2014 Commencement Speakers Call for Action on Climate Change, in 5 Powerful Quotes

2014 college graduates have never experienced a month that was not warmer than average.  These same graduates have seen the fossil fuel divestment movement and anti-Keystone XL activism grow at their schools, as more and more recognize how fossil fuels affect them now and in the future.  This year, their commencement speakers — political leaders, scientists, and journalists — realized that too, using their platform to talk climate change.

These five speakers did more than just give a nod to the issue, however.  They called for 100 percent clean energy, slammed climate deniers, and linked it to worldwide stability.

2014 Commencement Speakers Call for Action on Climate Change, in 5 Powerful Quotes