Yet in 2012, Hurricane Sandy proved him right. What a terrible exaggeration,’” Gore recalls in the new film. He had caught flak for his prediction in An Inconvenient Truth that the 9/11 memorial in New York City was at risk of flooding.

To advocate for action, Gore focuses on recent extreme weather events that have been linked to the changing climate. Gore sighs and says that although he doesn’t know how to persuade Inhofe to accept the vast amount of evidence that the climate is changing, he is still willing to try. It includes a March 2007 hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works in which Gore is cross-examined-and continually interrupted-by Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), a climate denier. They watched a film that doesn’t skirt the political struggle climate advocates face in the US. That urgency was partly reflected by the audience for the DC screening, which included Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and former Maryland senator Barbara Mikulski. It also creates a sense of urgency by arguing that time is running out to change our habits. To spur viewers to action, the film highlights ways to reduce carbon emissions and offers insight on how global agreements, such as the 2015 Paris climate pact, come together. “If good people are given the opportunity to do the right thing, they will,” said producer Jeff Skoll at the recent Washington, DC, premiere. If An Inconvenient Truth was designed to educate the public, An Inconvenient Sequel seeks to mobilize it, encouraging individuals to be advocates for tackling climate change at the local, state, and national levels. Now the former vice president is back with An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, which opens nationwide on 4 August. Credit: Paramount Pictures and Participant MediaĮleven years ago in his Oscar-winning documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore famously presented the science and dangers of climate change via a sobering slide show. Al Gore meets with survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban City, Philippines, in March 2016 in An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power.

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