The Climate Reality Project

The logo of the Climate Reality Project

The Climate Reality Project is a non-governmental organization founded by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former US Vice President Al Gore that is committed to building a global climate protection movement. In addition to modern communication tools, it relies on the training of so-called “climate leaders” in order to point out the urgency of the climate crisis worldwide . The project was launched in 2011 as the successor organization to the Alliance for Climate Protection . The President and CEO of The Climate Reality Project is Ken Berlin.

Climate Reality Leadership Corps

Al Gore during one of his presentations on climate protection, 2006

Since 2006, Gore has been training speakers for the project and its predecessor organization worldwide. These “Climate Leaders” learn from him and a. Multimedia presentation shown in the film An Inconvenient Truth about man-made global warming even in their respective countries. In addition, with so-called “Acts of Leadership” they should take on leadership roles in climate protection in their communities and encourage action against the climate crisis. This includes u. a. to take a position in local media, to activate social networks and the scientific handling of climate skepticism . The demand for a tax on CO ₂ emissions or an effective emissions trading scheme is also an essential goal.

Gore achieved his goal of finding and training 1,000 people to pass on his presentation in 2007. To date, a total of around 6,000 speakers from over 100 countries have been trained to inform groups, such as executives, students, religious communities and political decision-makers at all levels, about climate change and to get them to act. The speakers work on a voluntary basis and can be requested by anyone for presentations via the organization's website. There are currently around 50 speakers in German-speaking countries.

Initiatives

24 hours of reality

24 Hours of Reality is broadcast live on the Internet. A region of the globe is brought into focus for 24 hours - with news, opinions and multimedia content. Experts, musicians, comedians, advocates and ordinary people report on the effects of climate change on their lives and their homes. The event will be moderated by Al Gore.

Action #HeatOnDenial

The project sees a discrepancy between the scientific consensus that global warming is largely caused by greenhouse gas emissions and the public's perception of the issue. It sees the cause as the influence of the oil and coal industry, which would finance the spread of disinformation. The project has been addressing this since August 2013 with a #HeatOnDenial campaign in comments on online articles, in social media and letters to the editor. Participants distribute texts, some of which have been prepared, that are intended to present the facts.

Reality drop

Reality Drop compiles climate articles from the Internet and links them with scientific data selected as relevant by the project. The players in this online game spread "reality" by sharing articles on their social networks or commenting on breaking news. The aim of Reality Drop is to uncover a denial of global warming and deceptions about it and to disseminate scientifically proven facts about climate change. The initiative's approach reminded commentators of the astroturfing method, which had been used for years on comment pages , of distributing prepared soundbites , and of trolling .

I AM PRO SNOW

The aim of the I AM PRO SNOW campaign is to bring people together who love the snow and who depend on it for their leisure, work and quality of life. Winter sports enthusiasts, including Olympic athletes and members of the US ski team, have joined the campaign as “climate ambassadors”. The Climate Reality Project is working with the film company Warren Miller Entertainment on the campaign.

International agencies

The Australian The Climate Reality Project went out, which was founded in 2006. The Climate Project forward and claims to have 4,000 members.

The organization started its work in Canada in May 2007 , originally as The Climate Project Canada . It is now called The Climate Reality Canada. According to their own information, around 500,000 Canadians have seen the presentations so far. It is supported by the David Suzuki Foundation , among others .

See also

• Climate Alliance Germany
• 350.org
• Consequences of global warming
• Climate justice

Web links

• Official website of The Climate Reality Project
• Speaker search for climate protection presentations
• Reality Drop game website
• 'Dirty Weather Report' Sparks Action on Climate Change November 15, 2012 Voice of America
• Al Gore: Most Americans Still Agree Climate Change Is Getting Worse November 17, 2012 National Public Radio
• 24 Hours of Reality: The Dirty Weather Report to Spark Climate Change Call to Action Nov. 14, 2012 Reuters

Individual evidence

1. ^ Bryan Walsh: Al Gore Wants You to Join the Climate Reality. In: Time . July 12, 2011, accessed August 31, 2013 . 
2. ↑ The climate Reality Project Who we are
3. ^ Climate Reality Leadership Corps
4. ↑ The Price of Carbon "English-speaking"
5. ↑ Mission & History of The Climate Reality Project Canada ( Memento from December 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ Official press release on speaker training in Istanbul and Chicago 2013 ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. presseportal.de 
7. ↑ 'Climate Reality Presenter Search'
8. ↑ Put the #HeatOnDenial. The Climate Reality Project, accessed August 31, 2013 . 
9. ↑ Reality Drop. (No longer available online.) The Climate Reality Project, archived from the original on Aug. 30, 2013 ; Retrieved September 2, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
10. ↑ 'Reality Drop,' Climate Change Social Media Website Unveiled By Al Gore, To Take Down Deniers. In: Huffington Post. Retrieved September 2, 2013 . 
11. ↑ Adi Robertson: Al Gore's 'Reality Drop' offers achievements for getting in climate change comment wars. In: The Verge . March 1, 2013, accessed September 2, 2013 . 
12. ↑ Susie Cagle: Al Gore's 'Reality Drop' gamifies climate news commenting. In: Grist. February 28, 2013, accessed September 2, 2013 . 
13. ^ The Climate Reality Australia website of The Climate Reality Australia
14. ^ The Climate Reality Canada website of The Climate Reality Canada