What the Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn't Want You To Know | Al Gore | TED

In a blistering talk, Nobel Laureate Al Gore looks at the two main obstacles to climate solutions and gives his view of how we might actually solve the environmental crisis in time. You won't want to miss his searing indictment of fossil fuel companies for walking back their climate commitments -- and his call for a global rethink of the roles of polluting industries in politics and finance.
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[@wlsn77]

I can’t help but think what kind of world we would live in today if he had became the US president.

[@MD-uu5nt]

An even more divided one probably. He was shown to be speaking absolute bullshit in 2005 and that nothing he was predicting has happened. Why are you people so gullible?

[@emiliog.4432]

A better world.

[@wanderingfennec]

But this kinda guys are not interested In becoming president, because if they become presidents they will not be able to speak as this guy does!!

[@wanderingfennec]

They wont even let them be president:)

[@henrycardona2940]

Never too late

[@DawnSTyler]

This has been made into a right vs left issue when it is really about survival of the species.

[@millanferende6723]

It is also made into survival of the special, and the parasites of wanting to steal 70% of what goes into the "survival of the species." Trojan horse into every big issue.

[@J4Zonian]

@@millanferende6723 Yes, the lies and manipulations of the far right are causing devastation to civilization, nature, & the human mind. They need to be removed from power & wealth.

[@turley6076]

Is it though? Didn’t Gore predict the oceans would be “20 feet higher” by now? The ice caps were supposed to be gone by 2016…. Still here, Al. Climate refugees would be in the Billions…. Also not happening y’all. Meanwhile, Dems are buying up ocean front properties. It’s a scam people, and he’s their angriest salesman. (Maybe tied with Greta 😉)

[@joemccarthy7120]

There is no risk to humanity from AGW.

[@Beastw1ck]

I love that the right doesn’t trust the government or scientists on climate change but they DO trust fossil fuel companies. Way to lick the boots of rich people that don’t care about you at all.

[@rubyclark7595]

This old lady really miss this wonderful Man AL Gore. He conceded the Presidential race with dignity and grace. Well educated and always learning to help Americans and the World. What a True American Patriot!!!

[@cjendret]

yeah ....educated like Biden...at the bottom of the class.

[@alohatstyles]

​@cjendret not at the bottom like drumpf is.

[@cjendret]

@@alohatstyles ok olive oil

[@Crunch_dGH]

DRAFT Gore for Pres! Any question?

[@topherdean1024]

Ya, and it's quite a coincidence that all the court records from that trial were stored in WTC 7.

[@peterhiggins2928]

The US really messed up by not electing Al Gore when they had the chance.

[@ontopoftheroof]

Actually, the American people did.

[@Leah-yz4rj]

He actually won the popular vote, but the stupid, antiquated electoral college and messed up voting system in Florida (big surprise) took the win from him.

[@marcbiff2192]

He would be even richer than he is now.

[@nw9353]

If anyone ever had their election stolen it was Al Gore. Thank you again Florida.

[@CT-vm4gf]

The US people always make the wrong choice.

[@sarkershams3012]

Never saw him so angry. He is so right. Treat fossil fuels as we treat cigarettes. Ban them from coming to un. We are regulating them not negotiating with them. They have no say.

[@jsnel9185]

Perfect comment.

[@nerfherder4284]

UN regulations are worthless. Most major polluters just ignore them because they aren't enforceable.

[@iccotom]

indeed we have to treat them like cigarettes. hope we come to our senses quickly before we've smoked ourselves (active or passively) to death...

[@waywardgeologist2520]

You are aware people still smoke cigarettes?

[@RalphEllis]

In reality…. US strong tornadoes have been DECREASING for 60 years (see NOAA data). Hurricanes and Typhoons have been STEADY for 45 years (see Dr Ryan Maue data). Heatwaves over 100 f have been DECREASING since the 1930s (see NOAA data). N Hemisphere snow extent has been INCREASING for 50 years. (see Rutgers snow-lab). Polar bear numbers have been increasing for 60 years. (see DR Sue Crockford data:) S Hemisphere sea-ice extent was INCREASING for 40 years, before a storm in 2017. (and extent is climbing back up again) (see NSIDC on climate4you) Ralph.

[@SibylleLeon]

I don't often applaud politicians, but this was brilliant and 100% to the point. Wow!

[@norml.hugh-mann]

At this point, Mr AL Gore is an activist, and former politician. I would vote for him for president over Biden though if he ran

[@mdombroski]

Did you also applaud speeches by Jimmy Swaggart and James Robison?

[@90klh]

Well at this point I don't think Al gore is "in it" anymore. He's not trying to run anything, he wants to engage the public

[@norml.hugh-mann]

@@90klh I know, I just see him as being more invested in making America and the World a better place more so than most politicains

[@90klh]

@@norml.hugh-mann which (unfortunately) was probably why he isn't still a politician. Cuz our political system currently is about personal grievances and greasing the wheels of capitalism, for the benefits of a few. (See Clarence Thomas)

[@JohnChampagne]

Contrary to popular belief, "More electric vehicles" doesn't reduce climate impacts as much as "Less driving, more living close to where we need to be on a daily basis".

[@J4Zonian]

@John That may or may not be true; since neither is quantified it’s impossible to say. Both are good; EVs are an absolutely crucial part of electrifying primary energy, which is necessary to renewablize it. It’s not just “more” EVs, it includes all vehicles, from service & emergency vehicles, delivery trucks & scooters, tuk tuks, farm, construction, logging, mining, to military.

[@theinstituteforuniversaltr3629]

We've had the ability to fix absolutely everything in society that needs to be fixed but there are those who are blocking it.

[@grumpystiltskin]

The oil and gas cartel. They like to call themselves the free market. Irony is dead.

[@robertstout7756]

Play Al run for president

[@gadabout694]

Just how much can WE change Global Warming? Let’s do the calculations Have you ever asked “How much global warming has there been since the START of the industrial revolution?" Ask Google, Ans from NOAA: “1°C since 1750? So how much change is that a year in °F 1.8F/272 years = 0.0066°F /year How much is actually caused by the USA? OK Lets ask Google ,Ans: 27% So the USA has caused (27%) * . 0.0066° /year or .0017° F /year. Have you ever asked what is the half life of CO2 in the atmosphere? Ans: 120 years WOW!!By using NOAA’s historical records after reaching NETZERO in the USA, the MAXIMUM change expected in global warming is .0017°F /year And it will take 120 years to realize an actual reduction of .00085 °F You have just been presented with the SCIENCE of Global Warming.

[@theinstituteforuniversaltr3629]

@@gadabout694 While the effects of human activities on Earth's climate to date are irreversible on the timescale of humans alive today, every little bit of avoided future temperature increases results in less warming that would otherwise persist for essentially forever. NASA (.gov)

[@ex-cursion]

I wish I could agree, but in some sense, we haven't had the ability. I get your point, but I would include 'control' or 'power' or even 'cohesion/coordination' in "ability", and those things we haven't had. I think it's worth thinking and talking about the challenge that way otherwise we run out of time before the problems are solved.

