Petra Kelly Quotes

With increasing fervor since the 1980s, sustainability has been the watchword of scientists, environmental activists, and indeed all those concerned about the complex, fragile systems on the sphere we inhabit. It has shaped debates about business, design, and our lifestyles.

Environmentalism opposes reckless innovation and makes conservation the central order of business.

I'm a strong proponent of green tech for anyone who can afford it, having spent the last 40 years working toward achieving a smaller and smaller eco-impact for myself.

Good environmental policy is good economic policy.

You'll know the green revolution has been won when the word 'green' disappears.

The future will either be green or not at all.

We learned that economic growth and environmental protection can and should go hand in hand.

We don't have to sacrifice a strong economy for a healthy environment.

Giving my contribution to protect and respect the environment, as well as its inhabitants, makes me feel happy.

I believe the green movement is gaining momentum because people are becoming more educated about the real importance of living green.

I see a future in which nature gives us a helping hand. Instead of destroying the natural world, why can't we use it to solve the kinds of problems that we are facing?

Journey with me to a true commitment to our environment. Journey with me to the serenity of leaving to our children a planet in equilibrium.

We had some major successes and we did so because the country embraced the spirit of Earth Day and embraced this concept that we have to have forward-looking, visionary environmental policy and energy policy in this country.

I'm an environmentalist; I recycle.

In time, we will have to recognise that it is not 'nature' that we need to protect, but ourselves, and we can only do this by abandoning the old, grandiose, profit-seeking schemes so beloved of our masters and learning to till the soil, live to scale, and live within our means.

There's no law of physics that says we have to be an unsustainable society - in fact, quite the opposite. The planet's ready to work with us if we're ready to think differently, but we do have to make that jump and start to do things in new ways.

It angers me when sustainability gets used as a buzz word. For 90 percent of the world, sustainability is a matter of survival.

I think today we recognize that economic activity needs to search for ways to protect the environment.

Being green and clean is not just an aspiration but an action.

I feel the 21st century is another new age. Not only can we collaborate again with nature, but we have to. It's an emergency.

So I'm going to go on and work on preserving the ozone layer, encouraging everyone to recycle.

There's this very vulnerable planet of ours with finite resources. Architects and designers have, I think, a fair responsibility for conserving energy and materials, and making things durable.

There is no larger collective-action problem than the environment. The three biggest lies of the environmental movement is that every little bit helps, you can do your part, and together we can do it.

I believe in the protection of the environment that supports us all.

Earth Day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and livable place.