Al Gore salutes Australia on its climate action

Al Gore speaks for the first time about Australia's action on climate change. This is his endorsement for our newest report, The Critical Decade: International action on climate change.

"This report comes at a crucial time and carries with it an important message; we must act collectively to solve the climate crisis and we must act now.

The consequences of the climate crisis, of course, are already visible all around the world and some of the worst, unfortunately, can be seen in Australia over the last few years. From the massive flooding that inundated large portions of Queensland two winters ago and the echo of it last winter, to the wildfires that captured the attention of the world when they ripped across the country in 2009.

Australia is one of the proverbial canaries in the coalmine of the climate crisis, and scientists long warned that this might well become the case. But just as that canary once warned of toxic gas build-up in coal mines, Australia today is one of the places that is serving as an early alert signal for the planet as a whole. And the message is clear, we have to reduce our emissions or risk an unimaginable catastrophe. The consequences that have already occurred are bad enough but the scientists tell us that much more will come or would come if we did not act.

The climate crisis of course is not the struggle of an individual nation or government, it is a global challenge and therefore in order to solve it we have to act together

Toward that end, I salute Australia's strong commitment to solving the climate crisis and I know that it's going to continue to be a crucial player in building a global solution to this global problem. So to all of you - congratulations and god speed."

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[Mark Hunter]

Causes of climate change (Obvious really)

1. Cutting down rain forests

2. The Sun

3. Masses of nuclear tests

4. Corporations that don't give a toss about the planet

5. Governments (US and UK in particular) dropping bombs in countries they sould be no where near

6. Governments and corporations using technology they shouldn't mess with, and holding back technology we should all be using

Nothing to do with the general public!

Solution - Stop psychopaths getting into authority!

[Mark Hunter]

Maybe you should stop reading introductory books Buffy!

[Mark Hunter]

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end of!

[Ctemple2012]

You idiot...Henny Penny was wrong.....

[Ctemple2012]

What happened to free speech? Al baby want's us all to pay him...

[Ctemple2012]

Fake Al Gore.....Don't believe a word this prick says!!!

[muletonic]

hear hear. some people commenting on this video seem too wedded to their ignorance.

[776281]

It is warming, it is us and it is not going to be good. No other explanation adds up and the science is not new.

[Louise Stonington]

Switching to clean energy would cost far less than the the damage to our businesses, crops, aquaculture, forests, health and economy by using every last bit of oil, coal or natural gas. Solar and wind power costs shrinking about 7% for every doubling in capacity and can produce electricity in many places more cheaply than coal or natural gas. Add energy efficient technology and we can meet our needs and enjoy our old age. Check out NASA and NOAA and energy fact check. A carbon tax will help.

[Louise Stonington]

Facts that we can project: Computer graphics show rising rising temperatures follow the same pattern as rising CO2 and nothing else. Future projections show the CO2 we have already put in the air will continue to warm the Earth for decades, and centuries. and that if we continue burning oil, coal and natural gas average world temperatures will rise by 6 to 11oF leaving us unable to grow crops or use our flooded cities.