[@PeterFnPorker]

I love the emotion.... we need more passionate and emotional leaders who delve into courageous empathy

[@Crunch_dGH]

DRAFT Gore for Pres! Any question?

[@PeterFnPorker]

@@Crunch_dGH nah we need young leaders… time for older generations to retire :) they’ve done enough

[@chancefoxhauck475]

Start calling out oil CEOs for being cowards obstructing innovation and change

[@chancefoxhauck475]

@@PeterFnPorker What if we take everyone over 60, and put them someplace else

[@petneb]

We need lots of nuclear energy from Uranium and not least Thorium. A lifetime of Thorium energy for 1 person (everything included) costs $100 because it is everywhere.

[@JavierUrquizu]

This man needs to run for president again, we need to elect someone like him who can summon the collective willpower needed to take back our planet from the fossil fuel industry. Similar to what JFK did for the space age, or Eistenhower for the interstate highway system

[@user-eq7jf9kb7e]

지구를 지켜야 해요.

[@norml.hugh-mann]

I would prefer him to Biden, but I don't think he is the kinda politician that can fight the fascist surge of the past decade..which unless it's constantly battled the environment won't get Any help

[@davestagner]

He did run for president. He lost. :(

[@JavierUrquizu]

@@davestagner yes thanks for pointing that out, I have edited my comment to reflect what I thought I originally had posted

[@sccdddf1595]

@@davestagnerhe “lost” when the Supreme Court chose bush

[@What_Makes_Climate_Tick]

He has become a much more animated speaker than when he was a presidential candidate.

[@cjendret]

yeah and fat too.

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

Yes. 😁 I was all the time thinking this TED conference looks like a political rally - and it is. The biggest problems to solve are political. Chilean here. My country is doing what it can to reduce emissions, like large solar projects to produce electricity. The neighbor country, Argentina, caught in eternal political turmoil and economic crises, is trying its damnedest to develop oil projects 😥 The main one is located in a place called Vaca Muerta. Dead Cow. What a fitting name.

[@unconventionalideas5683]

@@MariaMartinez-researcher Well, here in the US the politics go in crazy girations. The Democrats (the main left wing party) comes in and does make real progress, then the Republicans come in and try to sabotage all efforts to change. Fortunately for the climate, the Republicans appear to be imploding right now (whether that continues remains unclear, although I hope it does as someone on the left of US politics), which seems to make it unlikely that climate efforts will fail for a little while.

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

@@unconventionalideas5683 I have been attentively (sometimes worriedly) following USA politics since Trump descended the escalator. To international standards, the Democratic party is not leftist - it just leans slightly to the left. I have also pointed at the ""Republicans break everything - then the Democrats pick up the pieces"" dynamic to a bunch of people in KZbin comments. You have no idea how many people around the world are warily watching what's going on there... Good luck.

[@What_Makes_Climate_Tick]

@@unconventionalideas5683 I think that having Gore as a major spokesperson on this issue is a two-edged sword. On one hand, he is effective at getting the message out. However, having a politician as mouthpiece also helps to give credence to the idea that the science itself is a political issue.

[@murraymadness4674]

The oil giants need to be nationalized and the CEO's put in prison as RICO charges. Let's get real here. They knew about this problem in 1985

[@J4Zonian]

@murray 1975.

[@achenarmyst2156]

Not only nationalized, but governments - as new (or old) owners - have to be forced to comply with fierce global legislation that is prescribing exact rates of reducing ff production. Of course countries that have to reduce their ff production or refrain from drilling are entitled to financial compensation by an international fund.

[@J4Zonian]

@@achenarmyst2156 Of course you know there IS no fierce legislation, only the Paris agreement that’s a mass murder-suicide pact, & smaller agreements that are about as tough. Countries have had more than half a century to comply with principles of mutual survival & compassion; most have ignored or drastically downplayed the danger & still are. They deserve nothing except a death sentence for the corporations, & for the individuals, a choice between a long prison term & a serious truth & reconciliation process involving forfeiture of everything & suspended sentence, in exchange for a full confession & turning over all documentation of collaboration. If they want an income let them lobby their new progressive governments to pass a Universal Basic Income law or constitutional amendment.

[@jacksteel6590]

@@J4Zonian I believe it was actually 1966, the first studies at Stanford University.

[@faustinreeder1075]

I wonder if he still lives in the house with 7 fireplaces.

[@ambassadorfromreality1125]

The passion is incredible. Years and years of disappointment and frustration seem to be coming to the surface. I am feeling the same myself and talks like this seem to energise people.

[@joemccarthy7120]

There is nothing to be disappointed about. AGW is not a real risk to humanity or the planet.

[@ambassadorfromreality1125]

@@joemccarthy7120 "This boy is Ignorance and this girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased." Charles Dickens A Christmas carol

[@Crunch_dGH]

DRAFT Gore for Pres! Any question?

[@joemccarthy7120]

@@Crunch_dGH I guess you love his grift. America truly is truly in a self destructive phase. I guess going from dumb to dumber will be seen as progressive.

[@Lunarfacia]

​@@joemccarthy7120it is if you understand climate science.

[@iomegaman72]

Al Gore be sounding like Hulk Hogan fighting for the planet... Love it!!

[@HarveyMushman888]

And just like Hulk Hogan it is all scripted nonsense to produce a profit...

[@Summer-tv7rz]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Silverlined_69]

All while flying around in private jets, adding more emissions to the environment he is fighting to protect... Make it make sense.

[@iomegaman72]

@@Silverlined_69 fair criticism! Life is nuanced though 😎

[@Silverlined_69]

@@iomegaman72 it's not nuanced. It's literally hypocritical.

[@Spright91]

I remember when Al Gore was the butt of every joke regarding Climate Change. Now history has vindicated him. He knew way back then the inevitable was coming and staked his reputation on it.

Exactly what I was thinking watching this

[@DavidBelliveau]

Not so much the butt of every joke, but instead the target of fossil fuel funded propaganda. They used our money to try to fool us. For many, the deception worked.

[@a.m.doesit9347]

who is this Al Gore fellow he's got some good points

[@toast47624]

No it hasn't! This belief makes me sick!

[@tdevry]

He still is the butt of every joke......according to him my home should have been under water by now.....but still, he keeps on fooling people....money makes the world go round.

[@djhappytrees]

Thank you for being so passionate and vocal on something that needs more recognition

[@peterjohnstaples]

The only recognition need here is the bin for this swindle.

[@artlewellan2294]

@@peterjohnstaples I wouldn't call Gore's Ted Talk nor global warming a premeditated swindle. How we address global warming however is a swindle conducted by conservative business interests - finance, insurance, marketing, sales, manufacture, car-dependent housing and commercial districts (urban & suburban), pay to park, pay to drive toll roads, maintenance, repair, etc. Petroleum industry is near last on the list because the other interests don't care HOW we power our cars and trucks. They only care that we remain dependent upon cars, trucks, ships and airplanes to get every need met including escapist entertainment.

[@petneb]

He wants you to have no access to energy and die when you är 40, just like we did before oil, plumbing and heating came along

[@danaross1963]

This man has been fighting so long. If only Supreme Court hadn’t stopped the Florida recount in 2000 what a different world it would be. 110 degrees outside - all the birds panting outside crowding around the bird baths. Day after day. Beyond heart breaking. Soul crushing. But we can still turn this ship around I have to believe!

