REACTION PAPER In ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Submitted by: Pajarillo, Jordan P. BSEE IV Submitted to: Engr. Henry T. Amado

An Inconvenient Truth AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH is a documentary, an instrument of public education and talks about the problem of global warming in the earth and inspires people to take action to save the earth. This documentary centers on Al Gore, and his campaign to make global warming a recognized problem worldwide. Gore combines objective scientific evidence, humor and personal insights to create a powerful exploration of what he clearly believes is the most critical issue of this or any other time in human history. Davis Guggenheim was the director of the documentary.

The award winning documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, by Al Gore is an eye opener and somehow it is a wakeup call for me. I have heard about global warming way back high school and heard it often when I entered college. I knew the meaning of the term global warming and that was it. I knew a little about it, what causes global warming and how fatal are its effects to Earth. And honestly, I never really cared. I was one of those people who treat it very lightly and after watching An Inconvenient Truth I was caught off guard by the concrete and hard fact. After watching the documentary I knew what Earths big time enemy is today, and that is global warming. The documentary of Al Gore is very interesting, because it does not only give you information about global warming but also it will awaken you to take good care of our mother earth. It clearly showed the environmental conditions our planet is facing. Part of the reason why I like it was that Gore presents a powerful message that combines factual information, humor and, ultimately, hopes. I really like how Al Gore relates his life story with what was happening in the earth, especially global warming. I was shocked that there was already big increase on carbon dioxide emission. I don't like the fact that he put some issues in politics, especially on what happened in 2000 presidential election in America . The global warming issue was properly and well explained by giving so animations, graphics, and video clips. I realized how much we take our actions for granted, never giving any thought if those actions will have negative impact on the environment. I really like what he said in the documentary, We no longer have much time left to change, but we do have time. I was awakened by the documentary and it made me feel that it's our time to secure our future. I learned that if we are humane enough about the issue of global warming, we must encourage ourselves to make the change. Indeed, An Inconvenient Truth hits sharp and it hits hard. If you love our mother earth, watch it. No wait, don't just watch it, do something. Start making changes, to save the earth for ourselves and the next generation who will inherit it.

The documentary was about global warming and on how can we protect our mother earth for future generations. Al Gore shows pictures of the earth and also shows us up-to-date data and

statistics, which is also compared by figures in our prior years to show us the degree of damage we have done tour planet earth. The documentary also has elaborate cartoons and diagrams so that people of all intellectual capabilities can understand and relate to the topics under discussion. Added to that, he shows also pictures of the destruction of earth just like comparative photographs from footage of collapsing ice shelves, data on the record numbers of storms, disappearing glaciers around the world, great floods, and other kinds of extreme weather, new diseases which include viruses which hit the people , photos of dying polar bears animations of the effects of rising sea levels, and disappearing coral reefs. It has in depth explanations as to how all this damage has come to occur and why most people fail to respond to all warnings concerning about the planet. It also states that politics and mislead information has been given to most public, so that this issue can be ignored and not resolved as solutions and alternatives can cause a lot of problems and hassles economically. He tells that only political will can make a change and to encourage the people to stand up for saving the earth. One thing more it also shows his defeat with George W. Bush during the presidential election last 2000 in United States of America It shows us that many countries prefer to go with censorship than to spend behind alternatives. He also mentioned about the Kyoto protocol where he showed the nations which signed that said protocol. Al Gore clearly mentioned the fate of the poor scientists who were persecuted for trying to reveal "unwanted" information to the public. He said that many controversies were put up against the Global Warming theory, but the public now has the right shed some light on this matter. He also relates his life story in the documentary just like the death of her sister because of lung cancer and the near-fatal car accident of his son. He also gives solution on how to solve climate crisis:1) Neutralize your 2)remaining emissions 3)Dont waste paper 4)Carry a refillable beverage bottle 5)Modify your diet to eat less meat 6)Buy things that last 7)Pre-cycle reduce before you buy 8 )Vote with your dollars 9) Support an environmental group 10) Telecommute from home. Some facts presented in the Al Gore truth movie

The Keeling curve a graph of CO2 measurements before and after photos of glaciers showing melting of ice Ice core data from antarctics showing now highest levels of CO2 during the last several hundred thousand years. Correlated with temperature during the same period (measured by oxygen isotope) gore demonstrate that CO2 levels and temperature levels fit together to explain iceages

