Their future is in your hands.īut he said in the three decades since Globe was founded, the world had “also seen the emergence of extremely effective solutions for the climate crisis”, hailing the growth of renewable power and increased popularity of electric vehicles. To all those in the halls of #COP26, now is the time to listen to their voices and act. Today in Glasgow, young people from around the world are taking to the streets for #FridaysForFuture. “The number one task is to reduce emissions because we are now using the thin shell of atmosphere surrounding our planet as if it were an open sewer, putting 162 million tonnes of man-made, heat-trapping global warming pollution into the sky every single day.” “If they are making a net-zero pledge they must now be held to it,” he said. With more countries and organisations making net-zero commitments, Mr Gore said it is crucial they are held to account on their pledges. He told world politicians gathered at Holyrood for the event on Friday: “I for one believe very strongly that we are right at the long-awaited political tipping point, the many pledges for action here at this conference of the parties are impressive.” Three decades ago, Mr Gore and John Kerry – who is now the US special presidential envoy for climate – established the Globe organisation for legislators around the world to play their part in the fight against global warming. He was speaking in a video address at the start of the Globe Cop26 Legislators Summit taking place at the Scottish Parliament. Mr Gore, who served two terms as vice-president under Bill Clinton, added that “impressive” pledges for action have been made at the Cop26 summit in Glasgow.īut he warned the climate crisis is getting worse “faster than we are yet implementing solutions”, as he said more political will is needed to tackle the problem. The world is at a “long-awaited political tipping point” in the fight against climate change, former US vice-president Al Gore has said.
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