The truth about climate change is inconvenient in that it means we
are going to have to change the way we live our lives. Climate
change may at times appear to be happening slowly, but it can be argued
that it has become a planetary emergency and that we must recognise we are
facing a crisis.
So why is it that some leaders seem to ignore so
many warnings? Are they resisting the truth because they know that
the moment they acknowledge it, they will face a moral imperative to
act? Is it simply more convenient to ignore the warnings? Perhaps, but
inconvenient truths do not go away just because they are not seen,
rather, their significance grows.
Al Gore, former Vice President of the
United States, has been a passionate advocate of action to halt climate
change for many years. In
An Inconvenient Truth
Gore writes about the urgent need to solve the problems of climate
change, presenting comprehensive facts and information on all aspects
of global warming in a direct, thoughtful and compelling way, using
explanatory diagrams and dramatic photos to clarify and highlight key
issues.
The book has been described in the
New York Times as
one which could 'push awareness of global warming to a real tipping
point'. The documentary film of the same name, based on the book,
premiered at the 2006 Sundance Festival to great acclaim.
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