New thinking on the climate crisis | Al Gore

Traducător: Vlad Belciug Corector: Cristi Grigore

I have given the slide show that I gave here two years ago about 2,000 times.

Am facut aceeasi prezentare, pe care am realizat-o aici acum 2 ani, de aproape 2000 de ori.

I'm giving a short slide show this morning

Voi face o prezentare scurta in dimineata aceasta

that I'm giving for the very first time, so --

o prezentare pe care o fac pentru prima data, deci

well it's -- I don't want or need to raise the bar,

este-nu vreau si nu pot sa ridic standardul,

I'm actually trying to lower the bar.

de fapt incerc sa reduc standardul.

Because I've cobbled this together

Pentru ca am pus aceasta prezentarea laolalta

to try to meet the challenge of this session.

avand in vedere provocarea acestei editii.

And I was reminded by Karen Armstrong's fantastic presentation

Iar fantastica prezentare a lui Karen Armstrong mi-a reamintit

that religion really properly understood

ca religia inteleasa cum trebuie

is not about belief, but about behavior.

nu e despre credinta, ci despre comportament.

Perhaps we should say the same thing about optimism.

Poate ar trebui sa spunem acelasi lucru despre optimism.

How dare we be optimistic?

Cum indraznim sa fim optimisti?

Optimism is sometimes characterized as a belief, an intellectual posture.

Optimismul e unori caracterizat ca si o credinta, o postura intelectuala.

As Mahatma Gandhi famously said,

Dupa cum a zis Mahatma Gandhi,

"You must become the change you wish to see in the world."

"Trebuie sa devii schimbarea pe care doresti sa o vezi in lume."

And the outcome about which

Si rezultatul despre care

we wish to be optimistic is not going to be created

vrem sa fim optimisti nu va fi creat

by the belief alone, except to the extent that the belief

doar de credinta, ci numai daca asa credinta

brings about new behavior. But the word "behavior"

va aduce cu ea o schimbare de comportament. Dar cuvantul "comportament"

is also, I think, sometimes misunderstood in this context.

este, dupa parerea mea, inteles gresit cateodata, in acest context.

I'm a big advocate of changing

Sunt un mare sustinator al schimbarii

the lightbulbs and buying hybrids,

becurilor si a cumpararii vechiculelor hibrid,

and Tipper and I put 33 solar panels on our house,

eu si Tipper am pus 33 de panouri solare pe casa noastra,

and dug the geothermal wells, and did all of that other stuff.

si am sapat fantani geotermale, si am facut toate celalalte lucruri.

But, as important as it is to change the lightbulbs,

Dar, la fel de important ca si schimbarea becurilor,

it is more important to change the laws.

e poate si mai importanta schimbarea legilor.

And when we change our behavior in our daily lives,

Iar cand ne schimbam comportamentul in viata de zi cu zi,

we sometimes leave out the citizenship part

cateodata lasam la o parte cetatenia

and the democracy part. In order to be optimistic about this,

si democratia. Pentru a fi optimisti despre asta,

we have to become incredibly active as citizens in our democracy.

trebuie sa devenim incredibil de activi ca cetateni in democratia noastra.

In order to solve the climate crisis,

Pentru a rezolva criza climatica,

we have to solve the democracy crisis.

trebui sa rezolvam criza democratica.

And we have one.

Si avem una.

I have been trying to tell this story for a long time.

Incerc de mult timp sa spun aceasta poveste.

I was reminded of that recently, by a woman

Acest lucru mi l-a reamintit recent o femeie

who walked past the table I was sitting at,

care a trecut pe langa masa la care stateam,

just staring at me as she walked past. She was in her 70s,

holbandu-se la mine in timp ce trecea. Avea vreo 70 de ani,

looked like she had a kind face. I thought nothing of it

si parea sa aiba o fata binevoitoare. Nu m-am gandit la asta

until I saw from the corner of my eye

pana cand am vazut cu coada ochiului

she was walking from the opposite direction,

ca mergea din directia opusa,

also just staring at me. And so I said, "How do you do?"

tot holbandu-se la mine. Iar atunci am zis, "Ce mai faceti?"

And she said, "You know, if you dyed your hair black,

Iar ea a zis, "Stiti daca v-ati vopsi parul negru,

you would look just like Al Gore." (Laughter)

ati arata exact ca si Al Gore."

