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CQ Politics | Gore Calls for Quick Action on Greenhouse Gas Emission Limits

Gore Calls for Quick Action on Greenhouse Gas Emission Limits CQ Politics By Avery Palmer,   29 Jan 09 ormer Vice President Al Gore told senators Wednesday he was skeptical of the roles nuclear power or advanced coal technology could play in addressing global warming.Gore’s remarks may put him at odds with lawmakers in both parties who want to provide incentives for traditional sources of energy, such as coal and nuclear, in future climate-change legislation………………….he said, Congress should consider ways to provide full employment to coal industry workers whose jobs are displaced. “We must not have any more conventional, dirty coal plants that do not capture and sequester [carbon dioxide],” he said………………………..He said the most promising future sources of energy would be renewable technologies such as wind turbines, or concentrated solar plants that use mirrors to reflect sunlight in the desert…………………………..

“Our home — Earth — is in grave danger,” Gore said. “What is at risk of being destroyed is not the planet itself, of course, but the conditions that have made it hospitable for human beings.”

At the same time, he sought to dispel claims that it was too hard to deal with global warming and the economy at the same time. “In fact, the solutions to the climate crisis are the very same solutions that will address our economic and national security crises as well.”

CQ Politics | Gore Calls for Quick Action on Greenhouse Gas Emission Limits

January 29, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment