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Ladies and gentlemen.
There are times in our country's history, in which our lives depend on whether we break down illusions and realize a present danger. In such moments we are forced to act quickly and boldly to shake off indifference and old habits and us with open eyes and alert to face the need for radical change. The people who refuse for any reason whatsoever to ihren Teil dazu beizutragen, müssen entweder überzeugt werden, mitzuarbeiten oder aber beiseite zu treten. An einem solchen Punkt stehen wir jetzt. Das Überleben der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, wie wir sie kennen, ist gefährdet.
Und wenn es noch weiterer Gründe bedarf, die Zukunft der zivilisierten Menschheit steht auf dem Spiel.
Ich kann mich keiner Zeit in unserem Land erinnern, in der gleichzeitig so vieles schief ging wie im Moment. Unsere Wirtschaft ist in einem schrecklichen Zustand und der Trend geht weiter abwärts, Benzinpreise und Stromkosten schiessen dramatisch in die Höhe, Arbeitsplätze verschwinden, Mortgages can not be operated and banks, car manufacturers and other institutions to which we depend, are increasingly under pressure. Respected and experienced industry experts say that this is only the beginning, unless we have the courage to make significant changes, and quickly.
Above all, the climate crisis is worsening rapidly and much faster than anticipated. Scientists with access to data from Navy submarines that move below the Nordpoleisdecke have warned of a 75% chance that could disappear within the next 5 years the entire ice sheet in the summer months. This will increase the risk of melting Greenland continues. Scientists say that the Jacobshavngletscher, one of the largest in Greenland, is moving faster than ever and losing 20 million tons of ice per day, which corresponds to the annual water consumption of the people of New York.
experts warn in two major studies of military intelligence our government from dangerous consequences that could bring climate change to state security relations, including hundreds of thousands of climate refugees, which would bring States structure of the world out of balance.
Just two days ago warned 27 senior statesmen and retired military against a growing threat die nationale Sicherheit durch einen “Energie-Tsunami”, der ausgelöst würde, wenn der Zugang zu ausländischem Öl verloren ginge. In der Zwischenzeit wird der Krieg in Irak weitergeführt und der Krieg in Afghanistan scheint sich zu verschärfen.
Und übrigens, unser Wetter ist heutzutage recht eigenartig, finden Sie nicht auch? Es gibt mehr Tornados, längere Dürreperioden, schwerere Regenfälle und Rekordüberschwemmungen als seit Menschengedenken. Nie dagewesene Feuer brennen in Kalifornien und im Westen Amerikas. Höhere Temperaturen verursachen trockenere Vegetation, was wiederum die Entstehung von Riesenbränden nach sich zieht, solche wie wir sie in Kanada, Griechenland, have seen Russia, China, South America, Australia and Africa. Scientists at the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Science at the University of Tel Aviv to inform us that increase per degree rise in temperature, lightning strikes by 10%. And there are even flashes that are largely responsible for the major fires in California. How many other people it seems to me that all these problems are bigger than the solutions that have been proposed, and that worries me.
I am convinced that one reason why we are seemingly paralyzed in the face of these crises is because we tend to old solutions to each crisis separately offer - without considering the others. All these outdated proposals have not only failed, but most of them the other crises even worse. But if we consider all three of these seemingly intractable challenges at the same time, we see the red thread that connects all three, most ironic in its simplicity: our dangerous dependence on coal-based fuels is at the core of all three crises: economic, environmental and national security.
We borrow money from China to buy oil from the Persian Gulf which we then burn and destroy the planet. All this must change. But if we take the thread and pull tuned will unravel all these complex issues and we think the answer is in your hands.
The answer: our dependence on carbon-based fuels to end.
In my search for genuinely effective measures to combat climate crisis, I have convened a number of "solutions summits" with engineers, scientists and business leaders. In these discussions, one thing abundantly clear: if one connects the dots, it will be obvious that the real solutions to climate crisis are the same measures we need to take to revive our economy and the clutches of the ever-rising energy prices to escape. Furthermore, they are the same measures that are necessary to guarantee our national security without making war with the countries of the Persian Gulf.
