         
Last night I had the privilege of seeing Al Gore give his lecture, "An Inconvenient Truth", live in the Guildhall in Cambridge. Similar in form to his film, the experience was more inspiring still. It was an evening that will remain with me as an outstanding example of oratory that sucks you in and touches your heart. He didn't delve too much into the science, nor did he answer any questions - he merely provided compelling visual evidence for why must act, and anecdotes on why we aren't, simply, humbly, and with a sense of compassion and understanding for all 500 people there, and left it at that. It was of no surprise that the applause that followed was a full two minutes of unbridled admiration for the man, and that the speaker who thanked him was visibly emotional, and simply said what we all felt, which was to thank Al for using his gift for communication on this subject. I left both angry and sad, but above all with a renewed sense of resolve to not rest from raising awarness and demanding government action on climate change until we have a workable framework in place for limiting carbon emissions to an acceptable level. If you have the opportunity to see this talk it should not be passed up, because, while all to often it can seem like the battle for peoples hearts and minds on this subject is unwinnable, this can give hope that it isn't. More than that, it is an excellent opportunity to take along all those friends and colleagues we all have who are ambivalent or sceptical of climate change. Tags: gore inconvenient truth Blog post by ojwoodford on March 26, 2007 at 2:07 p.m.
Bookmark to: |
