An Inconvenient Truth

I've just seen on David Miliband's blog that the government intends to send copies of Al Gore's film An Inconvenient Truth to every secondary school in Britain.

It's a powerful film which has turned the minds of many people I know in relation to Climate Change - including, as we discovered at Davos, the CEO of Siemens who described seeing it as his personal tipping point on the issue.

It'll be part of a climate change pack for schools - along with other materials.

"The debate over the science of climate change is well and truly over, as demonstrated by the publication of today's report by the IPCC,” says David Miliband.

“Our energies should now be channelled into how we respond in an innovative and positive way in moving to a low carbon future."

Personally, I agree and am pleased the film is being used because I believe Climate Change is no longer in doubt. But I'm not sure everyone will be sanguine about a polemical film being built into the curriculum.

Comments

[David Brain]

Did you notice also the language David Milliband used? 'Climate change deniers' is the label for those disputing the evidence now. Has some powerful connotations that one!

[jim henderson]

The Scottish Executive Education Department announced something similar a few weeks ago. Following a speech by Al Gore in Glasgow. Learning and Teaching Scotland are to produce classroom materials to support the initiative.
See
http://jimhenderson.wordpress.com/2007/01/16/an-inconvenient-truth/

[JJ]

If you believe anything the IPCC say you need your head examining. Have you watched "The Great Global Warming Swindle" yet?
It is disgusting that government is trying to brainwash our kids with Gore's crap.