The disappearance of snow on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania due to global warming during the last 30 years ago Temperature measurements from 1880 showing that during the last 14 years 10 of the hottest years were measured The drying up of Lake Chad Hurricane Katrina and the consequent devastation in New Orleans Polar bears being found drowned Increased coral reef bleaching

Gore begins the science part of his talk with a very easy to understand presentation on the basics of how the greenhouse effect works. His speech is clear, the graphics top notch, and he spices it up with a hilarious two-minute cartoon depicting roughneck global warming gases preventing poor Mr. Sunbeam from escaping Earth's atmosphere. Gore addresses the argument of skeptics who claim that the Earth is too big for humans to affect by showing Space Shuttle photos of how thin the atmosphere really is compared to the vast bulk of our planet. "The problem we now face is that this thin layer of atmosphere is being thickened by huge quantities of carbon dioxide," he asserts, which is not correct. The build-up of CO2 has virtually no effect on the density or thickness of Earth's atmosphere. The correct thing to say would have been, "The problem we now face is that this thin layer of atmosphere is being made more opaque to the transmission of infrared radiation (heat) by huge quantities of carbon dioxide." Glaciers Gore shows an impressive series of "then and now" images documenting the widespread retreat of many glaciers over the past century. Most dramatically, he shows Kenya's Mt. Kilimanjaro, whose 11,000 year-old glaciers are almost gone. While not all the world's glaciers have retreated in the past century, Gore's presentation is an effective and reasonable way to show how global warming has affected the majority of the world's glaciers. Greenhouse skeptics, including Michael Crichton in his State of Fear book, are fond of bashing those who use Mt. Kilimanjaro as a poster child for demonstrating global warming. They cite scientific research showing that the glacial retreat on Mt. Kilimanjaro is due to drying of the atmosphere , not global warming. However, as discussed at great length in a realclimate post, the research which supposedly supports the skeptics' claims has been widely misquoted and misinterpreted, and much of Kilimanjaro's melting can indeed be ascribed to warming of the atmosphere since 1960. Gore does an excellent job discussing the Greenland and Antarctic ice caps. Again, Gore's graphics are superb, and he does a nice job narrating. He shows animations of what a 20-foot rise

in sea level would do to Manhattan, Florida, India, and China. A 20-foot sea level rise is what we expect if all of Greenland or all of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet were to melt. Such a 20-foot rise is not expected by 2100, and it would have been appropriate for Gore to acknowledge that the consensus of climate scientists--as published in the most recent report by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)--is that sea level is likely to rise between 4 and 35 inches, with a central value of 19 inches, by 2100. He should have also mentioned that temperatures in Greenland in the 1930s were about as warm as today's temperatures, so the current melting of Greenland's a glacier does have historical precedent. Nevertheless, the risk of a catastrophic melting and break-up of the Greenland or West Antarctic ice sheets is very real, when we consider that sea level before the most recent ice age was 15 feet higher than it is now. Gore is right to draw attention to what might happen if sea level rose 20 feet. Drought and heat waves An excellent discussion of the most serious climate change issue our generation is likely to face, the threat of increased drought and reduced water supplies, is presented. Gore makes reference to the extreme heat wave that affected Europe during the summer of 2004, and I was glad to see that he didn't blame the heat wave on global warming--he merely said that more events of this nature will be likely in the future. Hurricanes and severe weather The biggest failure in the movie's presentation of science comes in the discussion hurricanes and severe weather events. The devastation wrought by Katrina is used to very dramatic effect to warn of the dangers climate change presents. We are told that Katrina grew "stronger and stronger and stronger" as it passed over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico that were heated up by global warming. We are told that global warming is increasing the intensity of hurricanes, but not provided information on the great amount of uncertainty and vigorous scientific debate on this issue. Graphs showing recent record insurance losses from natural disasters are presented, but no mention is made of how increasing population and insistence on building in vulnerable areas are the predominant factors causing recent high insurance claims from disasters such as Katrina. Gore points to some unprecedented events in 2004 as evidence of increasing severe weather events worldwide--the record 10 typhoons in Japan, the most tornadoes ever in the U.S., and the appearance of Brazil's first hurricane ever. However, examples of this kind are meaningless. No single weather events, or unconnected series of severe weather events such as Gore presents, are indicative of climate change. In particular, the IPCC has not found any evidence that climate change has increased tornado frequency, or is likely to. Gore doesn't mention the unusually quiet tornado season of 2005, when for the first time ever, no tornadoes were reported in Oklahoma in the month of May.

