Quotes by Jeremy Grantham

The fall of moral civilization has always been brought about by those who were just doing their jobs.

The language Its too late is very unsuitable for most environmental issues. Its too late for the dodo and for people whove starved to death already, but its not too late to prevent an even bigger crisis. The sooner we act on the environment, the better.

Modern agriculture has been accurately described as a way of turning oil into food. As the price of oil continues to rise, so will the price of food.

Libertarians believe that any government interference is bad. Anyone with a brain knows that climate change needs governmental leadership, and they can smell this is bad news for their philosophy. Their ideology is so strongly held that, remarkably, its overcoming the facts.

I find the parallels between how some investors refuse to recognise the trends and our reaction to some of our environmental challenges very powerful. There is an unwillingness to process unpleasant data.