http://www.rtcc.org/2014/01/24/al-gore-world-close-to-a-political-tipping-point-on-climate-change/

 

The levels of public and political agreement that climate change needs to be addressed are higher than ever before, Al Gore told delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

 

Speaking on a panel that included UN chief Ban Ki-moon, Unilever boss Paul Polman and Bill Gates, the former US Vice President argued that extreme weather events like typhoon Haiyan and superstorm Sandy were driving awareness around the world.

"I think that is a gamechanger. It comes about, of course, because we continue to put 90 million tonnes of global warming pollution into the atmosphere every day, as if it's an open sewer." He added: "We're getting closer to a political tipping point".

Friday in Davos was labelled 'climate day', a chance for political leaders, industry executives and the heads of intergovernmental organisations like the World Bank to explain how and why they seen climate change being addressed.

2014 has added significance because Ban Ki-moon has scheduled a climate summit in September, inviting leaders from politics, business and civil society to explain how they can contribute to a UN-sponsored carbon emissions reduction deal slated for 2015.