Many years ago, when I was a young congressman,

Acum multi ani, cand eram un tanar membru al congresului,

I spent an awful lot of time dealing with the challenge

am petrecut mult timp cu provocarea

of nuclear arms control -- the nuclear arms race.

controlului armelor nucleare - cursa armelor nucleare.

And the military historians taught me,

Si istoricii militari m-au invatat

during that quest, that military conflicts are typically

in timpul acelei provocari, ca toate conflictele militare sunt de obicei

put into three categories: local battles,

puse in trei categorii: batalii locale,

regional or theater wars, and the rare but all-important

razboaie regionale sau teatrale, si rare dar importante

global, world war -- strategic conflicts.

razboie globale, mondiale. Conflicte strategice.

And each level of conflict requires a different allocation of resources,

Iar fiecare nivel de conflict necesita o alocare diferita a resurselor

a different approach,

o abordare diferita,

a different organizational model.

un model de organizare diferit.

Environmental challenges fall into the same three categories,

Provocarile mediului cad in acelasi trei categorii,

and most of what we think about

si majoritatea opiniilor noastre

are local environmental problems: air pollution, water pollution,

sunt despre probleme de mediu locale: poluarea aerului, poluarea apelor,

hazardous waste dumps. But there are also

deseuri toxice. Dar in acelasi timp exista

regional environmental problems, like acid rain

probleme de mediu regionale, cum ar fi ploaia acida

from the Midwest to the Northeast, and from Western Europe

din vest pana in nord-est, din Europa de Vest

to the Arctic, and from the Midwest

pana la Arctic, din Vestul de mijloc

out the Mississippi into the dead zone of the Gulf of Mexico.

pana la Mississippi, in zona moarta a Golfului Mexican.

And there are lots of those. But the climate crisis

Si exista multe din acestea. Dar criza climatica

is the rare but all-important

este rarul dar importantul

global, or strategic, conflict.

conflict global sau strategic.

Everything is affected. And we have to organize our response

Totul este afectat. Si trebuie sa ne organizam raspunsul

appropriately. We need a worldwide, global mobilization

intr-un mod potrivit. Avem nevoie de o mobilizare mondiala, globala

for renewable energy, conservation, efficiency

pentru energie reinnoibila, conservare, eficienta

and a global transition to a low-carbon economy.

si o tranzitie globala la o economie cu emisii scazute de carbon.

We have work to do. And we can mobilize resources

Avem de lucru. Si putem mobiliza resurse

and political will. But the political will

si vointa politica. Dar vointa politica

has to be mobilized, in order to mobilize the resources.

trebuie mobilizata pentru a mobiliza resursele.

Let me show you these slides here.

Sa va arat aceste proiectii.

I thought I would start with the logo. What's missing here,

M-am gandit sa incep cu logo-ul. Ce lipseste aici

of course, is the North Polar ice cap.

desigur, este calota de gheata a Polului Nord.

Greenland remains. Twenty-eight years ago, this is what the

Groenlanda ramane. Acum 28 de ani, asa arata

polar ice cap -- the North Polar ice cap -- looked like

calota polara - cea a Polului Nord -

at the end of the summer, at the fall equinox.

la sfarsitul verii la echinoxul de toamna.

This last fall, I went to the Snow and Ice Data Center

In aceasta toamna, am mers la Centrul de date despre gheata si zapada

in Boulder, Colorado, and talked to the researchers

din Boulder, Colorado, si am vorbit cu cercetatorii

here in Monterey at the Naval Postgraduate Laboratory.

de aici din Monterey de la Laboratorul Postuniversitar Naval.

This is what's happened in the last 28 years.

Asta s-a intamplat in ultimii 28 de ani.

To put it in perspective, 2005 was the previous record.

Pentru a pune lucrurile in perspectiva, 2005 a fost recordul precedent.

Here's what happened last fall

Uitati ce s-a intamplat toamna trecuta -

that has really unnerved the researchers.

asta a fost ceea ce i-a descurajat pe cercetatori.

The North Polar ice cap is the same size geographically --

Calota polara este de aceeasi marime geografic.

doesn't look quite the same size --

Nu arata chiar de acceasi marime,

but it is exactly the same size as the United States,

dar este de aceeasi marime ca si Statele Unite,

minus an area roughly equal to the state of Arizona.

fara o suprafata aproximativ egala cu statul Arizona.

