If the movie had ended in Hollywood fashion, the Copenhagen climate conference in 2009 would have marked the culmination of the global fight to slow a changing climate. Bill McKibben, environmentalist
Bill McKibben is an American environmentalist, author, and journalist who has written extensively on climate change and founded the global climate change movement 350.org.
What does this quote by Bill McKibben mean?
The quote means that if the world was like a Hollywood movie, the Copenhagen climate conference in 2009 would have been the end of the fight against climate change. However, in reality, the fight against climate change is ongoing and requires continuous effort and action. The quote highlights the need for sustained action and the recognition that the fight against climate change is a long-term struggle.
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No nation has friends only interests. Charles de Gaulle, leader
Charles de Gaulle was a French statesman and military leader who served as the President of France from 1959 to 1969.
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We continue to not only operate the International Space Station but to increase its capabilities as well as commercial contributions. Ellen Ochoa, astronaut
Ellen Ochoa is a former NASA astronaut and the first Hispanic woman to go to space.
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I feel blessed to be here representing our country and carrying out th research of scientists around the world... I hope you could feel the positive energy that beamed to the whole planet as we glided over. Laurel Clark, astronaut
Laurel Clark was an American astronaut and medical doctor who served as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Columbia.
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When I left NASA, I was looking at how you could use space technologies for developing countries' work. Mae Jemison, astronaut
Mae Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut who became the first African American woman to travel in space.
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The United Nations is committed to ridding the world of anti-personnel landmines. Ban Ki-moon, leader
Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean diplomat who served as the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2007 to 2016.
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I grew up in war and saw the United Nations help my country to recover and rebuild. That experience was a big part of what led me to pursue a career in public service. As Secretary-General, I am determined to see this organization deliver tangible, meaningful results that advance peace, development and human rights. Ban Ki-moon, leader
Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean diplomat who served as the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2007 to 2016.
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Do not hide behind utopian logic which says that until we have the perfect security environment, nuclear disarmament cannot proceed. This is old-think. This is the mentality of the Cold War era. We must face the realities of the 21st century. The Conference on Disarmament can be a driving force for building a safer world and a better future. Ban Ki-moon, leader
Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean diplomat who served as the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2007 to 2016.
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The world should be very clear about making sure that Iran does not get nuclear weapons, period. Benjamin Netanyahu, leader
Benjamin Netanyahu is the current Prime Minister of Israel.
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What we need now is a Treaty of the World not a Treaty of Rome. Bernie Ecclestone, businessman
Bernie Ecclestone is a British businessman who is best known for his role in the management of Formula One racing.
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Restoration of friendship with Russia, our biggest neighbor, is necessary for our peace and economy. Bidzina Ivanishvili, businessman
Bidzina Ivanishvili is a Georgian businessman and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Georgia from 2012 to 2013.
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There are no European voices at Geneva, there are no European voices at START. E. P. Thompson, historian
E. P. Thompson was a British historian and writer known for his influential works on the history of the working class and social movements.
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There is a movement to get an international criminal court in the world, voted for by hundreds of states-but with the noticeable absence of the United States of America. Harold Pinter, dramatist
Harold Pinter was a British playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor, known for his distinctive writing style and exploration of power dynamics in human relationships.
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We are also assisting the refugees who have fled across the border to Chad. As many of them have been subject to attacks by militia crossing from Sudan, UNHCR is mounting a major logistical operation to establish camps and transfer refugees away from the border zone. Jan Egeland, public servant
Jan Egeland is a Norwegian diplomat and public servant who has served as the Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council and as the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.
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The most successful cultural diplomacy strategy integrates people-to-people or arts/culture/media-to-people interactions into the basic business of diplomacy. The programs in Afghanistan, Egypt, and Iran all contribute to core goals of U.S. policy in those countries. Cynthia P. Schneider, diplomat
Cynthia P. Schneider is a former U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands and a professor of diplomacy at Georgetown University.
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I feel that the most rewarding thing I have ever done in my life is to be associated with UNICEF. Danny Kaye, actor
Danny Kaye was an American actor, comedian, and singer who was popular in the mid-20th century.