[@Moonlight96543]

Just imagine if Al Gore's policies and leadership had somehow prevented worldwide climate change. No one would have noticed that anything happened, and people would have been marching in the streets with pitchforks, demanding his head. Sometimes we have to go through the pains to allow change, while other times it's just too late.

[@susanmueller6643]

I have wondered if maybe this was his true mission, not the presidency, and if there was Divine intervention to keep him out of the white house and on the climate task.

[@susanmueller6643]

The millions of dollars PER MINUTE the US government hands out to oil companies in subsidies is so wrong. Really makes me want to throw a load of tea in the harbor every April 15th.

[@jamesmedina2062]

I appreciate your post. Look at the challenge though. The actual work that is performed by fossil fuel must be replaced, each BTU of it. If humans got around on little motorbikes and grew food in home gardens, and if farmers slowly went about their business the way they did 100 years ago,if we sailed ships again around the world versus burning diesel, and if people moved back to colder places from these hot places requiring air conditioning...and if travel slowed down we could get it done. The problem is 1) our habits are energy intensive 2) we want too much speed 3) people have gotten lazy We have been sold machinery for ease and speed and it will probably be impossible to reverse these trends mainly because capitalism requires competition and the one who slows down cannot compete.

[@gertrudewest4535]

Same here. It breaks my heart to see the birds suffering. We had record and record prolonged heat here in Tucson. All the 14 raptor nests I watch, failed. The babies literally roasted to death in their nests. It’s heartbreaking to see my friends suffering in such terrible agony.

[@johndoe-qo8cy]

The CEOs and upper Management of every Fossil Fuel company for the last 30 years in the world should be thrown in jail.

[@John.0z]

Or forced to live downwind from their smokestacks... like the poor people who cannot afford to live elsewhere do.

[@heavymetalhomesteading]

Chemical corporations as well.

[@kittimcconnell2633]

I would like to see that too

[@pooglechen3251]

Between Purdue and oxycotin vs gas companies and willful pollution, I wonder who has killed more people

[@Tiwack01]

Don't forgot the shareholders directing them.

[@brujo4790]

I love hearing a person with the most southern drawl who you'd expect because of that to be the most insane drill baby drill guy, but he's actually just a southern guy with reason and concern for the longevity of the planet.

[@bobbygabriel9574]

Due to corruption in our government-owned electricity company we here in South Africa have many electricity blackouts but this has been a good thing in one way - so many people are installing solar panels for their houses and businesses. If you can afford it, install solar panels and you will be helping the planet.

[@gadabout694]

Just how much can WE change Global Warming? Let’s do the calculations Have you ever asked “How much global warming has there been since the START of the industrial revolution?" Ask Google, Ans from NOAA: “1°C since 1750? So how much change is that a year in °F 1.8F/272 years = 0.0066°F /year How much is actually caused by the USA? OK Lets ask Google ,Ans: 27% So the USA has caused (27%) * . 0.0066° /year or .0017° F /year. Have you ever asked what is the half life of CO2 in the atmosphere? Ans: 120 years WOW!!By using NOAA’s historical records after reaching NETZERO in the USA, the MAXIMUM change expected in global warming is .0017°F /year And it will take 120 years to realize an actual reduction of .00085 °F You have just been presented with the SCIENCE of Global Warming.

[@paulomilan515]

​@@gadabout694so we should just keep pumping gas into the air and succumb to horrible death? Is that really your solution?

[@145Mars145]

​@@gadabout694ah wonderful. A KZbin commenter is more qualified than hundreds of scientists that study this topic their whole life.

[@Crunch_dGH]

DRAFT Gore for Pres! Any question?

[@brians7094]

@@gadabout694 Another admirable attempt at disinformation. You assumed a linear temperature rise since 1750 and made it sound like it came from NOAA. Neither is true. I really don't know what keeps you people working for oil billionaires.

[@matthewbeat]

I love to see this anger. It's indeed long past time to get angry.

[@pechaa]

We got solar panels on our townhouse roof and an electric car. We are saving money! Our second vehicle is still a gas guzzler, but we rarely use it.

[@whattheschmidt]

Same here, only took my second array which cost $2800 to completely offset my driving (up to 10,000 miles) a year. Generates 3mWh each year. The main array is over double that for my house.

[@joemccarthy7120]

And how much in handouts or subsidies did you receive for doing so?@@whattheschmidt

[@achenarmyst2156]

Good for a start. But what‘s your carbon footprint right now? You will be surprised!

[@sajan__jacob]

Poor soil health is a significant contributor to climate change. We need policies for making sure soil health is prioritized, meaning a minimum of 3 to 6% organic matter content should be present in the soils. Healthy soils sequester large amounts of carbon.

[@TraderRobin]

I don't normally applaud KZbin videos, but I just cannot help myself with THIS one!!

[@paulbourdon1236]

This is a great talk! I would have liked for him to spend some time on regenerative agriculture. The technology for carbon capture was invented about 2 billion years ago. Plants and soil biology are a large part of the answer. We just need to deploy it!

[@robertlee8805]

Agreed. Deployment now would be better than just saying it. How does society do this?

[@paulbourdon1236]

@@robertlee8805It's actually happening but very slowly. We need to shift the incentives away from current monoculture till system to the systems being employed by Gabe Brown in ND and Brandt in OH, Mark Shepard in WI. These guys should be running the USDA !

[@DistinctiveBlend]

it's not enough, a lot more would need to be done to bring CO2 down

[@squamish4244]

@@DistinctiveBlend There are something like 100 potential methods of carbon capture. Many of them aren't expensive. Some of them are. If only we took a piece of the $14 trillion in subsidies (not counting military expenditures) the fossil fuel industry STILL gets every year and gave it to a number of them, we could easily pull this off.

[@DistinctiveBlend]

@@squamish4244 I'm aware of a few methods of carbon capture. However of those many don't scale, aren't very efficient, and are just cost prohibitive... but that isn't to say some (all?) shouldn't be undertaken. Collectively we gained a lot of energy releasing these emissions and it will therefore require relatively equal amounts of energy to get them all back. Just the fact you'd have to filter through a million parts to capture the mere 421 you're after should make anyone pause. Plus you have to consider how much carbon the oceans are holding and so as you remove it from the atmosphere the oceans will replace whatever we capture. Even if many carbon capture projects were implemented it's gonna be a massive battle and far from easy.

[@hikintrailsndrinkinales]

Incredible Ted talk. I gave up gas cars back in 2008 and it took until 2020 before I could afford my first EV. Never going back. I think we can still right the ship, but it takes hard work and determination to do what’s right.

[@andreys7729]

Now imagine how much carbon emissions you would have saved if you traveled by bus

[@hikintrailsndrinkinales]

@@andreys7729 buses are actually some of the worst polluters and routes and times are limited. Sorry but transportation by bus sometimes works, but it doesn’t work for all use cases.

