our investments in clean energy research are an important way that the United States is stepping up for climate change. Jake Auchincloss
Clean energy is good for the environment, good for national security, and good for thousands of Americans who desire a rewarding career. John Garamendi
Thanks to policies mandating clean energy development, California’s electric grid is one of the least carbon-intensive in the world. Kevin de Leon
After a century of trying, we declared that healthcare in America is not a privilege for a few, it is a right for everybody. After decades of talk, we finally began to wean ourselves off foreign oil. We doubled our production of clean energy. We brought more of our troops home to their families, and we delivered justice to Osama bin Laden. Barack Obama
You can’t be a first-world economy in the 21st century if you’re not on the path to a clean energy future. Wayne Swan
If you think about it, candidate Obama, Sen. Obama, was running on sort of long-run economic issues, like restoring prosperity to the middle class, dealing with the perennial problem of health care in the United States. He talked a lot about the budget deficit, about the need to transition to clean energy. Christina Romer
In reality, Republicans have long been at war with clean energy. They have ridiculed investments in solar and wind power, bashed energy-efficiency standards, attacked state moves to promote renewable energy and championed laws that would enshrine taxpayer subsidies for fossil fuels while stripping them from wind and solar. Jeff Goodell
The trading mechanism proposed in Clean Energy Jobs is based upon sound free-market principles. It will allow emitters to find the most cost-effective ways to meet emissions reduction goals. Ted Wheeler
The costs of solar energy across the world have come down so fast that its growth as a cheap, clean energy source has been exponential. Barry Gardiner
California continues to pass the most ambitious laws in the world to expand clean energy and combat climate change. Kevin de Leon
EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy rule (ACE), would restore the states’ proper role under the Clean Air Act and our system of federalism. Our plan would allow states to establish standards of performance that meet EPA emissions guidelines. Andrew R. Wheeler
Many people, especially in the U.S., see countries like Sweden or Norway or Finland as role models – we have such a clean energy sector, and so on. That may be true, but we are not role models. Greta Thunburg
The most effective role for the Oregon Treasury is to continue to demand responsible business practices and use our influence to push for the development of profitable investment opportunities in the clean energy sector. Ted Wheeler
Information, education, skills, healthcare, livelihood, financial inclusion, small and village enterprises, opportunities for women, conservation of natural resources, distributed clean energy – entirely new possibilities have emerged to change the development model. Narendra Modi
The transition to clean energy should not be viewed as a burden to be overcome but, rather, an extraordinary job creation opportunity for the United States. Brad Schneider
The American economy has always been the innovator in the world, and we’re starting to see some tremendous increases in innovation, especially in the clean energy sector. Tim Kaine
It really matters whether people are working on generating clean energy or improving transportation or making the Internet work better and all those things. And small groups of people can have a really huge impact. Larry Page
As the U.S. did during the Space Race, we must invest in our businesses and intellect to ensure America leads the clean energy economy of the future. As we all know, the best way to reduce our deficit and bring down our debt is by putting Americans back to work. Paul Tonko
Americans know our only response in the face of mounting risks from climate change must be the swift transition to a clean energy economy. We do not have the luxury of burying our heads in the sand. Brian Schatz
The Clean Energy Jobs legislation will provide predictability and certainty for large carbon emitters. Ted Wheeler
If a factory closes down here and pops up in China where they don’t have access to clean technology, clean energy, then the world is not better off. Andrew Scheer
The Environmental Protection Agency’s first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants will create clean- energy jobs, improve public health, bring greater reliability to our electric power grid, bolster our national security, demonstrate the United States’ resolve to combat climate change and maybe even reduce our utility bills. Martin Luther King III
Republicans are for clean water, clean air, and clean energy. We are not for taxing people out of their house, home and business to pay for it. And that is the fundamental difference between the Democrats and Republicans on this issue. Marsha Blackburn
My sense is that we’re ready for another industrial revolution in this country. The great minds and innovators of Silicon Valley would come through China and say, The pipeline is full of ideas – there’s personalized medicine, biotechnology, new forms to power ourselves, clean energy, etc., etc. Jon Huntsman, Jr.
