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An Inconvenient Truth. The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About it

Categorie	Klimaat & Weer
Boeknummer	#269772
Titel	An Inconvenient Truth. The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About it
Auteur	Gore, Al
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London, Bloomsbury
Jaar van uitgave	2006
ISBN10	0747589062
ISBN13	9780747589068
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	The climate crisis may at times appear to be happening slowly, but in fact it is happening very quickly -- and has become a true planetary emergency. The Chinese expression for crisis consists of two characters. The first is a symbol for danger; the second is a symbol for opportunity. In order to face down the danger that is stalking the planet and move through it, listeners first have to recognize that they are facing a crisis. So why is it that public leaders seem not to hear such 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 warnings? Perhaps, but inconvenient truths do not go away just because they are not seen. Indeed, when they are not responde... (Lees verder)d to, their significance doesn't diminish; it grows.
Pagina's	325
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 10,00

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