[@andreys7729]

@@hikintrailsndrinkinales electric buses exist since 1950s. And surely, under “all use cases” you mean cushy lifestyle where one person drives back and forth 100 km per day visiting various leisure areas and moving 2 tonnes vehicle with him every time.

[@hikintrailsndrinkinales]

@@andreys7729 you’re not wrong. There are electrified buses on the roads, but they are still massively in the minority. I am also an Uber driver so of course my view is biased, but I do encourage people to travel in the way that makes sense to the individual, be it by bicycle, bus, taxi, or walking. Everyone has different needs and preferences.

[@andreys7729]

@@hikintrailsndrinkinales all I’m saying is that people should push politicians to develop great cheap electrified public transportation and walkable cities first, and care about electric automobiles second

[@mrx1278]

I'm curious: When will human existence ever be worth more than human greed?

[@thaliacrew1]

Thank you, Vice President Gore! You are a true American patriot and leader for the world. I can't wait to share this video with my students!

[@leerichardson3904]

Get your head out of the sand please…

[@alex.velasco]

@@leerichardson3904troll

[@droberts7725]

Please look into the opposing point of view before you spread this lie to the next generation. The Global Warming Crisis" has created more problems than it has fixed. And Gore, who unqualified to present this topic has twisted the truth.

[@andycordy5190]

When this started all nicey nice, I wondered what's going on. Soon enough, up came the veins in his neck, up comes the volume, here comes that growl. He's a great speaker. Tell it like it is, Al.

[@1st1anarkissed]

Capitalist points at other capitalisdt, "It's all his fault!" No. It is OUR fault for tolerating egotistical pursuit of wealth and power. Our fault for being lazy brained and letting them just string us along. Our fault for not teaching our children better. Our fault for years of complacency and disgruntled whining without action.

[@davidmenasco5743]

See Naomi Oreskes writings or talks for some background on where climate change denialism came from. It's an artifact of the ideological obsession with defending the supposed "free market." To see how bogus the whole pack of arguments is, one need simply notice the fact that the "free market" does not exist and never has. What the free market cultists are really defending is the right of rich people to do as they please no matter the consequences, even if it means massive loss of life.

[@estebanlara3702]

@@panayoteskarabotsos3772 I wish electric cars were affordable so I could ditch my gasoline car. I wish our country had better public transportation but oil companies bribe our politicians into wasting our taxes on gifts to oil companies instead of using that same money to research cheaper electric cars and better public transit. Big companies are blocking both solutions to profit themselves. They enslave us to gas powered cars. In Spain I lived in a big city where I did not need a car and that was better than polluting the air.

[@TheTEDfan]

Best comment out of all the ones I read.

[@zz449944]

If you want ACTION -- get going yourself -- Chop your own firewood for heating and cooking. Collect water from a stream or rain for drinking, cooking, cleaning, and bathing. Dispose of your own trash and wastes yourself. Only travel via horse, bicycle, or other human-powered conveyance. Grow your own food, slaughter your own animals, make your own candles and soap, textiles, and footwear. Give up all electric and electronic devices, give up all gas-powered tools and recreational equipment. Learn mining, metalworking, weaving, sewing, animal husbandry, seed saving, bee keeping, ice harvesting, forestry and tree cutting, making your own medicines, and whatever other skills you need to survive without fossil fuels. There ARE solutions and alternatives to every use of petrol, electricity, and fossil fuels. Of course, it means living like it's the year 1820, but humans survived then so I assume they can now. It just requires hard work and shorter lifespans.

[@billweir1745]

@@zz449944 This is dumb. We don't need eliminate every use. Only the most destructive uses.

[@StratfordDanBurrell]

Passion can’t be taught - He feels this deeply.

[@mrx1278]

If greed is the culprit, we should work on anti-greed laws on a world wide scope.

[@J4Zonian]

@mr Not exactly, but close enough, & a great conversation starter. Like many things, it’s more appropriately considered a disease than a crime. "Seeing Wetiko: on Capitalism, Mind Viruses, and Antidotes for a World in Transition” Alnoor Ladha, Martin Kirk.

[@mrx1278]

@J4Zonian is there any scientific research to identify the causes of greed, if it is a disease, it rival's cancer and other nefarious diseases. I would consider a donation to that research...

[@mrx1278]

@@J4Zonian oh, and thank you for the referral of the information. Cheers...

[@andrewwolitzki7799]

That's called communism, and it's dumb.

[@ThePmfatima]

Sadly, some of the main oil producing countries could actually be world leaders in solar and wind energy production. They have all the conditions to lead the economic transition. The fact that they are not makes me doubt the intelligence and creativity of their national leaders and their national companies CEOs.

[@shawncummings4653]

That would work if the wind always blew or the sum always shined, but it don't. Some day that may come up with a more effective way to produce they power demand, but they are years away from that.

[@47f0]

​@@shawncummings4653- Actually, you're years away from the reality of renewables. Years in the past, that is.

[@WJV9]

@@shawncummings4653 - Nuclear power could fill in the gaps and newer designs are walk-away safe with no 'melt-down' possible even without external AC power. Also we have a lot of new design batteries that can fill in the gaps in wind/solar for less cost than new coal/gas plants.

[@shawncummings4653]

@@WJV9 I live in a state they shut down our nuclear power plants, then they tried shutting down our hydro dams. Witch are both clean energy. This by demacrats. And storage batters take a lot of coal to produce. In China.

[@grumpystiltskin]

Several of them are starting to go nuclear though. Which is a lot easier than wind and solar. And just as clean. And even safer.

[@wallaceanature2788]

Now we need to see the identical presentation of how the meat and dairy industry is undermining the necessary global transition to sustainable food systems on land, and one to show how the commercial fishing industry is undermining the efforts to mitigate damage to the marine ecosystems.

[@eaglechawks3933]

The population of this planet has DOUBLED in the last 50 years, from just over 4 billion to over 8 billion people. If you have some other way to turn inedible grass into edible protein (as the meat and diary industry does) - then I'd love to hear about it.

[@achenarmyst2156]

@@eaglechawks3933 1. You don‘t need animal protein to keep your body in shape. 2. Current meat industry is proven to be massively destructive for our environment. 3. So the world population must be fed mainly by plant based diet. 4. In addition there may be some meat and dairy from responsibly held and pasture-fed livestock, but not nearly in the amounts industrialised countries tapped into.

[@envirocat]

Look into regenerative agriculture

[@asopopilosopo4158]

Eat bugs and worms

[@asopopilosopo4158]

@@eaglechawks3933 the planet can easily accommodate 100 billion people

[@steve-real]

That was incredibly inspiring! Run for President Al Gore! Run like you were meant too brother.

[@anthonymorris5084]

Run, run, as far away from all of us as you can.

[@alex.velasco]

@@anthonymorris5084troll

[@jessicajaerosenbaum115]

I LOVE HOW HE GETS ANGRY AND YELLS. IT MADE ME CRY FOR THE HOPE OF IT ALL.

[@blacksab911]

Guys...he is super ceral.

[@Beelzebubba1983]

Manbearpig hear about this?

[@GoingFullRetarded]

😂

[@Sentrme]

Not about the person. Everything he says is true.

