Mr. Gore of the Nobel Peace Prize “Japan supports the transition to renewable energy” Oct. 4: 07:03
Former US Vice President Al Gore, who won the Nobel Peace Prize, puts emphasis on global warming countermeasures and criticizes Japan's progress in building coal-fired power plants both in Japan and overseas in response to an NHK interview. , He said that technology and know-how should be used to support the transition to renewable energy.
Mr. Gore, vice president of the Clinton administration, puts emphasis on measures against global warming, such as playing a major role in adopting the Kyoto Protocol, and the movie `` Inconvenient Truth '' in which he appeared in 2006 after retiring from the political world At the same time, we sounded a warning for climate change and won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Mr. Gore came to Japan to train human resources to tackle global warming, and responded to NHK's interview on the 2nd.
In this, Mr. Gore said that abnormal weather such as heat waves and torrential rains are frequent all over the world, "It is very dangerous for our future. The warning issued by scientists 20 years ago It was proved to be right, "he pointed out that global warming is causing abnormal weather.
And, regarding coal-fired power generation that emits a large amount of carbon dioxide and is the cause of global warming, “Japan will not support the construction of coal-fired power plants in Southeast Asia, but will incorporate solar and wind power generation. While criticizing Japan's energy policy, "I should use that technology and know-how to demonstrate leadership so that the world can move to renewable energy," and expressed expectations for Japan. .
Furthermore, about the fact that young people seeking to tackle global warming, such as 16-year-old Sweden, Greta Thunberg, started to speak out, "If the future generations live in a world destroyed by us, It ’s natural to say “I never forgive” like Greta-san. I want Japanese young people to express their strong feelings in their own way, ”and adults are responsible for responding to their voices. did.