An Inconvenient Truth - Limits on the Greenhouse Gas Emissions With the impact of global warming, many countries have proposed to limit greenhouse gas emissions to protect the environment. It should not be mandatory for all countries to have a limit on their greenhouse gas emissions regardless of they are a developing country, because limit carbon emissions in developing countries is not fair and if developed countries do not take into account the low-carbon development in developing countries may be lead to more emissions. Global warming emissions by the developed countries is mainly caused by large quantities of greenhouse gases, the current per capita emissions in developing countries is still far lower than developed countries. However, developing countries in the construction period must be produced to have a lot of pollution, carbon emissions will be high, the West in the development period, too, but the West is a historical account does not count, as the Anglo-American history, 1,100 tons of carbon emissions per capita in China only 66 tons, not counting the historical account is not fair for developing countries. Developed countries cannot impose requirements limit carbon emissions in developing countries. In the class, we saw a movie named An Inconvenient Truth. It told us the same truth; Developed countries should take more responsibility for reducing emissions. They cannot ignore the developing and developed countries are at different stages of development. Therefore, the developing and developed countries should not reduce carbon emissions in the same. The earth is our common home. Every country must protect the environment on Earth. Each country should reduce carbon emissions. Mandatory for all countries to have a limit on their greenhouse gas emissions is good for human. We should proceed from the overall situation, to limit greenhouse gas emissions. In protecting the environment should not have national boundaries. To sum up, it should not be mandatory for all countries to have a limit on their greenhouse gas emissions regardless of they are a developing country. Developing countries need to reduce emissions, but also need to development. Developed countries should take more responsibility for reducing emissions. This is our common ideas. Pollution today will negatively impact the world tomorrow. Al Gore is making this argument evident in his film The Inconvenient Truth. This film gives statistics, experimental data, and other rather hard to grasp facts that prove how planet earth is being destroyed by our industrial societies. Statistics predict that within the next 50 years our planet will undergo several changes that according to experimental evidence has already begun. Scientist experimented to find out how much carbon dioxide was in the atmosphere and made connections between changes in the atmosphere. Naturally the amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere change depending on the time of year. Carbon dioxide goes up in the fall and winter

months and down in the summer and spring months. Now due to pollution the amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are unstable. Global warming is cause by carbon dioxide being trap in the atmosphere by greenhouse gases which in turn increases the temperature. Every day the amount of carbon dioxide is rising. Experimental polls of the earth say that the amount of carbon dioxide on the earth have never been over 300ppm since the beginning of time however now the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are over 300ppm. In fact scientists predict that within the next 50 years the earth will project an unrestricted amount of carbon dioxide that will burn fossil fuels. This is a devastating fact. Global warming is destroying some of the planets most beautiful landmarks, such as glaciers, national forest, and mountains. Gore is concerned for the planet in this film. He is trying to make people aware of what is happening on our planet. His passion is for the change of society as a whole to save the planet. The effects of global warming are in taking place right now. The last 14 years on planet earth were recorded as the hottest on the planet. The year 2005 the hottest year ever recorded and the most devastating due to storm in the ocean. When the temperature rising in the atmosphere it also rises in the ocean. Warmer temperatures in the ocean cause stronger storms to occur as did Katrina and many other hurricanes in the year 2005. In the year 2003 India and Europe recorded a heat wave that killed several people. Gore feels that people will not listen until something disastrous happens to them or somebody they know but the truth is everyone will be affected by the drastic changes that are predicted to happen. Global warming causes more precipitation in the air that as a result causes floods and droughts, also it relocates precipitation. Is there a fight between the economy and the earth? A question Gore asked and gracefully answered by saying neither is more important than the other we need a balance between the two. Undoubtedly we can solve this problem however as Gore mentions a plan needs to be put into effect. Some nations have already taken the first steps to moving toward saving the planet. This has to be a collaborative effort by all nations or else we will all suffer the consequences of a devastating future. Since the film release over 106,000 tons of carbons were offset, over 4200 tons offset by people switching to compact fluorescent lights. United States representatives have introduced over 150 bills to congress, some that have been passed and put into effect. According to Gore 4 million people on a seven continents have heard his presentation about climate change and over 2600 people are trained to present this same project. It is our moral obligation to be a part of this project and spread the word about how the planet is headed for unlivable conditions. Only we as a people can change this when will we start? The documentary gave me a deeper understanding of what global warming really is and what will be the consequences if we do not do something about it. The way the documentary is presented is very effective. Al Gore defined and described global warming in a way a nonscience-loving-environmentalist-geek would understand. He also adds humor to it by presenting some animated slide show in between explanations. Most likely, the simplicity of the