What if we have fuels that are not expensive, do not cause pollution and are still available to us right here at home are?
We have such fuels. Scientists have confirmed that enough solar energy every 40 minutes on the earth's surface is to power the earth for a year to 100% of energy. Only a fraction of that solar energy is needed to guarantee the total energy consumption in America.
And enough wind power blows every day by the "Midwest Corridor" that would extend also to ensure America's energy needs 100%. With geothermal energy, it is equally possible to cover a large portion of America's energy needs.
Electricity generation is the fastest, cheapest and best way to start using all this renewable energy. The fact is that we can begin immediately solar energy, wind energy and geothermal energy to use to generate electricity for our homes and businesses. But in order to achieve this important
potential and solve the problems of our nation, in fact, we have to start from scratch.
why schlage ich heute eine strategische Initiative vor, die so konzipiert ist, daß sie uns von den Krisen befreit, die uns unterdrücken und wir wieder Herr über unser eigenes Schicksal werden. Es ist nicht das Einzige, was wir tun müssen. Aber diese strategische Herausforderung ist Mittelpunkt einer kühnen neuen Strategie, um Amerika von neuem mit Energie zu versorgen.
Heute fordere ich unsere Nation dazu heraus, sich voll dafür einzusetzen, daß 100% unserer Elektrizität innerhalb von 10 Jahren aus erneuerbaren Energien und absolut kohlenstofffreien Quellen erzeugt werden. Dieses Ziel ist erreichbar, erschwinglich und bringt auf Dauer Veränderungen. Es ist eine Herausforderung an alle Amerikaner jeglicher Gesellschaftsschicht: to our politicians, entrepreneurs, inventors, engineers, and all citizens. ° ° °
Repower America with wind and solar
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A few years ago it was not possible this sort of challenge to be addressed. But something has changed: they have recently clearly significant cost reduction in solar, wind and geothermal energy in connection with the dramatic rise in oil and coal, is changing the economics of energy dramatically.
When I was 32 years ago for the first time in the U.S. Congress, I heard the Experts say that renewable energy would compete if oil would reach a price of $ 35 per barrel. Well, today is the price per barrel more than $ 135 And indeed, investments of billions flowing into the development of concentrated solar energy, photovoltaics, wind turbines, geothermal facilities, and a host of other inventive, new ways to improve our efficiency and conserve energy that was wasted in the past. fall
And with rising demand for renewable energy costs. Let me give you a revealing example: the price of specialized silicon, are produced by solar cells, was recently $ 300 per kilogram. But in the latest contract prices of $ 50 will be called a kilogram.
As you know, we have experienced the same thing with computer chips that are manufactured from silicone. The price for the same quality every 18 months decreased by 50% - and year after year, for 40 years.
Those who argue we do not yet have the technology to achieve these results with renewable energy, I ask me to go with the entrepreneurs that are driving this evolution. I've seen their work and have no doubt that we face this challenge.
Those who still say they were too expensive high: I ask you to consider whether the cost of oil and coal will ever stop increasing if we continue to rely on the rapid depletion of energy resources to meet the rapidly growing demand all over the world. When demand for oil and coal increases, prices rise. With increasing demand for solar cells, they are often cheaper.
If we transfer money to other countries by 70% of the oil to buy, we need every day, these countries build new skyscrapers and we lose jobs. If we used this money to build solar panels and wind turbines, we would create competitive industries and jobs here Hause gewinnen.
Natürlich gibt es solche, die das anzweifeln. Manche der Stimmen sind die, die den gegenwärtigen Stand der Dinge verteidigen - die, die davon profitieren, wenn das gegenwärtige System beibehalten würde, koste es was es wolle. Aber auch diejenigen, die die Profite des Kohlezeitalters einstreichen, müssen seinen unvermeidlichen Untergang erkennen. Wie ein OPEC Ölminister sagte: “ Die Steinzeit endete nicht, weil die Steine knapp wurden”.