The amount that disappeared in 2005

Suprafata care a disparut in 2005

was equivalent to everything east of the Mississippi.

este echivalenta cu toata suprafata la est de Mississippi.

The extra amount that disappeared last fall

Suprafata care a disparut toamna trecuta

was equivalent to this much. It comes back in the winter,

este echivalenta cu atat de mult. Revine iarna,

but not as permanent ice, as thin ice --

dar nu ca si gheata permanenta: ci ca si gheata subtire.

vulnerable. The amount remaining could be completely gone

Vulnerabila. Cantitatea ramasa ar putea disparea

in summer in as little as five years.

pe timpul verii in mai putin de cinci ani.

That puts a lot of pressure on Greenland.

Asta pune multa presiune asupra Groenlandei.

Already, around the Arctic Circle --

Deja, in jurul cercului arctic -

this is a famous village in Alaska. This is a town

acesta este un sat renumit in Alaska. Acesta este un orasel

in Newfoundland. Antarctica. Latest studies from NASA.

din Newfoundland. Antarctica. Cele mai recente studii de la NASA.

The amount of a moderate-to-severe snow melting

Canitatea de zapada moderata pana la severa care se topea

of an area equivalent to the size of California.

de pe o suprafata echivalenta cu cea a Californiei.

"They were the best of times,

"Erau timpurile cele mai bune,

they were the worst of times": the most famous opening sentence

erau timpurile cele mai rele": o deschidere renumita

in English literature. I want to share briefly

in literatura engleza. Vreau sa va relatez pe scurt

a tale of two planets. Earth and Venus

despre "Povestea celor doua planete." Terra si Venus

are exactly the same size. Earth's diameter

sunt de exact aceeasi marine. Diametrul Terrei

is about 400 kilometers larger, but essentially the same size.

este cu aproximativ 400 de kilometri mai mare, dar in esenta aceeasi marime.

They have exactly the same amount of carbon.

Au exact acceasi cantitate de carbon.

But the difference is, on Earth, most of the carbon

Dar diferenta este, ca pe Terra, majoritatea carbonului

has been leeched over time out of the atmosphere,

s-a scurs, de-a lungul timpului, din atmosfera,

deposited in the ground as coal, oil,

depozitat in pamant ca si carbune, petrol

natural gas, etc. On Venus, most of it

gaze naturale, etc. Pe Venus, mare parte din el

is in the atmosphere. The difference is that our temperature

este in atmosfera. Diferenta este ca temperatura noastra

is 59 degrees on average. On Venus,

este in medie de 59 de grade Farhenheit. Pe Venus

it's 855. This is relevant to our current strategy

este 855. Acest lucru are relvanta in strategia noastra actuala

of taking as much carbon out of the ground as quickly as possible,

de a scoate cat mai mult carbon din pamant cat mai repede posibil

and putting it into the atmosphere.

si a-l repune in atmosfera.

It's not because Venus is slightly closer to the Sun.

Nu este din cauza ca Venus e putin mai aproape de Soare.

It's three times hotter than Mercury,

Este de trei ori mai cald ca Mercur,

which is right next to the Sun. Now, briefly,

care este chiar langa Soare. Acum, pe scurt,

here's an image you've seen, as one of the only old images,

aceasta e o imagine pe care ati vazut-o ca una din imaginile vechi,

but I show it because I want to briefly give you CSI: Climate.

dar v-o arat pentru ca doresc sa va prezint CSI:Climat.

The global scientific community says:

Comunitatea globala stiintifica spune ca,

man-made global warming pollution, put into the atmosphere,

poluarea responsabila de incalzirea globala facut de om, pune in atmosfera,

thickening this, is trapping more of the outgoing infrared.

ingrosand-o, prinzand razele infrarosu care ar trebui sa iasa.

You all know that. At the last

Cu totii stiti asta. La ultima

IPCC summary, the scientists wanted to say,

intalnire IPCC, oamenii de stiinta doreau sa spuna,

"How certain are you?" They wanted to answer that "99 percent."

"Cat de siguri sunteti?" Ei vroiau sa raspunda "99 la suta."

The Chinese objected, and so the compromise was

Chinezii s-au opus, si atunci compromisul a fost

"more than 90 percent."

"mai mult de 90 la suta."