presentation and the thorough explanation are the reasons why the documentary received so many awards and appreciation. It started with the presentation of the basic process of global warming which is the greenhouse gases are trapping the suns heat in the earths atmosphere which makes the earth warm. The greenhouse gases are caused by producing too much Carbon Dioxide. I was really shocked when he started showing the comparison of the old and new photographs of the same places, the difference is really obvious. I can see that it is still that place but the changes are really shocking. The glaciers are starting to melt and melting fast. The next slides were the chart presentations of how the production of Carbon Dioxide is getting higher, how the Earths temperature is getting warmer and how glaciers are melting faster that it is some... The 2006 documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, directed by Davis Guggenheim gained several awards due to the bold message that gained its audience attention worldwide. Former Vice President, Al Gore, digs into the causes and effects of global warming in order to educate others at a worldwide level. An Inconvenient Truth films Gore as he travels to Asia and America to spread the word, or Inconvenient Truth, about global warming using an organized and well understood slideshow. The film recreates the presentation given to students to fit a TV screen. In other words, the audience members of the film experience the presentation as if they were in the auditorium of his actual speech. However, there are several scenes added throughout the film that enhances the impact the film has on the individual viewing the film. Gore uses humor, emotions, and personal experiences to have the greatest impact on the audience members both in the auditorium as scene in the film. He incorporates several elements into his presentation that made his lecture extremely influential. Some of these elements include; political involvement, economic concerns, personal experiences from his past, such as his sisters death from lung cancer and his sons near death experience, comparison models of how the earth once was, how it is today and how it will be in the future if the climate continues to change at the rate it is today. This documentary was also entertaining as Gore used comical relief in his short analogies, cartoon skits, and jokes to describe the facts on global warming. The major point he makes is with the rise in temperature on earth the water levels have raised due to the melting of the Antarctic ice. In order to describe the effect of global warming and the possible consequences if we do not reduce the high levels of human generated gases, Gore uses a visual aide of what coastal area like Manhattan will look like if a large ice sheet were to collapse in Antarctica Based on the movie, it the facts of the differences of Earths topography and nature nowadays compared to the times long ago. The differences of the facts were caused by this intriguing global warming that alarmed all the people in the world. This global warming is the result of the gradual increase of greenhouse gases in the ozone layer, thus trapping the suns heat in the earths atmosphere. These greenhouse gases result from human activities like fossil fuel burning, and deforestation. By this, we cans see results like the melting of glaciers, permafrost, extreme weather events, species extinctions, changes in nature, and etc. Upon seeing this, it turned out to

be a wake-up call for me. It made me cautious about this topic, making me anxious for instant help to our Earth. I hope people will also feel what I feel for this problem. For this is the problem that is the hardest for us because it signifies all existing living things are in danger. Its good to know what is stated on the movie, that many governments and countries supported the Kyoto Protocols aim at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It is such a relief for me knowing that some are also interested in solving this problem, because we cannot make this possible if people wont go with you. But many others still ignored this problem even though this crisis is very obvious in our nature. I hope they can watch this film and realize what is to be realized.