Diejenigen, die meinen, daß 10 Jahre nicht genügen, bitte ich mit allem Respekt zu bedenken, was die Wissenschaftler der Welt uns über die Risiken sagen, wenn wir nicht innerhalb von 10 Jahren etwas unternehmen. Die führenden Experts predict that we have less than 10 years to pull off a dramatic change in the global pollution and global warming, so that we recover from this environmental crisis. If the consumption of oil and gas rises, increasing pollution. If the use of solar, wind and geothermal energy is growing, pollution is reduced.
To those who say that the challenge is not politically feasible, I guess, to come before the American people and to try to defend the state. Then you will be able to convince them of the desire of citizens for change.
I think not, for example, that our country still another 10 years the current state can cope with the things. Our families can not endure another 10 years, the rise in prices of fuel. Our workers can not sustain another 10 years of job losses and outsourcing. Our economy can not tolerate it for another 10 years that every 24 hours, $ 2 million dollars will be transferred to foreign countries to buy oil. And our soldiers and their families can not stand another 10 years, with new troop deployments in dangerous areas, where there happens to be large oil reserves.
What could we do instead in the next 10 years? What should we do? The largest Achievements of our nation resulted from the use of a goal that was superior to the next election: the Marshall Plan, Social Security, the Interstate highway network.
But a political promise to do something in 40 years, never respected because everyone knows that it means nothing. 10 years are about the limit in which we can retain as a nation, one goal in mind to reach the target.
When President John F. Kennedy urged our nation to return within ten years a man to the moon and back safely, many people have questioned whether we can achieve this goal. But eight years and two months later, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon.
It's true - if we are within 10 years the goal of achieving 100% quality renewable and truly clean energy, it means that we must overcome many obstacles. At the moment, for example, we do not have a unified national network that is sufficiently developed to areas where the sun shines and the wind blows, connecting with cities in the west and east, have the power requirements. Our national electric grid is critical infrastructure so vital to a healthy economy and ensured as our highways and telecommunication networks. Today's networks are old, weak and inadequate geschützt gegen Betriebsausfall. Stromausfälle und Defekte im derzeitigen Netz kosten die amerikanischen Unternehmen mehr als $120 Millionen Dollar im Jahr. Es muß also sowieso verbessert werden.
Wir können außerdem den Wert und die Arbeitsleistung des “Unified National Grid” Systems steigern, indem wir unseren sich abrackernden Autoproduzenten helfen, umzusteigen auf die Anfertigung von elektrischen Autos. Ein Fuhrpark von elektrischen Fahrzeugen würde die Fahrtkosten deutlich senken, die Luftverschmutzung reduzieren und die Flexibilität des Elektrizitätsnetzes steigern. Gleichzeitig müssen wir uns natürlich mehr einsetzen für Effizienz und Naturschutz. Dies ist die beste Investition, die wir machen können.
Amerikas Übergang zu erneuerbaren Energiequellen muß auch entsprechende Maßnahmen einschließen, jenen Amerikanern zu helfen, die ungerechterweise leiden müßten. Zum Beispiel müssen wir an diejenigen denken, die unter gefährlichen Umständen gearbeitet haben, um unseren jetzigen Energiebedarf zu decken. Für jene Bergarbeiter, die in der Kohleförderung beschäftigt waren und jetzt durch die Auswirkungen auf die Kohleindustrie freigesetzt werden, sollten wir gute Arbeitsplätze in Sonne und frischer Luft garantieren. Und dieses für jeden einzelnen.
Natürlich könnten und sollten wir auch diese Veränderungen beschleunigen, indem wir darauf bestehen, that the costs of environmental damage caused by coal-based energy in the electricity tariff are included. I have long been a drastic reduction in payroll taxes, the difference would be offset by taxes on CO2 emissions again. We should tax what we burn, not what we deserve. This is the most important policy change, we could introduce.
order to promote international cooperation, it is also necessary that the United States rejoin the global community and strive to lead in Copenhagen in December next year an international agreement in the ways in which the upper limit of CO2 emission set is, and also a global partnership is intended to recognize the necessity that must be the fight against extreme poverty and disease part of the world comprehensive program to address the climate crisis. produce
The challenge in 10 years 100% renewable electricity is of course the greatest obstacle to the extreme dysfunction of our politics and our self-government system, as exists at the moment. In recent years, our tactics consisted of progressive proposals, smaller provisions that were designed so that they would not want to upset certain interest groups. Our democracy has become sclerotic at a time because these crises require courage.