[@davidcassidy2944]

We need world leaders like Al. Excellent points, made with passion.

[@andreys7729]

You’re right: AI would be a better choice than any biological human. As an AI language model, I totally approve

[@mdombroski]

Yeh, we really need fiery speakers who won't debate. What could go wrong?

[@J4Zonian]

@@mdombroski Your sniping isn’t helping anyone. If you believe something, say it.

[@toddbellows5282]

Adolph Hitler was a passionate orator too.

[@RobertMJohnson]

leaders that lie

[@petrsupa2431]

He gives me a spark of hope, despite us all being doomed anyway.

[@Crunch_dGH]

DRAFT Gore for Pres! Any question?

[@stevemarshall3986]

You've been brainwashed into thinking we're doomed. Do some research and stop listening to politicians who we all know lie.

[@petneb]

CO2 is in no way a horrible gas, it is the foundation of all life on the planet except chemotroph bacteria living in places where there is no oxygen. There is only 0,04% CO2 in the atmosphere and if we should go below 0,02% plants would suffocate and we would all die (except for the for bacteria I mentioned before). Our planet has never in hundreds of millions of years been this low except for the previous 100 years and we should consider ourselves lucky that it has reversed a little. That is also why our planet is getting greener and the deserts are shrinking, because plants need less water when CO2 levels get higher.

[@bluetoad2668]

I wish he'd recognise that 'green' hydrogen is just more green washing from big oil/auto

[@achenarmyst2156]

We need green hydrogen but not for cars or heating. Instead for chemical and steel industry, and for energy storage.

[@brians7094]

@@achenarmyst2156And as long as the selfish keep flying and killing their children, it will be needed for planes until batteries improve enough.

[@CrAck-MoNey]

Of course they KNOW we don't see. Too many people trust Ruport Murdock networks.

[@CeresKLee]

My, gawd, Al Gore is ON FIRE! So welcome, this voice!

[@jess_n_atx]

Thats a major goal we need to accomplish. More energy production and a more robust grid. We can't migrate to full electrification without a system capable of delivering that power.

[@Crunch_dGH]

DRAFT Gore for Pres! Any question?

[@stuco]

He is a con artist

[@astrobubbers]

If only he could have talked like this when he ran for president. He was so stiff back then it broke my heart. What a wonderful man

[@craigcampbell66]

That's great and all...but where is 'Less consumption' in the mix of things we need to do?

[@J4Zonian]

@craig It should be a more important part, but radical equality is necessary for that & try to convince most politicians in the US to voice that! Electrifying primary energy will reduce that by 60% so that’s something. (Saul Griffith, David Roberts) Amory Lovins & RMI have a lot of excellent unconventional ideas on efficiency.

[@achenarmyst2884]

Some scientists call it "sufficiency" because it sounds nicer than sacrifice.

[@J4Zonian]

​@@achenarmyst2884 Activists, journalists, & others. Never heard a scientist say anything like that. And it’s not about euphemismism; it’s about being accurate, about pointing out misconceptions. Equality & a vast reduction in the exploitation of people & the rest of nature will make everyone’s lives better, including those reducing most.

[@DylanCrewell]

Meaningful, Reason, and Passion. Damn. We need his energy in the political conversation. It is also amazing that companies with so much have made such little investment in the next phase of energy. A transition vould have happened over the. Past 40 years. If this happened we would be in a different place and they would still be rich.

[@edwardpoirier4058]

Imagine taking the 1 trillion oil subsidy and distributing it to the financially struggling population for alternative energy use. It would equate to $20,000 each for 50 million families. The oil industry has bled the world with its greed and will have to pay the Piper someday.

[@petepottieski6673]

Excellent info.

[@sbeast64]

It's inspiring to see Al Gore refusing to give up on campaigning for awareness and action of climate change, despite the denial that still exists as well as corruption surrounding this issue. Also can't believe An Inconvenient Truth was made around 17 years ago now.

[@Lawsyboy]

The passion and presentation from this man is on another level. I need to watch more of his talks.

[@RalphEllis]

In reality…. US strong tornadoes have been DECREASING for 60 years (see NOAA data). Hurricanes and Typhoons have been STEADY for 45 years (see Dr Ryan Maue data). Heatwaves over 100 f have been DECREASING since the 1930s (see NOAA data). N Hemisphere snow extent has been INCREASING for 50 years. (see Rutgers snow-lab). Polar bear numbers have been increasing for 60 years. (see DR Sue Crockford data:) S Hemisphere sea-ice extent was INCREASING for 40 years, before a storm in 2017. (and extent is climbing back up again) (see NSIDC on climate4you) Ralph

[@robertlee8805]

And act on his suggestions to reduce our reliance on Fossil Fuels.

[@robertlee8805]

Or just STOP 🛑 using Fossil Fuels. Like going Cold Turkey on Fossil Fuels. Having friendly conversations with our families and friends about doing the same. Somehow. That may be harder though but with like minds may have a chance.

[@MB3448]

Don’t fall for the NFL announcer voice. There is no practical solutions here.

[@UglyRugby]

@@robertlee8805”stop using fossil fuels” ??? You do realise fossil fuels, such as oil and gas, contribute to every component of your way of life today. We rely so heavily on the benefits derived from fossil fuels that life would totally unrecognisable without them. And in fact if you eliminated fossil fuels today you would eliminate something like 70% of human life.

[@jeffsmith3550]

I'm so grateful that Al Gore is still speaking about this and fighting the good fight. Thank you so much for all you have done and continue to do.

[@MrCanadave]

Do your homework, Jeff. Al Gore has become filthy rich with his scam about which he knows absolutely nothing.

[@CoreyC68]

"It's not the fossil fuels, it's the emissions " ....that tracks with their mentality

[@abcdef8915]

It is the emissions. We need CCS in order to meet targets.

[@anaflores5251]

I freaking love his passion! I wanna be transported to the timeline where he was elected president 😭

[@davidmenasco5743]

Well, he was but . . .

[@bry8500]

I am lost. We already knew that the oil companies are corrupt. That's not news. The question is how do we put pressure on the industry to change? I didn't come away with even one thing I could do to make the situation better. Which politicians should be pressured and how? How can we protest the companies in a way that will make sense? Where was his explanation of a way to specifically empower anyone to do anything?

[@J4Zonian]

@bry Yes, same problem as only having personal lifestyle changes listed in the solutions at the end of An Inconvenient Truth. He’s made some progress but still lags way behind reality & the worsening of the climate catastrophe. The problem is that there is virtually no functional democracy left in the US; if voting worked they’d make it illegal. The far right has made it clear over 40 years they’ll never allow effective change. The only answer is to remove the intractable psychopaths in both parties from both power & wealth, those being interchangeable commodities. For strong peaceful action, see your local Extinction Rebellion, Sunrise, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, or other group. Pachamama Alliance has a couple of very good online or in-person courses: Awakening the Dreamer Symposium, & Game-Changer Intensive. I’m sure the other groups have activist trainings, too. Joanna Macy’s Work That Reconnects is excellent for clearing away emotional blocks that can diminish personal effectiveness. It’s great to know the subject matter, too. U of Q has an excellent free online Climate Denial 101 course (starts with basic climate science & includes the specific techniques used to lie about climate (and tobacco, & evolution, & Covid...) Good luck.

