Reply #5: What a fantastic report

[RestoreGore]

I feel as if I was there with you. What was your feeling regarding the enthusiasm of the young people there to take this message beyond the university into their daily lives? And it is truly shocking to see the rate of glacier melt taking place in both the Arctic and Greenland. When you get into stating 23 years before they are gone, that is the lifetime of most of us here.

In my wildest dreams as a child concerned about where this Earth would be when I had children, I never throught it would be like this now. I think we are close to passing the tipping point on glacier melt because the GHGS up in our atmosphere now will take at least thirty to fifty years to disipate. However, we then must freeze what we are continuing to spew up there now. Spewing 70 million tons a day as we sit and wait for something to be done by the governments of the world, particularly the US, and other governments does not bode well for our future. So even if countries like the US must be brought in kicking and screaming, so be it. I just hope there isn't another catastrophic environmental event that causes more loss of life... however, it seems for humans to do something drastic about a crisis it has to get to the point where there truly is no other choice. It is up to the people then to begin applying pressure now to all politicians across party lines and in countries around the world, specifically those contributing to this crisis the most.

I surely do hope then that young people realize that their work is cut out for them, but that they do not have to do this alone. I surely do not wish my son or my grandchildren to come to me in twenty years time and ask me why I did nothing knowing this was happening. That is why I am so very grateful to Mr. Gore for doing this work that is truly so important to tipping the scales morally and politically on a global scale.

Glad to also read he responded regarding the global water crisis which is truly one of the greatest environmental challenges we will face and which impacts so many other areas economically, socially, spiritually, and regarding global security. Wars over water in areas stretched to the limit are not farfetched either, especially with millions of climate refugees. We surely do need hope and he is the one man who gives it to me. Thank you so much for this wonderful and comprehensive report.