It must be a truly dysfunctional system that takes the perverse logic that the short-term answer to high gas prices that we must promote in just 10 years more oil.
Am I the only one who finds it strange that our government too often finds a so-called solution to a problem that has nothing whatsoever to do with the problem? When people protest law against high gasoline prices, we propose to pay more money to the oil companies and expect that they will use this to reduce the oil prices. Nothing like that will happen, and everyone knows that if we are only on the same tactics draw who have never worked, and thereby responsible for the highest gasoline prices ever, with the highest profits of oil companies, then nobody should be surprised that we keep seeing the same results. But Congress seems to be still again in the same direction to move because some politicians are besieged by lobbyists with vested interests who know how to make the system work for you rather than for the citizens of America.
If you want to know the truth about gasoline prices, here it is: the exploding demand for oil, especially in regions such as China, exceeds the Anzahl neuer Vorkommen so sehr, daß die Ölpreise praktisch mit Sicherheit weiter steigen werden, egal was die Ölgesellschaften versprechen. Und Politiker können die Benzinpreise kurzfristig nicht senken. Allerdings gibt es eine außerordentlich wirkungsvolle Methode, die Kosten für Autofahren innerhalb weniger Jahre drastisch zu senken. Um Kraftstoffpreise zu senken, müssen wir unabhängig vom Öl werden und erneuerbare Energiequellen nutzen, wo wir dann für $1 eine Gallone Benzin kaufen können.
Viele Amerikaner fragen sich, ob wir einfach unseren Appetit auf mutige Lösungsstrategien verloren haben. Und solche, die behaupten zu wissen, wie unser heutiges politisches System funktioniert, meinen, we might as well give up hope, this political system would tackle anything risqué, especially if it is contrary to the wishes of special interests. And I must admit that it seems to work indeed so. But now I hear voices in this country of people who have tired of the small steps and the politics of special interests, not just long for a new, different and bold approach.
We are just about an election. We are in the development of an international climate agreement, a task is before the end of the first year of the term of the new president be terminated. It is a great mistake to assume the United States should wait for others to join them. In fact, we should act first, because only then will it be possible for others to join, and first to act in our national interest.
So I ask you to support me, and all, on whatever level, to address, in order to meet this challenge, that America will use in 10 years to 100 percent carbon free energy. It is time that we stop threshing empty phrases. We must act NOW.
This is an important moment for our generation. The moment in which we determine our own path and our collective future. I ask You - every one of you - join me to build this future. Participate in the "WE" action on wecansolveit.org. We need you. And we need you now. We are committed to replace not just light bulbs, but to change laws, and laws can be changed only by a different management style.
In July 1969 the United States were finally ready to accept President Kennedy's challenge, to land a man on the moon. I will never forget it, I was standing next to my father, a few miles away from the launch site, waiting for the giant Saturn 5 rocket, Apollo 11 would launch into the sky. I was 21 years old and had a month earlier, finished college - 3 weeks later I reported to the army.
These minutes I will never forget. The power and the vibration of the giant rocket shook my entire body. I watched as the rocket rose, slowly at first and then with great speed, the noise was deafening. We stretched our necks in order to track their way - until we looked straight into the sky. Then, 4 days later, I watched as millions of others, such as Neil Armstrong took one small step on the lunar surface and thus changed the history of mankind.
We need to encourage our nation, a to reach another new goal that will change the world history. Our entire civilization depends on that we embark on a new path of exploration and discovery. Our success depends on whether we are willing as men to go this way and end it in 10 years. Once again we have the opportunity to make a giant leap for mankind to make.
Al Gore
Washington DC
17th July 2008
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