[@r00kie36]

"The will to act is itself a renewable resource" is something we should all remember whenever we feel powerless

[@kinngrimm]

You know that dude still would have a better claim to the presidency than Trump ever had.

[@78Terp]

Or Shrub!

[@Silverlined_69]

You do realize it wasn't considered illegal for Al Gore to ask Florida to find votes, right?

[@78Terp]

@@Silverlined_69 you realize that Al Gore conceded as soon as the Courts said no?

[@Silverlined_69]

@78Terp and? It still wasn't illegal for him to question the election. None of his Lawyers have ever been charged in helping him question the election. Sending alternate slate of electors isn't illegal. But somehow when the Lawyers recommend Trump do something that has been legally done before, its somehow illegal. Weird how it wasn't illegal for Hillary to send alternate electors for the 2016 election for Biden to possibly pick. Weird how the V.P didn't have the power to use alternate electors during 2020 election, but the democrats wanted V.P. Biden to do the same. You do realize that his phone call to Georgia was about the claims of missing ballots? He was literally asking them to do their jobs and investigate the claims of missing ballots. Like the USB drives of Trump votes that weren't counted during the election but found during the recounts AND the audits they did. Al Gore want them to investigate claims of missing votes in florida and the courts said he didn't have enough evidence for it. We literally have people on CCTV feeding ballots into machines in Georgia, and they couldn't account for every single vote, yet the courts dismissed due to standing.

[@troypropes1182]

If corruption is truly as deep as displayed by this video, I can’t help but think that no president or politician can help us out of this situation. It will have to be civil disobedience by majority of the population in solidarity against our own Government.

[@augustlandmesser1520]

An violent revolution. With a lot of blood spilled. And probably they would won. And that would be the Pyric victory for them.

[@seanhewitt603]

You'll leave the oil company execs alone?!?, just go after the politicians?, wow... you ain't been payin' attention...

[@troypropes1182]

@@seanhewitt603 I guess you don't understand how and why the oil execs have so much power and influence. With out the backing of the U.S Government, oil companies have no power to continue destroying the Planet. Politicians get in power by having their campaigns financed by donations from corporations, these same corporations want something in return for getting them in power (usually tax breaks or lifting regulations). At the end of the day, this corruption will continue until we forcibly take back control of our Government and law makers from the clutches of private donations from corporations. Going after oil executives will prove futile unless our own Government is taken back under control of her people. Side note: The U.S. military is the biggest consumer of oil. Do you think that our Government is willing to fight the same corporations that have helped them become the most powerful military force in the world? I don't think so

[@dojinho]

One of the first thing we need to do is boycott the upcoming COP 28 scheduled to take place in Dubai starting November 30th 2023. The insanely absurd notion that a country whose national pastime is producing oil should hold a serious conference on climate change and on the need to stop relying on fossil fuel only serves to make a mockery of the whole process. Let the fossil fuel lobbyists meet as much as they like under whatever pretence they chose but let us ignore their ambitions and false pretences.

[@jourwalis-8875]

United States has not in any way been in the forefront of reducing pollution and the greenhouse effect. On the contrary, there has always been "business as usual"

[@davidlj]

Great talk. Google should highlight it on all KZbin accounts.

[@TheMysticSaint]

He really needs to give another go at the presidency. He's a great orator, and a brilliant guy.

[@michaeltrower741]

And he's got the energy for it.

[@mb-3faze]

@@michaeltrower741Certainly more than Joe :(

[@RobertMJohnson]

so brilliant he failed out of harvard's divinity school

[@quietstorm6710]

Wow. The passion.

[@biomasses]

This is why I still want Al Gore to be our next president!

[@estebanlara3702]

I have lived in a big city where I did not need a car because everything was in walking distance since there were many small shops spread out which is better than a small number of big companies. Big companies are bad because they concentrate too much in one place which reduces competition for workers and prices so worker wages go down and prices for everything go up because of the monopoly effect. Workers are paid less when they have less choices where to work and prices go up when we have less choices where to buy. We need to stop giving billions to large oil polluting monopolies and spend that on cleaner energy companies. Vote out politicians who get million dollar bribes to refuse to punish big oil companies for overcharging for gas.

[@mustafahasan7831]

He should also include US Defence Forces as one of the major polluting entity covered well in a documentary - “Earth’s Greatest Enemy” by Abby Martin.

[@ProfessorBeautiful]

True that, but consider always placing "Defense" in quotes. Seems very much a misnomer that we're stuck with.

[@78Terp]

The US Military is always looking for ways to cut their footprint. But Congress gets in their way.

[@achenarmyst2156]

Military forces in general, US being the greatest.

[@philipsteedman8037]

Good on ya, keep making noise for the climate. You got my thumbs up 👍🏼

[@OsamaSaeed972]

I am charged up after this speech! Bravo! Let’s do this

[@daveharrison84]

Al Gore will be on the right side of history.

[@hotshot-te9xw]

There isn't going to be a history at the rate we are going at

[@maikydb]

Best Ted talk in years!!

[@lesliefortier6595]

Remove all of the government subsidies! This should have been started decades ago. Maybe that will change their incentives for participating in new energy development, which they do not see as profitable enough. Not enough! Well, take away the subsidies.

[@vicalbincooper]

Great talk Al Gore! I like the passion you have for calling out the oil companies and petro states for their greed. You inspire me to take action. I'm actually encouraged by how much I can personally do. I have the means to drive an EV and install solar panels and it feels great to not have to go to the gas station anymore. I working on replacing all my appliances with electric versions. My goal is to reduce my personal use of fossil fuels as much as possible. Of course, I want to stop polluting but it's also simple economics. I mean, can someone tell me why I should pay some big corporation for my energy when I can get it much cheaper from the sky? I'm also reducing how much I fly and asking what is the cost of the pollution of my actions? Is there an alternative? Just asking these questions and taking what action I can is very empowering!

[@mdombroski]

Yeh, great passion, just like Donald Trump.

[@8088I]

Who would have thunk?! Brought to US by our 'f/r/iendly' Dinosaur Goo(P) Co.$ 🔥🦕💩🦖🔥💨 🥴😩😣😵‍💫😵⚰️☠️😶‍🌫️

[@andreys7729]

People who identify as oil people find him offensive

[@RalphEllis]

In reality…. US strong tornadoes have been DECREASING for 60 years (see NOAA data). Hurricanes and Typhoons have been STEADY for 45 years (see Dr Ryan Maue data). Heatwaves over 100 f have been DECREASING since the 1930s (see NOAA data). N Hemisphere snow extent has been INCREASING for 50 years. (see Rutgers snow-lab). Polar bear numbers have been increasing for 60 years. (see DR Sue Crockford data:) S Hemisphere sea-ice extent was INCREASING for 40 years, before a storm in 2017. (and extent is climbing back up again) (see NSIDC on climate4you) Ralph.