Now, the skeptics say, "Oh, wait a minute,

Acum, scepticii vor spune, "Oh, asteptati,

this could be variations in this energy

ar putea exista variatii in aceasta energie care

coming in from the sun." If that were true,

vine de la Soare." Daca asta ar fi adevarat

the stratosphere would be heated as well as the

stratosfera ar fi incalzita la fel ca si

lower atmosphere, if it's more coming in.

atomsfera mai joasa, daca vine mai mult inauntru.

If it's more being trapped on the way out, then you would

Daca este mai multa prinsa captiva in timp ce iese, atunci

expect it to be warmer here and cooler here. Here is the lower atmosphere.

te-ai astepta sa fie mai cald aici si mai racoare aici. Aici este atmosfera joasa.

Here's the stratosphere: cooler.

Aici se afla stratosera: mai racoroasa.

CSI: Climate.

CSI:Climat.

Now, here's the good news. Sixty-eight percent of Americans now believe

Acum, vestea cea buna. 68 la suta din Americani cred acum

that human activity is responsible

ca activitatea umana este responsabila

for global warming. Sixty-nine percent believe that the Earth is heating up

de inclazirea globala. 69 la suta cred ca Terra se incalzeste

in a significant way. There has been progress,

intr-un mod semnificativ. Exista progres

but here is the key: when given a list

dar aici este cheia: cand se face o lista

of challenges to confront, global warming is still listed at near the bottom.

a provocarilor care trebuie confruntate, incalzirea globala este inca listata spre final.

What is missing is a sense of urgency.

Ce lipseste este un sentiment al urgentei.

If you agree with the factual analysis,

Daca sunteti de acord cu analiza faptelor,

but you don't feel the sense of urgency,

dar nu aveti un sentiment de urgenta,

where does that leave you?

asta unde va lasa?

Well, the Alliance for Climate Protection, which I head

Pai, Alianta pentru Protectia Climatica, pe care eu o conduc

in conjunction with Current TV -- who did this pro bono --

in conjunctie cu CurrentTV - care a facut asta pro-bono,

did a worldwide contest to do commercials on how to communicate this.

a creat un concurs international pentru a face reclame despre cum sa se comunice asta.

This is the winner.

Aceasta e cea care a castigat.

NBC -- I'll show all of the networks here -- the top journalists

NBC - voi arata toate canalele prezente aici - jurnalistii de varf

for NBC asked 956 questions in 2007

ai NBC-ului au pus 956 de intrebari in 2007

of the presidential candidates: two of them were about

candidatilor prezidentiali: doua din ele au fost despre

the climate crisis. ABC: 844 questions, two about the climate crisis.

criza climatica. ABC: 844 de intrebari, doua despre criza climatica.

Fox: two. CNN: two. CBS: zero.

Fox: doua. CNN: doua. CBS: zero.

From laughs to tears -- this is one of the older

De la rasete la lacrimi. Asta este una din vechile

tobacco commercials.

reclame despre tutun.

So here's what we're doing.

Deci asta este ceea ce facem.

This is gasoline consumption in all of these countries. And us.

Acesta este consumul de benzina din aceste tari. Si noi.

But it's not just the developed nations.

Dar nu sunt doar tarile dezvoltate.

The developing countries are now following us

Tarile in stare de dezvoltare ne urmeaza acum

and accelerating their pace. And actually,

si isi accelereaza pasul. Si de fapt,

their cumulative emissions this year are the equivalent

emiterile lor puse laolalta in acest an le echivaleaza

to where we were in 1965. And they're catching up

pe ale noastre in 1965. Si ne ajung din urma

very dramatically. The total concentrations:

intr-un mod dramatic. Concentratiile totale:

by 2025, they will be essentially where we were in 1985.

pana in 2025, vor fi unde eram noi in 1985.

If the wealthy countries were completely missing

Daca tarile bogate ar lipsi in totalitate

from the picture, we would still have this crisis.

din peisaj, criza tot ar exista.

But we have given to the developing countries

Dar le-am dat tarilor in dezvoltare

the technologies and the ways of thinking

tehnologia si modul de gandire

that are creating the crisis. This is in Bolivia --

care creeaza criza. Asta este in Bolivia.

over thirty years.

De-a lungul a 30 de ani.

This is peak fishing in a few seconds. The '60s.

Acesta e pescuitul la apogeu in cateva secunde. Anii '60.

