The rewards that will flow from a successful shift to a low carbon economy are high. Neither governments nor business can afford to let these opportunities pass them by

Environmental damage such as graffiti, fly-posting and general littering is a menace that is becoming all too prevalent, not just in inner cities but in many communities - urban and rural.

One of the reasons I came into politics was because I thought I lacked the skills to be a social worker.

We've known for some time that we have to worry about the impacts of climate change on our children's and grandchildren's generations. But we now have to worry about ourselves as well.

It is a stark and arresting fact that, since the middle of the 20th century, humankind has consumed more natural resources than in all previous human history

Many unsustainable behaviours are locked-in and made 'normal', not just by the way that we produce and consume, but by the absence of easy alternatives

You have to make your choice and live with your choice.

My own passion for caravan holidays has been occasionally commented on by the media. It is certainly something that I am proud of.

Today's dialogue has succeeded in reinforcing the need for international partnerships and cooperation in tackling the reality of climate change.

Achieving climate security must be the core of foreign policy. All of us have to pick up the pace.

I don't join or leave things lightly.

If you live a long life and get to the end of it without ever once having felt crushingly depressed, then you probably haven’t been paying attention.

I don't get jet lagged that much. I'm so used to traveling and being in different places every day that I can sleep anywhere.

Most of you are predominantly nagual. You have trouble with the physical life because you have devoted more of your attention to the mysterious side of your being.

Language ought to be the joint creation of poets and manual workers.

Imagine the consequences of having the first woman prime minister who is the milk snatcher. [Margaret Thatcher] takes away the nourishment of the nation.

There are a lot of people holding on to the old Jessie J - whatever that means - but I think there's a lot more people realizing what I'm about. I think people like it.

Mine is not a religion of the prison-house. It has room for the least among God's creation.

Good writing is good writing, and I'm so happy when I read it.

I get the whole thing, I can't talk about it. But they're talking and they got an offer. I hope Axl[Rose] can see the greater picture and not be mad at Duff [McKagan] and Slash.

You wouldn't be human if you didn't feel both a sense of responsibility and a deep sadness for those who have lost their lives.