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We've come a long way since Nixon's first visit to China, or Carter's reestablishment of diplomatic relations. Gary Locke, politician
Gary Locke is a former governor of Washington state and former U.S. ambassador to China.
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The best example of Obama's success in foreign policy is Iran. George Packer, novelist
George Packer is an American journalist, novelist, and playwright, best known for his non-fiction works on American politics and foreign policy.
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The stability of global financial markets is a public good. If governments fail to protect this public good, then those who suffer are the working people of the world whose jobs, whose homes, and whose standard of living depends on it. Kevin Rudd, politician
Kevin Rudd is a former Australian politician who served as the 26th Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and again in 2013.
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The U.S. withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol endangers the entire process. Laurent Fabius, statesman
Laurent Fabius is a French politician who served as the Prime Minister of France from 1984 to 1986 and as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2016.
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When I made my first trip to Israel as a member of Congress, not only did I meet with the Israeli president and prime minister, but I also traveled to Ramallah to meet with the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority. That's what being a member of Congress is about. Lee Zeldin, politician
Lee Zeldin is a Republican politician who represents New York's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
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Since World War II, the rules-based international order created and maintained by the United States has benefited peoples around the globe and none more so than Americans here at home. Mac Thornberry, politician
Mac Thornberry is a former Republican Congressman from Texas who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2021.
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This legislation confronts the human truth that the need for clean water knows no borders, and proper management and intervention can be a currency for peace and international cooperation. Bill Frist, politician
Bill Frist is a former Republican Senator from Tennessee who served as the Majority Leader of the Senate from 2003 to 2007.
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International economic and political sanctions on Iran, as crucial as they may be, are only an initial step, and must be dramatically increased. Ehud Olmert, politician
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John Danforth, I thought, was a great senator and did a great job with the United Nations. I think he's a good man. Ken Mehlman, politician
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The benefits of globalization do not trickle down automatically. It takes politics to make sure that there is a benefit. Margrethe Vestager, politician
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The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is the perfect place for a dialogue that brings together industry, civil society, U.N. agencies, and countries around a shared response to the challenge of protecting children against vaccine-preventable illness. Seth Berkley, scientist
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We cannot eliminate poverty without enabling developing countries to engage more people in economic activity that use natural resources, and we cannot resolve runaway climate change without creating wealth in a more equitable and less carbon intensive way. Paul Polman, businessman
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We must perfect a worldwide system of accountability for nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. Richard Lugar, politician
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You see, before I became prime minister, the Australian prime minister only attended ever two meetings in the world: the British Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and the South Pacific Forum. Paul Keating, politician
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France always had this balanced position that in so many conflicts was the voice of peace. I intend to maintain that. De Gaulle was pleading for a multipolar world. Marine Le Pen, politician
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We will make the law clearer on parents' liability for failing to prevent their child being subjected to FGM, and we are working to improve the police response. Theresa May, politician
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For many years, Myanmar's leadership was largely shut out from the world of international diplomacy. Najib Razak, politician
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We hope that the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates will help us to promote Seoul as a symbol of peace beyond war and division in order to attract global attention to peace on the Korean Peninsula. Park Won-soon, politician
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Europeans must shed their illusions about what they can accomplish in the world on their own. Loose talk about resurrecting a multi-polar world is just that - loose talk. Richard N. Haass, diplomat
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I don't believe in ideology in international relations. Sergei Lavrov, diplomat
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With regard to North Korea, between myself and President Obama earlier, with regard to the so-called launch of satellite, the missile launch, we shared the view that it undermines the efforts of the various countries concerned to achieve the resolution through dialogue. Yoshihiko Noda, statesman
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No American ambassador has produced more Security Council Resolutions on the issue of Iran than John Bolton. Richard Grenell, diplomat
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The U.N. is biggest platform for all nations. But slowly, its significance, effect, dignity, and use is being reduced. We should worry that we don't meet the same fate as League of Nations. Their descent was caused as they were not ready for reform. We shouldn't repeat that mistake. Sushma Swaraj, politician
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