'70s. '80s. '90s. We have to stop this. And the good news is that we can.

'70. '80. '90. Trebuie sa oprim asta. Si vestea buna e ca putem.

We have the technologies.

Avem tehnologia.

We have to have a unified view of how to go about this:

Trebuie sa avem o viziune universala despre cum sa abordam acest lucru:

the struggle against poverty in the world

lupta impotriva saraciei in lume

and the challenge of cutting wealthy country emissions,

si provocarea reducerii emisiilor tarilor bogate

all has a single, very simple solution.

toate au o singura solutie, foarte simpla.

People say, "What's the solution?" Here it is.

Oamenii spun, "Care este solutia?" Aceasta este.

Put a price on carbon. We need a CO2 tax, revenue neutral,

Puneti un pret pe carbon. Avem nevoie de o taxa pe CO2, neutra din punct de vedere al venitului,

to replace taxation on employment, which was invented by Bismarck --

care se inlocuiasca taxarea pe salariu, care a fost inventata de Bismark -

and some things have changed

si unele lucruri s-au schimbat

since the 19th century.

din secolul XIX.

In the poor world, we have to integrate the responses

In lumea saraca, trebuie sa integram raspunsurile

to poverty with the solutions to the climate crisis.

la saracie cu solutiile la criza climatica.

Plans to fight poverty in Uganda

Planurile de lupta impotriva saraciei in Uganda

are mooted, if we do not solve the climate crisis.

sunt fara sens daca nu rezolvam criza climatica.

But responses can actually make a huge difference

Dar raspunsurile pot face o diferenta vasta

in the poor countries. This is a proposal

in tarile sarace. Aceasta este o propunere

that has been talked about a lot in Europe.

mult discutata in Europa.

This was from Nature magazine. These are concentrating

Aceasta a fost din Nature Magazine. Acestea sunt centrale

solar, renewable energy plants, linked in a so-called "supergrid"

de energie solara concentrate, conectate intr-un asa numit supergrid

to supply all of the electrical power

care furnizeaza toata energia electrica necesara

to Europe, largely from developing countries -- high-voltage DC currents.

pentru Europa, in mare parte din tarile care sunt in stadii de dezvoltare. Curent direct de voltaj inalt.

This is not pie in the sky; this can be done.

Asta nu e "placinta din cer;" acest lucru poate fi facut.

We need to do it for our own economy.

Trebuie sa facem acest lucru si pentru economia noastra.

The latest figures show that the old model

Cele mai recente numere arata ca vechiul model

is not working. There are a lot of great investments

nu functionaza. Sunt o multime de investitii

that you can make. If you are investing in tar sands

pe care le puteti face. Daca investiti in nisipuri asfaltice

or shale oil, then you have a portfolio

sau uleiuri din sisturi bituminoase, atunci aveti un portofoliu

that is crammed with sub-prime carbon assets.

care este sufocat de actiuni de carbon neprofitabile.

And it is based on an old model.

Si este bazat pe un model vechi.

Junkies find veins in their toes when the ones

Dependentii gasesc vene la degetele de la picioare atunci cand cele

in their arms and their legs collapse. Developing tar sands

din brate si din picioare ii lasa. Dezvoltarea nisipurilor asfaltice

and coal shale is the equivalent. Here are just a few of the investments

si a sisturilor de carbune este echivalentul. Iata cateva din investitille

that I personally think make sense.

care eu cred ca sunt logice.

I have a stake in these, so I'll have a disclaimer there.

Eu am investit in ele, deci am o scuza.

But geothermal, concentrating solar,

Dar geotermale, concentrari solare,

advanced photovoltaics, efficiency and conservation.

photovoltice avansate, eficienta si conservarea.

You've seen this slide before, but there's a change.

Ati mai vazut aceasta proiectie, dar exista o schimbare.

The only two countries that didn't ratify

Singurele doua tari care nu au ratificat

-- and now there's only one. Australia had an election.

- iar acum a ramas doar una. Australia a avut alegeri.

And there was a campaign in Australia

Si a existat o campanie in Australia

that involved television and Internet and radio commercials

care a continut reclame la televizor, la radio si pe internet

to lift the sense of urgency for the people there.

cu menirea de a mari simtul de urgenta pentru oamenii de acolo.

And we trained 250 people to give the slide show

Si am invatat 250 de oameni sa faca aceasta prezentare

in every town and village and city in Australia.

in fiecare localitate si sat si oras din Australia.