Everythings not yet too late. We can still have the chance to solve this climate crisis such as planting more trees, use electricity less, use water less, use cars less, and especially supporting any environment solutions. Because of this movie, I now learned what is global warming very clearly and made me alert on this problem because I only know very little about this and I thought it is just not that troublesome in our lives. I hope this movie will be widely watched and embrace people to work up on this climate crisis. Lastly, all I can say is Spread the word. Al Gore used to be in politics for long time he was even the Vice President of the United States, but currently Al Gore goes beyond the political and economic implications of the crisis of Climate change and states that global warming is a moral issue that humans need to address. Scientists have been studying the reasons for the changing climate and have come to the conclusion that global warming is real and it is a serious problem, in this documentary Al Gore defined and described global warming in a very simple yet very scientific way, The documentary clarified the process of global warming, which is the greenhouse gases are trapping the sun's heat in the earth's atmosphere which makes the earth warm. Those gases are caused by producing too much CO2 and many other toxic gases. One good thing about this movie that it is showing all the details in numbers, photos & proven scientific charts, Al Gore started to show photos of different places all over the planet through different decades, it was clear that there is something wrong is going on, all glaciers are either shrinking or just melting down to nothing, he also showed graphs and charts showing that every year the production of CO2 is getting higher also earth's temperature is getting warmer, and all this is happening recently starting from the industrial revolution till this moment and its getting bigger & with a faster pace. We are leaving in the era, where technologies spurred everywhere, which only spells advancements, the promise of evolution. During this modern age, we can reach the destination in a very short time and without much energy wasted too. But as we become more dependent to technology, that we also commit to affect our environment which lead to a very worrying problem; this problem is known as Global Warming.

The documentary, described the drastic effect of the global warming on earth if we will just take it for granted for the coming years. It was a self-awakening movie, we should open our eyes wide and look what is happening around. Its a wakeup call for everybody that we should stop our ignorance once and for all or this will be the end of billions of lives and of the earth. Al Gore has opened the mind of everybody. He has set a profound level of awareness. Scientific history shows already climate changes, my question were what were new about it? In my own perspective, there were nothing to worry about the changes if it not leads to global warming, that in a span of time it will slowly destroy our ecosystem and kill thousands, millions, or even billions of living creatures on the crust of our planet. Nowadays, the effect of climate change is quiet disturbing. Its a great disappointment that we, our human activities were the biggest contributing factor of this global warming. Considering this issue a problem, not just an ordinary problem, I personally considered it the biggest problem of this generation that needs immediate attention and solution. The film contains fruitful facts of information and predictions. The graphs and charts show not only the past but also a shocking future. When Al Gore compared the old and new photos of the same place, the difference was very obvious. I can clearly see that the glaciers are starting to melt and if this will continue happening animals residing in the glaciers will be nowhere to be found and places near the poles will be wash away in the world map. Global warming is a real and present danger. If everyone adopted these principals regarding the well-being of our planet, then the future of our children will remain in the hands of them, since they do not have to deal with the burden of finding a solution for past generations errors. By managing a budget while doing simple uncomplicated routines, such as recycling, anyone can do their part in the prospering of Earth. Since we have deteriorated the planet on our terms, we must do whatever possible to recycle positive attitudes throughout generations regarding the wellbeing of not only ourselves, but of the future. Al Gores presentation on global warming has opened minds across the globe. He has set a level of awareness and elevated thinking through any reasonable persons logic concerning the wellbeing of the planet. The theory has developed into facts, and consumers are making a conscious effort at the cash register by purchasing more Earth- friendly merchandise. Rather than conflict with the environment, consumer decisions and responsibilities play a major role in the prosperity and future of our planet. With the evolution of hybrid vehicles some consumers have made a commitment to affect the environment in a very positive way. A hybrid car is a vehicle that combines two or more sources of power that can directly or indirectly provide propulsion power. Cities like Seattle have public busses that run on diesel but are also electric and powered by wires throughout the city. Once away from these wires, the diesel engine starts to function as a second contributor to the movement of the bus, but the electric engine is mainly functioning throughout the lifespan of these public busses. This system produces a minimum amount of negative carbon released into

