Gore calls for ‘civil disobedience’
Al Gore, in speaking at the opening session of the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York yesterday, said, “If you’re a young person looking at the future of this planet and looking at what is being done right now, and not done, I believe we have reached the stage where it is time for civil disobedience to prevent the construction of new coal plants that do not have carbon capture and sequestration.”
Currently, there are 28 coal plants under construction in the United States, and another 20 have been approved. None of these new plants have carbon capture and storage (CCS) capabilities, as the technology is not yet available on a commercial scale. However, once implemented, CCS should mitigate carbon emissions by liquefying them and then storing them underground.
Unfortunately for the health of the planet, the World Coal Institute estimates there is enough coal left in the ground to last at least 150 years.
Gore also noted that, “Clean coal is like healthy cigarettes – it does not exist.”
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