An Inconvenient Truth

As I watched ‘An Inconvenient Truth’, Al Gore’s sobering plea to tackle climate change, Arthur my newest grandson was knocking on his mother’s door in his haste to enter this world.

A near fatal accident to his own son made Al, a Southern Baptist, ask ‘How should I spend my time on this earth?’’, and so he campaigns on this ‘deeply moral’ issue.
 
The science is only disputed by oil interests. The present facts are even more challenging than the future predictions. The choice confronting us is not between denial and despair, but to do something - to galvanise opinion: Political will is a renewable resource.

Bring friends to join the The I Count event in Trafalgar Square 1-3pm, Saturday 4 November – after the St Martin in the Fields service at 12:30 pm.

Demand that your local cinema screens ‘An Inconvenient Truth’, and then promote it. Pre-order or rent the DVD from Amazon, show it in church, lend it to other organisations. Please do this for Arthur and his generation.

Professor Tom Burke of Imperial College says ‘My advice to people, if we fail to deal with climate change over the next decade, is: Don’t be under 40!’

A bleak prospect for our grandchildren.

Canon Christopher Hall