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An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About it
Al Gore
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Description for An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About it
paperback. Good copy showing some age and shelf wear
The truth about the climate crisis is an inconvenient one that means we are going to have to change the way we live our lives. Our climate crisis may at times appear to be happening slowly, but in fact it has become a true planetary emergency and we must recognise that we are facing a crisis. So why is it that some leaders seem not to hear the clarion warnings? Are they resisting the truth because they know that the moment they acknowledge it, they will face a moral imperative to act? Is it simply more convenient to ignore the ... Read more
The truth about the climate crisis is an inconvenient one that means we are going to have to change the way we live our lives. Our climate crisis may at times appear to be happening slowly, but in fact it has become a true planetary emergency and we must recognise that we are facing a crisis. So why is it that some leaders seem not to hear the clarion warnings? Are they resisting the truth because they know that the moment they acknowledge it, they will face a moral imperative to act? Is it simply more convenient to ignore the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747589068
SKU
KMK0024917
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Al Gore
Al Gore was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976 and the U.S. Senate in 1984 and 1990. He was inaugurated as the 45th vice president of the United States on January 20, 1993, and served eight years. He is Chairman of Generation Investment Management, a London-based firm that is focused on a new approach to ... Read more
Reviews for An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About it
'A user-friendly introduction to global warming... lucid, harrowing and bluntly effective' Michiko Kakutani, NEW YORK TIMES '...this frightening, galvanizing book will convince plenty of readers that Earth genuinely does hang in the balance...' Warren Bass, WASHINGTON POST 'Gore the activist is an earnest, passionate, funny and caring individual, determined to communicate with people about the most important issue facing our ... Read more