Al Gore on TED

Al Gore's newest speech is an interesting discussion about a new problem that has arisen. Unlike An Inconvenient Truth where he suggested there is a problem and it will need fixing, his new speech says most people now acknowledge that the problem exist but do not have a sense of urgency to solve it.

He poses this idea of a "democratic crisis" which goes hand in had with the environmental one. The main idea here is that we need to make changes. People need to get involved and they need to actually want a change for it to happen.

One way he suggests doing this is to "put a price on carbon." While this blog is rather liberal in the sense that it promotes being green and the like, we do not mean to impose any beliefs on anyone. But, a tax on carbon is a good idea. It will create a sense of personal responsibility because people will not tolerate paying for their consumption and will inevitably reduce carbon emissions.

A last note before the video is that we are finally the last country to not have signed the Kyoto agreement. Again, we don't want to impose, but what will it take for our country (or our leaders) to realize that there is a problem and we need a solution?

Al Gore on TED:


Thanks TED!