[@pen7857]

Unfortunately, our infrastructure is not really capable of allowing you the actual solution that would make the greatest of impacts... not owning or driving a vehicle at all, as our mass transit system and city planning is one of the biggest social and engineering failures that has led us to automobile centric dependencies, that will continue to contribute to gas emissions, particulate pollution, and plastic pollution... even with an EV. Sprawl is the creation of car sewers.

[@JT-qd6uc]

This man is the epitome of a patriot. He's fighting for the world as a while as others support those plundering our gift from God.

[@jerrystephenson6198]

I see a lot of deniers, but it seems elementary to me, if you build a fire particulates are going to be released. And, the more fires you build the more particulates will be released.

[@Vega2099x]

Carbon Capture is here, and they could implement it in various ways, but for it to be enough to offset all their emissions is where it gets to be a currently unrealistic solution, like one patch in a tire full of holes

[@J4Zonian]

@dp It’s more like a patch in a fleet of 18 wheelers with 50 holes in every single tire. Captured carbon is horribly inefficient, takes a lot of extra energy to use, & is overwhelmingly used to extract more oil & gas. So it’s not just a long way from being useful, the more it’s used the farther it is from even breaking even. Climate Town “It’s time to let coal die.” And see Michael Barnard on carbon capture at Cleantechnica & elsewhere.

[@RogerMillerInVA]

The Persian gulf states, and especially those on the Arabian Peninsula, each receive enough solar and wind energy every day to power the world, with zero emissions. Why isn't that being discussed (or is it, in which case, my apology)?

[@J4Zonian]

@Roger It is, but not nearly enough. Saudi Arabia has kept announcing massive investments in renewable energy & never has anything to show for it. ???? All the rest of MENA is pathetically & disgustingly but effectively resisting renewables, obviously because they all survive as autocracies by selling oil domestically & abroad. (The resource curse)... Except for Morocco, which is almost 40% RE, twice the US despite Morocco’s poverty. Its Noor series of projects (Arabic for light) have made it a world leader in combining PV & dispatchable, 24/7/365 CSP. (also 20% hydro). Obviously it would be dumm to try to power the world from 1 spot but they could make a huge 24/7 contribution to Europe, the rest of Africa, Central Asia... See video "The Problem with Solar Energy in Africa", though with a grain of sand or whatever.

[@broddr]

The current problem with wind and solar (pardon my pun) is transmission. No one wants to invest in new transmission lines until renewable sites are approved and work has begun. But no company will invest in a renewable site unless there are high capacity transmission lines that allow them to sell their power. Another big issue, at least in industrialized countries, is “not in my backyard.” Towers and high voltage lines are not pretty, and everywhere they are proposed people fight them tooth and nail. Just look at where most new wind power installations are being proposed. Offshore, so only nearby coastal “neighbors” to object to the loss of view, and almost all are near existing or retired fossil fuel generation facilities. That’s because those existing facilities already have high power connectivity to the grid. So only a line or two need to be run from the wind farm to shore to achieve a grid connection. But beach communities are fighting even that minor change.

[@J4Zonian]

@@broddr Yes, those are challenges. David Roberts just did a podcast (yesterday? Haven’t read/listened yet) on some of that, & several with Saul Griffith (Electrify), & lots of people have been discussing it. The administration just came up with a plan but I think anything they do will be inadequate until Biden packs the Supreme Court (all the courts) and declares a national emergency, which he quite insanely refuses to do. "States Doing End Run Around Clean Energy Misinformers" Climate Crock of the Week, August 30, 2023 Rooftop solar & offshore wind are relatively immune to these holdups, so they’re special targets for other delays-Koch/ALEC legislation against rooftop solar, lawsuits, regulatory delays, fake rumors about whales... In a larger sense, in the face of Republican gerrymandering, voter suppression, etc. Democrats have to embrace an all-out progressive agenda to get a big enough majority to ensure the safety of climate solutions. I’m sure that will happen voluntarily at the time porcine beings aviate. A revolution will be necessary.

[@LeonardiniLuca]

He's a true believer. The world needs leaders that believe in something greater than their personal brand. I absolutely love the talk and the passion.

[@Jensth]

Blah..... He flew around the world in a private jet preaching this 25 years ago. So phony.

[@RobertMJohnson]

a true believer with a massive carbon footprint? are you serious?

[@Leaenab.]

​@@JensthIt was literally his job, and a platform he used to raise awareness on the climate crisis. Gore may not be perfect, but he is one of the few influential people calling out the fossil fuel lobby and that COUNTS.

[@Jensth]

@@Leaenab. If you wanna save the environment, then dont eat meat, dont drive a car, dont fly on vacation (or work for that matter), dont have kids. Reduce your consumption of things that have a long route of transport. Eat locally produced vegetables. Ride a bicycle. Install solar panels on your roof.

[@Leaenab.]

@@Jensth Even if I did all of those things, it wouldn't make any difference while fossil fuels are being burned by the billions of tonnes.

[@jbirdz3609]

PREACH AL🙌

[@eatfortheearth1765]

Al Gore, I appreciate your passion and commitment. You are undoubtedly correct about the fact that the fossil fuel industry is doing everything it can to continue business as usual at the expense of environmental sustainability and the continued habitability of our beloved Earth. But you are dead wrong, and this is a life or death matter, when you say "the climate crisis is a fossil fuel crisis." Surely you know that should we follow your idea that the solution to resolving the climate crisis is to "phase out fossil fuels" will not work without a simultaneous change in diets towards plants and a major reduction in methane and other short-lived climate forcers. Surely you understand that if we reach net zero on fossil fuels without simultaneous reductions in methane from all major sources, we will see a dangerous increase in heating in the short term, heating that will take us well over the 1.5º C increase and probably the 2º threshold as well. Why won't you acknowledge the powerful, positive impact of drastically reducing animal agriculture and reforesting or rewilding the land freed up from pastures and feed crop cultivation? I'm fine with you primarily focusing on fossil fuels, but you are not being truthful if you don't at least let people know that fossil fuels alone are not driving the planetary heating.

[@ecotropics6495]

Fierceless. Bold. Inspiring. Al Gore motivates us all to continue deploying climate solutions.

[@13atkind]

I was 5 when he ran for president. I'd vote for him if he ran again. I bet a lot of other young people would as well.

[@VintageYakyu]

​@@austindenotter19Pick up the phone in the Oval Office and say "Get me Putin!"

[@leveljoe]

Al Gore is the Ricky Bobby of the "climate change" world.

[@e.d.3729]

he and his message are magnificent and i love them both. but i don't believe we have the will to change. my belief is based on vast vast vast evidence.

[@jennynazak764]

Speaking of climate conferences, they need to be by Zoom. No more in-person climate conferences, requiring people to fly from all over the world. Doesn't matter who the host country is; they all promote flying and consumerism.

[@LukeDavis]

What a speech. If we manage to transform to a fossil fuel free society in time to avoid total catastrophe, it will be in part this man's tireless sounding of the alarm that helped get us there.

[@CONEHEADDK]

:D

[@alvagoldbook2]

There is no coming catastrophe. The earth has been in an over all cooling trend for the last 4,000 years. CO2 emissions do not cause climate change. It's chemically impossible.