the atmosphere. Although cities have adopted this requisite, people are starting to adjust to it as well. Not only does owning a hybrid vehicle benefit the future, but also getting extraordinary mileage to the gallon is economical. Consumers have also begun to recycle more frequently which benefits the planet because its resources are not being consumed at a much higher rate. By recycling simple everyday items, such as glass or plastic, resources can be replenished. The cost of recycling is very economical because everyone profits from it. Landfills are filled with some materials that are not biodegradable and recycling these items reduces not only the amount of waste in the landfills, but also keeps energy consumption and pollution down. For example, recycling the newspaper or any type of paper will prevent unnecessarily cutting any more trees. Trees play a crucial role in the cooling and balance of the planets temperature. Patrons are also managing their lifestyle around bettering the environment. Consumers have begun to place fluorescent light bulbs throughout their home. These bulbs use one third of the electricity it would take to power a standard light bulb and since they do not emit as much heat as the originals, they can also save you money on the cooling bill. These bulbs have a lifespan between 6000 and 15000 hours, as compared to the originals overwhelming 750 to 1000 hours from the conventional older bulbs. Since these bulbs consume use a fraction of electricity, millions of tons of global warming pollution will be prevented. If every household implemented just three fluorescent light bulbs it would be the equivalent of taking 3.5 million cars off the road. Humanity is sitting on a time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet's climate system into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced- a catastrophe of our own making. If that sounds like a recipe for serious gloom and doom -- think again. From director Davis Guggenheim comes the Sundance Film Festival hit, "An Inconvenient Truth," which offers a passionate and inspirational look at one man's commitment to expose the myths and misconceptions that surround global warming and inspire actions to prevent it. That man is former Vice President Al Gore, who, in the wake of defeat in the 2000 election, re-set the course of his life to focus on an all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change. In this eye-opening and poignant portrait of Gore and his "traveling global warming show," Gore is funny, engaging, open and downright on fire about getting the surprisingly stirring truth about what he calls our "planetary emergency" out to ordinary citizens before it's too late. With 2005, the worst storm season ever experienced in America just behind us, it seems we may be reaching a tipping point and Gore pulls no punches in explaining the dire situation. Interspersed with the bracing facts and future predictions is the story of Gore's personal journey: from an idealistic college student who first saw a massive environmental crisis looming; to a young Senator facing a harrowing family tragedy that altered his perspective; to the man who

almost became President but instead returned to the most impassioned cause of his life convinced that there is still time to make a difference. The inconvenient truth by Al Gore is about Al gore himself and about global warming. The movie's focus is on Al Gore and his traveling around the world (while emitting lots of CO2 !!!) and his efforts to educate the world about the issues on global warming and climate changes as an effect of global warming. The movie is built around Al Gore's slideshow presentation which he has presented around thousands times previously throughout the world. The presentations have lots of graphs and diagrams, global warming data and climate change data. The movie points out the risk of a global disaster due to human activity induced climate changes. The whole movie is spiced with stories about Al Gore's own life. The inconvenient truth summary. He movie starts out with Al Gore's presentation of himself: "I am Al Gore, I used to be the next President of the United States" Then he starts the presentation with photos of the earth taken from the outer space from a space station. Then he moves on with presentations of graphs and diagrams picturing the earth's status. The whole story is spiced with anecdotes about what inspired his interest in the subject from college education and meeting with climate experts over the death of his sister from lung cancer to his son's serious car accident which almost killed him. Al gore demonstrates the greenhouse effect with the "futurama" cartoon. Gore tells about the scientific view on global warming and the past, present and future effects of global warming and says that the climate change is a moral issue rather than a political subject. He describes the consequences of our climate if emission of greenhouse gases is not reduced very soon. Gore presents data from Antarctic, data which show that the C02 level is now at its highest during the past 600 thousand years. The movies has elements to refuse criticism saying that global warming has not been proved or that global warming will not be very significant. Al Gore tells about how melting of the Greenland and artic icecap or Antarctic ice would increase the sea level by about 20 feet for artic ice and another 20 feet from Antarctic ice and flooding low laying areas around the world with consequences of hundreds of millions of refugees. He says that Melting of the arctic ice cap will have a dramatic effect on the sea currents that flow

from golf bay (Gulf Stream) up north to keep northern Europe warm during winter. A stop of this flow will soon turn northern Europe into ice age or at least give very cold winters. The documentary film ends with Gore saying that we must take the necessary steps to decrease our releasing of C02 and planting more vegetation which consume CO2 and if we act fast we still have a chance to limit the global warming effects on our earth and climate. We all emit CO2 and contribute to global warming and we all have a choice and obligation to change our lifes to green lifes, change the things we buy, the energy we use, the car we drive, use renewable energy, use recycling products, in order to limit our emission of greenhouse gases. We have all we need to limit our release of CO2 the only thing we need is political will.