We will develop clean energy by backing domestic production of storage batteries and promoting electric vehicles. Fumio Kishida
Producing clean energy from non-recyclable waste is an important part of my future vision for family company Visy Australia. Anthony Pratt
Clean energy is about offering people the opportunity to do what’s right for themselves and the people they love. It’s about reducing the pollution that makes people sick. It’s about helping the low-income families struggling to pay their gas and electricity bills. Gloria Reuben
As our clean energy industries grow, so too will sustainable, well-paying jobs. Michelle Lujan Grisham
Clean energy provides a unique opportunity in rural and urban communities alike by training Oregonians with new skills for projects that must be built in our communities and can’t be outsourced. Ted Wheeler
We need to invest in home-grown clean energy that will bring cheaper prices in the long run, shielding consumers from volatile international fossil fuel markets. Ed Davey
I believe climate change is real and that we can save our planet while creating millions of good-paying clean energy jobs. Hillary Clinton
Where are the jobs going to come from? Small business, manufacturing and clean energy. Where’s the money to finance them? The banks and the corporations in America today have lots of money that they can invest right now. William J. Clinton
Today, President Obama is making smart investments in clean energy – wind, solar, biofuels – as part of an all-of-the-above energy strategy that supports thousands of jobs, not in the Middle East, but in the Midwest. Tom Vilsack
We are not trying to prevent new clean energy businesses from succeeding. Any business that’s economical, that can succeed in the marketplace, any form of energy, we’re all for. As a matter of fact, we’re investing in quite a number of them, ourselves – whether that’s ethanol, renewable fuel oil. Charles Koch
No clean energy development is complete without extensive environmental protections, and I’ve been proud to work in a bipartisan fashion with my colleagues in Congress to protect our most precious natural resources. Elise Stefanik
The Clean Power Plan will significantly boost clean energy as a share of the United States’ energy mix and give states increased flexibility in how they reach their final emissions reduction targets, all while reducing energy costs for consumers and businesses above and beyond the proposal. Brian Deese
The truth is that transitioning to clean energy like wind and solar will create millions of new, good jobs that can’t be outsourced, and spur economic growth – all while avoiding the inevitable, significant damages our economy will suffer should we keep building more pipelines. Tom Steyer
We can no longer continue with a status quo energy policy. We must create sustainable clean energy jobs and leave the planet to our children and grandchildren in better shape than we found it. Jeff Merkley
I’m a monomaniac with one goal: clean air from clean energy. Sam Wyly
When it comes to climate and energy, Gates is a radical consumerist. In his view, energy consumption is good – it just needs to be clean energy. Jeff Goodell
Our wisest long-term investment is not in the dirty polluting fossil fuels from the past, but in the clean energy of the future. London Breed
America can win the global energy race of the future, but only if we act boldly. We can and should seize the massive economic opportunity of leading the world in clean energy, by making investments that would create countless high-paying jobs and clean up our air and water in the process. Jaime Harrison
Nations around the world – including Canada – are working to shift the global economy from dirty fossil fuels to clean energy. We must be vigilant in working to accelerate this transition, not slow or reverse it. Jay Inslee
With the right infrastructure in place, home solar will be recognized publicly as affordable, easy, and smart, and every new home built in the developed world can have clean energy sources built into it. Lynn Jurich
The ‘clean energy’ challenge deserves a commitment akin to the Manhattan project or the Apollo moon landing. Martin Rees
I’m proud to work toward a greener, more vibrant economy with Mainers and stakeholders across our region through Northeast Clean Energy Council’s efforts. Sara Gideon
Our nation has abundant clean energy resources, and tapping them will generate jobs, make the air safer to breathe, and tackle climate change – the greatest environmental crisis of our time. Frances Beinecke
I applaud the work of Clean Power Lake County in their leadership to call for Lake County to build a just transition from coal to clean energy, and I’m proud their work will be highlighted on the national stage for TV viewers around the country. Brad Schneider
Nine times out of 10, you see electric bikes being used for deliveries, but you’re getting in a taxi, using a commuter train, not realizing that you can be a part of the green, clean energy movement as well. Ray J
I’m proud to join my colleagues in introducing the BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act. This critical legislation will not only invest in clean energy and improve transportation, but it will also prioritize projects in underserved communities and create good-paying jobs for the American people. Alex Padilla
Technological progress has made clean energy a profitable investment, and growing popular pressure has forced politicians to respond to the threat of ecological disaster. Brian Deese
At a time when leadership on climate protection and clean energy are more vital than ever, Portland and Oregon must step up and lead. Ted Wheeler
Our message to leaders from every continent was simple: California has succeeded on climate and clean energy because we’ve emphasized local, human values and built a coalition that includes community and environmental leaders, working families, and communities of color – as well as unions and progressive business. Tom Steyer
Neglecting clean energy sources such as solar, wind, and especially nuclear, can result in blackouts, increased power bills, and will take a heavy toll on our efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. Christine Todd Whitman
A transition to clean energy is about making an investment in our future. Gloria Reuben
We’ve made tremendous successes in clean energy. We should be proud of what we’ve accomplished. Andrew Scheer
If we can speed up the deployment of clean energy technologies in developing countries with investments from the Green Climate Fund, hundreds of millions of people will be able to access electricity for the first time – with all the education, health, communication and entrepreneurial opportunities electricity enables. Ed Davey
In Kansas, we are uniquely positioned to capitalize on renewable energy, as our region has some of the highest wind production potential in the world, to create good-paying jobs while growing our clean energy economy. Sharice Davids
If we can come up with innovations and train young people to take on new jobs, and if we can switch to clean energy, I think we have the capacity to build this world not dependent on fossil-fuel. I think it will happen, and it won’t destroy economy. Kofi Annan