[@froggy0162]

We had our chance, it’s far far too late now. The damage is done.

[@alvagoldbook2]

@@froggy0162 oh look. “Science” has become a modern doomsday cult.

[@froggy0162]

@@alvagoldbook2 Huh? Its just what’s happening, no cult about it…

[@redrockcrf4663]

At 1.1 trillion in subsidies, they could pay that to nationalise and take control of those companies.

[@mdombroski]

That is a bogus meaningless concocted number. Check out Venezuela to see how well nationalization works.

[@joemccarthy7120]

Renewables subsidies are vastly higher than alleged fossil fuel subsidies.

[@casscara]

❤ Love you VP Al. Keep it up. You're too smart for many Americans though; especially those voters 22 years ago. I've often asked "WWAD?".

[@dougjstl1]

Oil is not a fossil fuels not made from dinosaurs it's not made from fossils it's a mineral it's an element. Oil is a mineral or an element.

[@anooppatel6401]

As a republican, conservative, small government, 50+ yr old--I hated Gore. But, I am an environmentalist and totally agree with him. I appreciate his emotional presentation. 👍

[@AlignmentCoaching]

We need to change the economic system

[@paulakass1269]

Al Gore you rock !

[@kurtdobson]

This the guy that told us we'd all burn up by 2013, with the coastal regions under water.

[@hulamei3117]

It will happen.

[@chickenstrangler3826]

I don't know if that's true (that al gore said what you claim) but models change as time passes. Climate change study was in it's infancy then and didn't have the power of super computers like today. Models today are much more accurate.

[@Harrock]

Should go viral !

[@Elewaldini1]

Let's do this!

[@bobbresnahan8397]

Go Al! People ask me about politicians you can count on. Here's one. He's been a great voice for climate and the environment for decades. He was a neo-liberal -- that's very very bad. Don't know where he stands now. But I admire this man.

[@davidkendall2272]

Al Gore is an incredible human being, and has been non-stop correct about this issue and its solutions. He is a hero to me. All fossil fuel subsidies MUST be ELIMINATED NOW!

[@CreativeConscience]

Great talk, shared this on. thanks

[@jimbrunsman1011]

Excellent presentation and Mr. Gore is still ahead of the curve.

[@Crunch_dGH]

DRAFT Gore for Pres! Any question?

[@johnj8229]

1:46

[@adamolsen6411]

Al Gore is fighting the good fight!

[@marissadower-morgan3313]

I'm not convinced we will get this solved

[@kurtdobson]

Out here in the Rocky Mountains, natural gas is clean, plentiful and less than 1/4th the cost of electricity per BTU.

[@J4Zonian]

@kurt Locally & temporarily plentiful because of horrifically destructive drilling is not an answer except to insane people. It’s certainly dirty, as bad as coal for climate with a huge & mounting list of serious-to-dire other problems. Using electric heat pumps, induction cookers, EVs, etc.-vastly more efficient end uses with a tiny fraction of a percent of leaks & losses that the gas system has, & renewable energy which is already cheaper & is dropping fast in price, the answer will be much clearer, at least to sane people. (IF you’re telling the truth, gas is only cheaper because of pricing policies. But many places in Colorado have opted for renewable electricity to save both money & civilization.)

[@kurtdobson]

@@J4Zonian 88.5 billion cubic feet per day. Any idea how much electricity is needed to replace it? Keep in mind electricity generation in utah is coal fired. How much capital is required to replace natural gas and where does the money come from?

[@J4Zonian]

@@kurtdobson 60% less energy is needed right off than the gas provides because electrical end uses are so much more efficient. ICVs, eg, waste 94-96% of the energy in oil, well to wheel, while EVs are about 40-60% efficient panel & turbine to wheel, inclusive. Same with heat pumps vs. AC + radiative heater, induction cooking, etc. Then there’s transporting fuels: 40% of global shipping; probably half of rail, enormous metal & energy expended on pipelines. (the first recyclable, the second not so much). All eliminated by renewable energy. [1] And all the energy, money, labor, expertise wasted on fuel subsidies ($7 trillion/yr) & making up for or living (& dying) with the enormous externalities ($6 trillion/yr though that leaves out a lot) caused by fuels but not renewables: gone. In all, the US wastes as much as 85% of the energy it uses & that’s not even counting what the rich waste on trivial indulgences & defensive oppression. With greater equality we could eliminate as much as 95% of the energy we use. But renewablizing doesn’t count on that. Other savings are pointed out by Amory Lovins’ RMI, Drawdown & others. Efficient light bulbs, straightening pipes, insulation, building better buildings from now on [2] Wind, solar, efficiency, & wiser lives are the cheapest energy sources of all. Those investments make lots of money but because of decades of delay by the insane right wing, it can’t happen fast enough that way to prevent catastrophic ecological & civilizational collapse. It has to be massive, determined, immediate emergency action by a progressive government with enormously higher taxes on the rich (which has to happen anyway to prevent fascism). IOW, a radical, comprehensive Green New Deal. Given the lunatic intransigence of the far right ruling the US & their opposition to all climate & ecological solutions, that’s unlikely without a peaceful revolution (at least on our side; it’s already been violent on the side of the rich & the right). Any complaints about the scale of the changes needed should be sent to the extreme right wing. They’re the ones who out of fear, rage, hatred, nihilism, & ultimately mental illness [3] have actively prevented the sane people from solving the eco-psychological crisis for 50 years. They’ve lied, stolen, cheated, manipulated, committed mass murder, even genocide, destroyed what little democracy we had, used racism, misogyny, religious & class prejudice & more to divide & paralyze the sane & especially the marginally sane on the right. Fossil & fissile fuel, ICV, agro-chemical, media, banking, & other corporate oligarchs & dark money donors have especially used vast amounts of money (tens of billions) to warp & twist society according to the dictates of their disease, establishing a science denial & disinformation industry, a jackalpack of far right PR & lobbying firms masquerading as think tanks. [1] MacArthur recipient Saul Griffith’s book, Electrify. See David Roberts' interviews with him at Volts. [2] Amory Lovins’ house in Snowmass Colorado, Malcolm Wells’ underground houses, & many others. [3] "Seeing Wetiko: on Capitalism, Mind Viruses, and Antidotes for a World in Transition” Alnoor Ladha, Martin Kirk

[@brys.3131]

What an incredible speech!

[@justinklenk]

I detest political affiliation and identity (as a disclaimer), so that's not where this is coming from, but I'd just appreciate the opportunity to say - that Al Gore has a strong, vital, vigorous capacity for stagecraft. His facility with our inherent, natural linguistic capability - with natural language - truly evidences his sincerity... his sincere intelligence, both of heart and mind. He has accomplished much of value for humanity, in his small, ultimately obscure little life on this spinning, earthy ball. Aside from my extreme propensity toward critical assessment (of anything; of everything)... I listen and learn (and love) when he speaks/when he holds forth. In the final analysis, he has truly been, overall, a force for humanity's good, and an instrument of meaningfully positive change, in the fraught course of our evolution. He is appreciated. 👍

[@federalmayhem]

get a clue

[@justinklenk]

@@federalmayhem Care to expand?