The Climate Reality Project
The Climate Reality Project is a non-governmental organization founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, who is committed to building a global climate movement. It relies in addition to modern communication tools on the training of so-called "Climate Leaders" to draw attention to the urgency of the climate crisis around the world. The Climate Reality Project was launched as a successor organization to the Alliance for Climate Protection launched in 2011. President and CEO of The Climate Reality Project is Maggie L. Fox.
Climate Reality Leadership Corps
Since 2006, Al Gore is worldwide spokesman for the Climate Reality Project and its predecessor organization. Learning this " Climate Leaders " to pass on the multimedia presentation about the man-made global warming themselves in their respective countries, inter alia, shown An Inconvenient Truth of him in the film. In addition, they are so-called "Acts of Leadership" assume leadership roles on climate change in their communities and stimulate to action against the climate crisis. This includes, inter alia, to take a position in local media to activate social networks and the scientific handling of climate skepticism. The demand for a tax on CO2 emissions or an effective emissions trading scheme is essential objective.
His goal is to find and train 1,000 people who can pass on his presentation, Al Gore had reached in 2007. A total of about 6,000 speakers have been trained from over 100 countries to inform groups such as executives, students, religious communities or political decision- makers at all levels, about climate change and to move them to action until today. The speakers are volunteers and can be requested for presentations on the organization's website by anyone. In the German-speaking area there are about 50 speakers.
Initiatives
24 Hours of Reality
24 Hours of Reality will be broadcast live on the Internet. About 24 hours puts the event every region of the globe in the spotlight - with news, opinions and multimedia content. In "24 Hours of Reality " report experts, musicians, comedians, advocates and ordinary citizens on the impact of climate change on their lives and their home. The event will be hosted by Al Gore.
Action # HeatOnDenial
The project involves a discrepancy between the scientific consensus of a largely caused by greenhouse gas emissions global warming and the perception of the subject in public. The cause it looks the influence of the oil and coal industries, which would fund the spread of disinformation. In the hope since August 2013 encounter with a # HeatOnDenial campaign in comments to online articles, social media and letters to the project. Participants spread, partly prepared, texts, to represent the facts.
Reality drop
Reality is Air Drop items together from the Internet and linked to the project selected as relevant scientific data. The players in this online game spread "reality" by sharing articles with their social networks or release to news comments. The goal of Reality drop is to detect a denial of global warming and deceptions of this and spread scientifically proven facts about climate change. Commentators recalled the approach of the initiative to the already widespread for years in comment pages Astroturfing method to spread prepared Sound Bites, and Trollerei.
I AM PRO SNOW
The aim of the I AM PRO SNOW campaign is to bring together people who love the snow and for leisure, work and quality of life are dependent on him. Winter athletes, including Olympians and members of the U.S. ski team, the action is already connected as a " climate ambassador ". When I AM PRO SNOW Campaign The Climate Reality Project is working with the film company Warren Miller Entertainment.
International Agencies
The Australian, The Climate Reality Project emerged from the The Climate Project, founded in 2006 and claims to have 4000 members.
In May 2007, the organization began in Canada on your work, originally as The Climate Project Canada. It is now called The Climate Reality Canada. According to the company so far have seen the presentations held approximately 500,000 Canadians. It is also supported by the David Suzuki Foundation.