In December 2005, I was asked to co-sponsor an event: "The Heat is On: Silicon Valley Takes on Global Warming". On that cold December evening, I had the opportunity to join an auditorium full of people @ Stanford to hear Al Gore deliver his famous speech. Undoubtedly a significant milestone in my thinking about the subject.
For anybody that hasn’t seen Al Gore’s “New Thinking about the Climate Crisis” speech @ TED last February, click below.
The main point delivered this time - it’s not just about changing behavior. It’s about changing the laws, which lead to change in behavior. Of course, when I watched this video, I couldn’t stop thinking about Israel (and the minimal attention that we give this subject…).
Yes, it’s getting better, but there’s a *long* way to go. Wouldn’t you expect that Israel, with virtually no natural resources, who’s political reality creates the strongest motivation to move to clean energy, would be driving as aggressively as possible to lead the change?
Wouldn't you agree that it will be premature, and harmful, to change the laws given the fact that the science behind Gore's claims is very problematic? The fact is that the temperatures didn't rise in the last 10 years (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aU.evtnk6DPo), and are not supposed to in the next 10 years (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7329799.stm).
It would be great to see Innovation that make "greener" products efficiently, but it will be dangerous to follow Gore's advice and subject the world to his suggested policies.
Posted by: Rogel | May 06, 2008 at 11:39 PM