David G. Victor

[On climate change leadership] Every proposal we make in cutting emissions needs to be evaluated through the lens of followership. Are things that we do near home or in collaboration with other countries … likely to lead other emitters around the world to reduce their emissions?

[On climate change and the 2020 Presidential campaign] Everyone is tripping over each other to be greener than the next guy.

[On a proposal to divest University of California stocks & bonds from fossil fuels] While this measure sends a signal to the industry, it is too blunt a signal. It targets all fossil fuel companies without recognizing that a growing number of these companies are now part of the solution.

[On climate change] We need to take adaptation very seriously. Because we’ve waited so long we need to be ready for emergency responses.

[On climate change] We should be looking at the options for removal of all the major greenhouse gases. After CO₂ [carbon dioxide], methane is the next leading candidate.

[On Washington governor and U.S. presidential candidate Jay Inslee's recently released climate plan] It is not clear to me that supply chains could meet the need for all new light- and medium-duty vehicles and buses, along with all new buildings, to be zero-emission by 2030. [Yet], no other candidate is devoting this much attention to the climate issue.