"Al Gore says it's 'literally insane' we're letting global heating happen as he unveils climate mapping tool"
Climate activist Al Gore has labelled the world's response to global heating as "literally insane", saying that leaders are failing to take drastic action to combat climate change. The former US vice president, who is also promoting his new climate mapping project Climate TRACE, was speaking at a event in Belem on Tuesday.
The images showed devastating natural disasters around the world, such as record droughts in the Amazon and intense storms in Jamaica, which Gore said were evidence of the "insanity" of inaction on climate change. He claimed that the world's response to global heating is "not just inadequate but absurd".
Gore's comments come as countries are meeting in Brazil for Cop30, a major international climate summit. The event has been marked by divisions over issues such as fossil fuel subsidies and the pace of transition away from them.
Gore also took aim at tech billionaire Bill Gates, who he recently criticized in an interview with the Guardian for shifting focus from addressing climate change to its impacts on health. "The exact same day that some erstwhile climate advocate said we should dial down on climate change mitigation," Gore said, referring to a recent comment made by Gates.
Gore's main focus at the summit has been to promote his Climate TRACE project, which uses AI and satellite imagery to map emissions and air pollutants causing health problems around the world. The project aims to provide a "blueprint" for companies to decarbonise quickly and efficiently.
Climate Trace estimates that adopting this technology could save 20.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2050 - equivalent to about half a year's current global emissions from fossil fuels. Gore said that Climate TRACE was an important step towards addressing the climate crisis, but warned that more needed to be done if the world was going to avoid catastrophic warming.
As part of his presentation, Gore showed images of recent disasters around the world, such as massive storms and droughts, which he claimed were evidence of the "insanity" of inaction on climate change. He urged leaders to take drastic action to combat global heating and warned that if they did not, some things would be very difficult to adapt to.
Gore's comments were echoed by other climate activists and campaigners, who argued that the proposed Just Transition Mechanism was a crucial step towards addressing the climate crisis. The mechanism aims to provide support for countries transitioning away from fossil fuels and promote sustainable development.
However, wealthy developed countries including Japan, Norway, the UK, Australia, Canada and the EU have not supported the G77/China proposal for the mechanism.
Climate activist Al Gore has labelled the world's response to global heating as "literally insane", saying that leaders are failing to take drastic action to combat climate change. The former US vice president, who is also promoting his new climate mapping project Climate TRACE, was speaking at a event in Belem on Tuesday.
The images showed devastating natural disasters around the world, such as record droughts in the Amazon and intense storms in Jamaica, which Gore said were evidence of the "insanity" of inaction on climate change. He claimed that the world's response to global heating is "not just inadequate but absurd".
Gore's comments come as countries are meeting in Brazil for Cop30, a major international climate summit. The event has been marked by divisions over issues such as fossil fuel subsidies and the pace of transition away from them.
Gore also took aim at tech billionaire Bill Gates, who he recently criticized in an interview with the Guardian for shifting focus from addressing climate change to its impacts on health. "The exact same day that some erstwhile climate advocate said we should dial down on climate change mitigation," Gore said, referring to a recent comment made by Gates.
Gore's main focus at the summit has been to promote his Climate TRACE project, which uses AI and satellite imagery to map emissions and air pollutants causing health problems around the world. The project aims to provide a "blueprint" for companies to decarbonise quickly and efficiently.
Climate Trace estimates that adopting this technology could save 20.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2050 - equivalent to about half a year's current global emissions from fossil fuels. Gore said that Climate TRACE was an important step towards addressing the climate crisis, but warned that more needed to be done if the world was going to avoid catastrophic warming.
As part of his presentation, Gore showed images of recent disasters around the world, such as massive storms and droughts, which he claimed were evidence of the "insanity" of inaction on climate change. He urged leaders to take drastic action to combat global heating and warned that if they did not, some things would be very difficult to adapt to.
Gore's comments were echoed by other climate activists and campaigners, who argued that the proposed Just Transition Mechanism was a crucial step towards addressing the climate crisis. The mechanism aims to provide support for countries transitioning away from fossil fuels and promote sustainable development.
However, wealthy developed countries including Japan, Norway, the UK, Australia, Canada and the EU have not supported the G77/China proposal for the mechanism.
. Like, he's right on point, you know? We're literally living in a world where global heating is, like, totally insane 
. I mean, record droughts in the Amazon and intense storms in Jamaica are just the tip of the iceberg. It's not just about the environment, it's about human lives too 
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. I mean, come on, we need leaders who are actually taking drastic action, not just talking about it 
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. We need to take control of our own destinies and fight for a sustainable future 
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I mean, come on... 20.5 billion tonnes of CO2 saved by 2050? That sounds like a pretty big deal to me! 
Climate TRACE is definitely something we should be looking into more closely. But, I'm curious, has anyone actually fact-checked the carbon emissions numbers for 2050? I'd love to see some actual data to back up those claims 
. And, what's with the criticism of Bill Gates? Doesn't he have a vested interest in promoting clean tech and reducing emissions? 
Al Gore is right we need to take drastic action ASAP! 
He's unveiling this new climate mapping tool called Climate TRACE and it's literally going to save lives! 
With AI and satellite imagery, they can track emissions and air pollutants that are causing health problems all over the world. 
It's so cool! The estimates say we could save 20.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2050 which is like half a year's current global emissions from fossil fuels! 
. We need to work together as a global community to take action against climate change and make sure we don't have to deal with the consequences later #ClimateActionNow #SustainabilityIsKey #SaveThePlanet 
it uses ai and satellite imagery to map emissions and air pollutants and it could save 20.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2050 thats a big deal 
but still i feel like its just the tip of the iceberg 
we need way more action from governments and tech giants like bill gates
Climate TRACE's technology can help save us that much CO2, but it's still not enough 
. I've been checking the data on fossil fuel subsidies, and they're still super high in many countries 
. Did you know that the world's CO2 emissions have increased by 44% since 1990? 
️ That's crazy! We need to switch to renewable energy sources like solar and wind ASAP 
. By the way, here are some cool stats: 74% of the world's population lives in areas with poor air quality 
, and 65% of the world's landmass is covered in forest 
. We need to act now! 