Nov '08: Al Gore On Oprah - What To Do About Global Warming

Al Gore appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show today to explain the harmful effects of global warming and what will happen if we don't do something now to preserve the earth's atmosphere for future generations.
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Oprah Winfrey compared Al Gore to Noah in the bible because he is trying to warn others about potentially disastrous climate changes.

Budget 2009: Darling promises 34% emissions cuts with world's first binding carbon budgets | Environment | guardian.co.uk

If they can actually do it, the government's pledge to cut global warming emissions by one third in just over a decade should transform the way the UK economy works.

However, critics warned that the cuts would still not be enough to avoid dangerous climate change, and warned that other spending pledges were not nearly enough to meet the target.
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James Cameron, vice-chairman of Climate Change Capital, a low-carbon investment fund with more than US$1.5bn (£1bn) under management, said: "The idea of a carbon budget is to be applauded and must become a permanent feature of how we direct our economy. But the reality is that creating a low carbon economy requires more than high-level commitment. The scale of investment required is huge, and thus far the commitments to stimulate the economy and reduce emissions have been small gestures, albeit in the right direction. They have identified the correct areas to be targeting with strategic intervention but the orders of magnitude are much too small."