Al Gore
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Official account of former Vice President Al Gore. Chair and co-founder of Generation Investment Management, @ClimateReality founder & co-founder @ClimateTRACE.
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In its first week, the new administration has taken many steps to roll back climate progress. One I want to draw extra attention to is the repeal of an environmental justice Executive Order I was proud to champion in the Clinton-Gore White House. The video below shows a day's worth of harmful particulate pollution flowing into a part of America known as "Cancer Alley." 66.9% of residents of Cancer Alley are Black. The poverty rate is nearly 50% higher in Cancer Alley than in the country as a whole. It is one of the most heavily polluted areas in the United States and the town of Reserve, Louisiana has the highest cancer risk in the U.S., at 50 times the national average. Decades of discriminatory practices have turned low-income communities and communities of color across the country into dumping grounds for pollution. Environmental justice isn't part of some imaginary "woke agenda." The Executive Order that was repealed last week focused on ending discrimination, not perpetuating it. This is a disappointing setback for those who seek to put an end to this longstanding injustice. But environmental justice advocates are among the most active and effective voices in the global grassroots movement for environmental protection and climate action. I look forward to continuing to lock arms with them in our struggle for a cleaner future.
Al Gore844,145 次观看 • 1 年前
This is a typical day's worth of particulate pollution from major facilities in my hometown of Nashville, TN. This tool from Climate TRACE is nominated for Best Data Visualization by The Webby Awards. Vote for Climate TRACE today & check out air pollution sources in your city!
Al Gore58,028 次观看 • 2 个月前
As fossil fuel facilities continue to spew more and more heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the sky, they also spread massive amounts of disease-causing particulate co-pollution into the communities where they’re located — killing almost 9 million people every year. The incredible team at Climate TRACE has started tracking that pollution and you can now see how it pollutes the air in 2,500 cities worldwide at
Al Gore84,237 次观看 • 9 个月前
I’ve spent the past three days in Louisiana taking part in events organized by local community leaders to highlight the devastating impacts of the climate crisis — from Hurricane Katrina to the region dominated by the petrochemical industry known as Cancer Alley. I was deeply moved by the stories from Sharon Lavigne, risestjames and the many people from across the River Parishes who have seen the lives of their sons, daughters, brothers, and sisters cut short by the toxic chemicals in the air they breathe, water they drink, and food they eat. I had the opportunity to join my daughter Karenna as she led a dialogue for COP30’s Global Ethical Stocktake with those who work at the intersection of faith, environmental justice, and climate advocacy. It was made all the more powerful by our surroundings at the TEP Center with civil rights pioneer, Dr. Leona Tate. Today, I was honored to participate in the community commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in the lower Ninth Ward. During Katrina, the levees failed. But so did the policies that have perpetuated environmental injustice and placed this community on the frontlines of the climate crisis. And so did the programs that were supposed to support the survivors of this disaster. We cannot continue to fail the people of Louisiana by using the sky as if it were an open sewer. We need to move swiftly to phase out the fossil fuels that are killing people with pollution in Cancer Alley and fueling stronger and more frequent extreme weather. When the rain comes, when the storms hit, when the drought dries up the water, when the ice melts and the sea level rises, remember these warnings came. Listen to the scientists who are warning us. Listen to the people of Cancer Alley, of the Lower Ninth Ward, and of all of the frontline communities who are demanding action. Thank you to Sharon and the entire RISE St. James team for hosting me and Climate Reality in St. James and Beyond Petrochemicals Repairers of the Breach Hip Hop Caucus 🏁 & Taproot Earth for your ongoing work to lift up the voices of those who live in Cancer Alley. And thank you to Rev Yearwood ✊🏾 for joining us in St. James and inviting me to join you in your #Katrina20 remembrance. We have much more work to do. So let’s rise to the occasion and demand climate action.
Al Gore28,362 次观看 • 10 个月前
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