An Inconvenient Truth - Young Adult Edition地球环境污染报告

作者 Al Gore著
出版社 Bloomsbury Publishing
出版时间 2007年4月
ISBN 9780747590965
定价 172.10

内容简介

Thetruthabouttheclimatecrisisisaninconvenientonethatmeanswearegoingtohavetochangethewayweliveourlives–andthisaffectsyoungpeopleaboveall.Ourclimatecrisismayattimesappeartobehappeningslowly,butinfactithasbecomeatrueplanetaryemergencyandweneedtounderstandthatwearefacingacrisis.AlGore,formerVicePresidentoftheUnitedStates,hasbeenapassionateadvocateofactiontohaltclimatechangeformanyyears.InthisyoungadulteditionofAnInconvenientTruth,adaptedfromhisacclaimedbookandfilm,hewritesabouttheurgentneedtosolvetheproblemsofclimatechange,presentingfactsandinformationonallaspectsofglobalwarminginadirect,thoughtfulandcompellingway,usingexplanatorydiagramsanddramaticphotostoclarifyandhighlightkeyissues.Forthisyoungadultedition,thetexthasbeenediteddownfrom320to192pages,withyoungerreadershipinmind,sosectionsaimedspecificallyatadults(e.g.insuranceimplications,investinginenergyandpoliticalmaterial)andthetext)willbeomittedinfavourofcleartext,appropriatephotographsandeasilyunderstandablegraphs.Theoverallaimistogearthecontenttothepeoplewhowillinfactbedealingwithglobalwarmingfortherestoftheirlives.

作者简介

AlGorewaselectedtotheUSHouseofRepresentativesin1976andtheUSSenatein1984and1990.Hewasinauguratedasthe45thvicepresidentoftheUnitedStateson20January1993andservedeightyears.HeischairmanofGenerationInvestmentManagement,aLondon-basedfirmthatisfocusedonanewapproachtoSustainableInvesting.HealsoservesaschairmanofCurrent,anindependentlyownedcableandsatellitetelevisionnetworkforyoungpeoplebasedonviewer-createdcontentandcitizenjournalism.HeisamemberoftheBoardofDirectorsofAppleComputer,Inc.,asenioradvisortoGoogle,Inc.,andavisitingprofessoratMiddleTennesseeStateUniversityinMurfreesboro,Tennessee.Heistheauthorofthe1992bestsellerEarthintheBalance:EcologyandtheHumanSpiritandAnInconvenientTruth(2006),thecompanionbooktotheaward-winningdocumentaryfilm.

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