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Political Will Is a Renewable Resource
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Political Will Is a Renewable Resource

Al Gore
World Economic Forum, 2018
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A dearth of political will has impeded the fight against climate change for decades, but as environmentalist Al Gore attests, political will is a renewable resource. At the World Economic Forum’s Sustainability Development Impact Summit in New York in 2018, Gore argued that the solution to climate change requires local, regional and national governments to broaden how they tackle the crisis – a cure-all that sounds simpler in its explanation than its execution. Nevertheless, until society heeds Gore’s message, the climate crisis will continue to devastate the planet and all that live on it. 

Take-Aways

  • Humankind’s continued use of fossil fuels is devastating the Earth.
  • Global warming is disrupting the distribution of heat on Earth and destabilizing the entire climate system.
  • The political will to create meaningful change is lacking, but “political will is itself a renewable resource.”

About the Speaker

Al Gore is a politician, environmentalist and influencer who champions the fight against global warming.

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