Lot of other things contributed to it,

Multe alte lucruri au contribuit,

but the new Prime Minister announced that

dar noul prim ministru a anuntat ca

his very first priority would be to change Australia's position

prima lui prioritate e sa schimbe pozitia Australiei

on Kyoto, and he has. Now, they came to an awareness

in privinta tratatului de la Kyoto, si a facut-o. Acum, au ajuns la o constientizare

partly because of the horrible drought that they have had.

in mare parte datorita secetei pe care au avut-o.

This is Lake Lanier. My friend Heidi Cullen

Acesta este Lacul Lanier. Prietena mea Heidi Cullins

said that if we gave droughts names the way we give hurricanes names,

a zis ca daca am da nume secetelor precum le dam uraganelor,

we'd call the one in the southeast now Katrina,

cea de acum din sud est s-ar numi Katrina,

and we would say it's headed toward Atlanta.

si am zice ca se indreapta catre Atlanta.

We can't wait for the kind of drought

Nu putem astepta ca o seceta de tipul

Australia had to change our political culture.

celei din Australia sa ne schimbe cultura politica.

Here's more good news. The cities supporting Kyoto in the U.S.

Alte vesti bune. Orasele care sustin tratatul Kyoto in Statele Unite

are up to 780 -- and I thought I saw one go by there,

au ajuns la 780 - si cred ca am vazut unul trecand,

just to localize this -- which is good news.

doar ca sa localizam asta. Astea sunt vesti bune.

Now, to close, we heard a couple of days ago

Acum pentru a incheia, am auzit acum cateva zile

about the value of making individual heroism so commonplace

despre importanta transformarii eroismului indivdiual in ceva comun

that it becomes banal or routine.

astfel incat el devine banal sau rutina.

What we need is another hero generation. Those of us who are alive

Avem nevoie acum de o noua generatie de eroi. Acei din noi care sunt in viata

in the United States of America

in Statele Unite ale Americii

today especially, but also the rest of the world,

azi in mod special, dar si restul lumii,

have to somehow understand that history

trebuie cumva sa inteleaga ca istoria

has presented us with a choice -- just as Jill [Bolte] Taylor was figuring out

ne-a lasat sa facem o alegere - la fel cum Jill Bolte Taylor incerca sa afle

how to save her life while she was distracted

cum sa isi salveze viata in timp ce era distrasa de

by the amazing experience that she was going through.

experienta uimitoare prin care trecea.

We now have a culture of distraction.

Avem o cultura care distrage atentia.

But we have a planetary emergency.

Dar avem o urgenta planetara.

And we have to find a way to create,

Si trebuie sa gasim un mijloc de a crea,

in the generation of those alive today, a sense of generational mission.

in generatia celor in viata azi, un simt al unei misuni generationale.

I wish I could find the words to convey this.

As vrea sa gasesc cuvintele care sa transmita acest lucru.

This was another hero generation

Aceasta a fost o alta generatie de eroi

that brought democracy to the planet.

care a adus democratia pe planeta.

Another that ended slavery. And that gave women the right to vote.

Alta care a pus capat sclaviei. Si care a dat femeilor drept de vot.

We can do this. Don't tell me that we don't have the capacity to do it.

Putem face acest lucru. Nu imi spuneti ca nu avem capacitatea sa o facem.

If we had just one week's worth of what we spend on the Iraq War,

Daca am avea doar o saptamana din ce cheltuim pe bugetul razboiului din Iraq,

we could be well on the way to solving this challenge.

am putea fi deja pe drumul rezolvarii acestei probleme.

We have the capacity to do it.

Avem capacitatea sa o facem.

One final point: I'm optimistic, because I believe

Un ultim punct. Sunt optimist, pentru ca eu cred

we have the capacity, at moments of great challenge,

ca avem capacitatea, in momente de mare provocare,

to set aside the causes of distraction and rise to the challenge

sa dam la o parte lcururile care ne distrag atentia si sa ne ridicam la asteptarile provocarii

that history is presenting to us.

pe care istoria ne-o prezinta.

Sometimes I hear people respond to the disturbing facts of the climate crisis

Cateodata aud raspunsurile oamenilor la problemele tulburatoare ale crizei climatice

by saying, "Oh, this is so terrible.

zicand, "Oh, este teribil.

