# Mars Cannot Solve Earth's Problems by Martin Rees > “Climate change is a doddle compared with terraforming Mars. It is a delusion to think we can solve Earth’s problems by relocating to Mars.” > **— Martin Rees**, *Martin Rees: ‘Climate change is a doddle compared with terraforming Mars’, The Guardian, 2019* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication and full context:** [Martin Rees: ‘Climate change is a doddle compared with terraforming Mars’](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/aug/18/martin-rees-astronomer-royal-interview-brexit) — The linked publication contains the quoted passage and its surrounding argument. - **Master research record:** [[research/Martin Rees on Machine Succession, Post-Human Intelligence, and the Cosmic Future|Martin Rees on Machine Succession, Post-Human Intelligence, and the Cosmic Future]] — preserves this object inside the open Martin Rees source dossier. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Article:** [[articles/Breakaway Space Habitat Infrastructure?|Breakaway Space Habitat Infrastructure?]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Are "Going" to Mars through the Marsification of Earth|We Are Going to Mars through the Marsification of Earth]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Space Exploration|Space Exploration]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Planet B|Planet B]] - [[wiki/Planetary Stewardship|Planetary Stewardship]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Climate change is a doddle compared with terraforming Mars. It is a delusion to think we can solve Earth’s problems by relocating to Mars.” — Martin Rees, Martin Rees: ‘Climate change is a doddle compared with terraforming Mars’, The Guardian, 2019 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-martin-rees-mars-cannot-solve-earths-problems ```