Al Gore, former US Vice-president, and Connie Hedegaard: "Don't let those who cling to the past succeed in stalling sensible climate policies" - News - Connie Hedegaard - Climate Action
"2011 has been an extraordinary year with abundant examples of extreme weather and climatic disruptions. Many people in Northern Europe – Britain, Netherlands, Denmark and Belgium – have seen roads closed and their basements flooded due to exceptional rainfalls, several countries in Central and Southern Europe have issued heat wave alarms. The US has experienced ten billion dollar disasters, Japan experienced the wettest August ever, central regions in China have suffered the worst drought for 50 years, and, at the Horn of Africa, millions are suffering from a famine which in part is caused by a prolonged and unusual drought.
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