TED 2006
Al Gore: Averting the climate crisis
Summary
The speaker Al Gore is a former Vice President of the United States. He said "We have many things to do about the climate crisis urgently, beyond our situation as a politician and not." He appeared in a campaign movie to educate citizens about global warming via a comprehensive slide show, thus he has a lot of its data.
You have to know about the climate crisis more. You probably think that cars and trucks are very significant in this issue, however, you should reduce emissions in your home.
We have to start to change our life before "climate crisis" will be "climate collapse."
Words in this story
climate change / changes in the world's weather, in particular the fact that it is believed to be getting warmer as a result of human activity increasing the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
global warming / a gradual increase in the earth’s temperature, caused by gases, esp. carbon dioxide, surrounding the earth.
democracy / a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
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