12-18)Ī youth activist’s blueprint for mitigating climate catastrophe.Īlthough Sandford, a 17-year-old Extinction Rebellion Youth London coordinator, knows the relevant research, she isn’t concerned with making the case for anthropogenic climate change in her authorial debut. (acknowledgements, credits, index) (Nonfiction. Multiple copies should be in every school and library.
Four simple action steps are suggested, and readers are referred to the website from the film for further information. Gore points out the effects of the population explosion and political denial but holds out hope that this crisis can also provide an opportunity for change. Some of the logic of individual bits of his original presentation has been lost in the simplification, but readers are likely to be familiar with his examples and the potential consequences: storms, floods, droughts, changes at the poles and in the oceans, public-health issues and even the rhythm of the seasons. Beginning with an introduction to the issue, the evidence is presented in striking then-and-now pictures, simple graphs and straightforward, clearly written text. Most of the illustrations have been retained. Gore has contributed a new introduction, and a new table of contents clarifies his argument.
As news sites reported and the film shows, Gore has gone to Trump Tower to speak to Trump about climate change.Īfter the screening of the movie at Sundance on Thursday, Gore did not divulge what he said in that meeting with Trump, but he had a message for the new president about climate change: "We're going to win this.A bestselling tie-in book, now adapted for middle- and high-school readers by Jane O’Connor, accompanied the award-winning documentary film about global warming, from Vice President Gore.
Trump promised during his campaign that he would not support the Paris Agreement. The latest is Donald Trump winning the election. One of the most interesting moments in the movie is when Gore travels to Georgetown, Texas, to see for himself how one of the most conservative parts of Texas has taken to alternative means of energy and is quickly becoming one of the most notable regions of the country for the use of renewable energy.īut just when Gore thinks he's making progress, he comes upon another pothole. We also see powerful imagery, like rushing floodwaters that have led to destroyed homes and loss of life, and the prediction in "An Inconvenient Truth" that a storm could flood lower Manhattan coming to fruition when Hurricane Sandy hit New York City in 2012. It also shows Gore's seminars and behind-the-scenes dealings to advance the cause.ĭirected by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk, the movie follows Gore as he travels, witnessing how global warming has hurt the world - from the melting glaciers in Greenland to the rising tide in Miami that causes roads to flood.īut the movie also has a little more drama than "An Inconvenient Truth." Yes, Gore is still doing a PowerPoint presentation, as in the first movie, but we also watch preparations for 2015's Paris Agreement, a global pact to mitigate the effects of climate change, and how Gore's maneuvering with India on solar power helped lead to the landmark agreement. The movie expands on its fact-heavy predecessor to delve deeper into how the world is affected by climate change. Gore has returned with all his PowerPoint gusto to remind everyone that climate change is still here and can't be ignored with "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power," which just had its world premiere here at the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday.