Gore interview with Couric
Stephanie Baudains
Al Gore was yesterday questioned on climate change policy by Katie Couric, anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News, in an interview that coincided with the release of his latest book Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis' . In a polished delivery the erstwhile American Vice-President said that humanity is in possession of enough tools “to solve three or four climate crises” - if we could only pull together to use them.
Though he praised climate-focussed leaders like President Obama, Gore said that success in solving the climate problem will only be possible when the green movement is truly adopted by the people. The situation calls for a ‘grassroots’ movement, he argued, as for American Civil Rights, with action coming from the bottom up.
The clip below shows Gore responding to critics who anticipate escalating costs from domestic climate policy:
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Later in the interview he compared climate skeptics to those who still believe that the moon landing was a hoax, commenting that the reasoning behind climate change is ‘as settled as [science] ever gets’. A key part of his message focussed on the Copenhagen climate conference in December, which he believes has a good chance of producing a globally ratified treaty. He says that an alternative outcome would be dire, as ‘we don’t have a lot of time’.
Stephanie Baudains is an intern at Nature Geoscience