What a burden we have." I would like to ask you

Ce povara avem." As vrea sa va rog

to reframe that. How many generations

sa reformulati. Cate generatii

in all of human history have had the opportunity

in istoria oamenilor au avut ocazia

to rise to a challenge that is worthy of our best efforts?

sa se ridice la asteptarile unei provocari care merita cele mai intense eforturi?

A challenge that can pull from us

O provocare care poate sa scoata din noi

more than we knew we could do? I think we ought to approach

mai mult decat am stiut ca putem? Cred ca trebuie sa abordam

this challenge with a sense of profound joy

aceasta provocare cu un simt al bucuriei

and gratitude that we are the generation

si al multumirii pentru ca suntem generatia

about which, a thousand years from now,

care, peste o mie de ani,

philharmonic orchestras and poets and singers will celebrate

orchestrele filarmonice si poetii si cantaretii o vor celebra

by saying, they were the ones that found it within themselves

prin a spune, ca ei au fost cei care au reusit

to solve this crisis and lay the basis

sa rezolve criza si sa puna bazele

for a bright and optimistic human future.

unui viitor uman stralucit si optimist.

Let's do that. Thank you very much.

Sa facem asta. Va multumesc foarte mult.

Chris Anderson: For so many people at TED, there is deep pain

Chris Anderson: Pentru multi participanti la TED, este o durere profunda

that basically a design issue

care este o problema a designului - la sfarsitul zilei,

on a voting form --

o problema a designului pe un formular de vot -

one bad design issue meant that your voice wasn't being heard

o problema a designului prost inseamna ca vocea voastra nu se facea auzita

like that in the last eight years in a position

ca in ultimii opt ani intr-o pozitie

where you could make these things come true.

unde puteati face ca lucrurile sa se advereasca.

That hurts.

Asta doare.

Al Gore: You have no idea. (Laughter)

Al Gore: Nu ai idee.

CA: When you look at what the leading candidates

Cand te uiti la candidatii principali

in your own party are doing now -- I mean, there's --

ai partidului tau si ce fac ei acum - adica, este -

are you excited by their plans on global warming?

esti entuziasmat de planurile lor in legatura cu incalzirea globala?

AG: The answer to the question is hard for me

Raspunsul la aceasta intrebare e dificil pentru mine

because, on the one hand, I think that

pentru ca, pe de-o parte, cred ca

we should feel really great about the fact

ar trebui sa ne simtim bine despre faptul ca

that the Republican nominee -- certain nominee --

nominalizatul Republican - nominalizatul sigur -

John McCain, and both of the finalists

John McCain, si ambii finalisti

for the Democratic nomination -- all three have a very different

pentru nominalizarea Democrata - toti trei au diferite

and forward-leaning position

pozitii

on the climate crisis. All three have offered leadership,

despre criza climatica. Toti trei au dovedit un spirit de conducator,

and all three are very different from the approach taken

si toti trei au abordat problema intr-un mod diferit

by the current administration. And I think

fata de administratia curenta. Si cred ca

that all three have also been responsible in

toti trei sunt respnosabili pentru crearea

putting forward plans and proposals. But the campaign dialogue that --

de planuri si propuneri. Dar dialogul din campanie care -

as illustrated by the questions --

asa cum s-a vazut si din intrebari -

that was put together by the

a fost organizat de

League of Conservation Voters, by the way, the analysis of all the questions --

Liga Votantilor pentru Conservare, apropo, analizarea tuturor intrebarilor --

and, by the way, the debates have all been

si , apropo, dezbaterile au fost

sponsored by something that goes by the Orwellian label,

sponsorizate de ceea ce poarta o eticheta Orwelliana

"Clean Coal." Has anybody noticed that?

"Carbune Curat." A observat cineva asta?

Every single debate has been sponsored by "Clean Coal."

Toate dezbaterile au fost sponsorizate de "Carbune Curat."

"Now, even lower emissions!"

"Acum, emisii si mai mici!"

The richness and fullness of the dialogue

Bogatia dialogului

in our democracy has not laid the basis

in democratia noastra nu a pus bazele

for the kind of bold initiative that is really needed.

unei intiative curajoase de care este intr-adevar nevoie.

So they're saying the right things and they may --

Ei spun lucrurile corecte si pot chiar -

whichever of them is elected -- may do the right thing,

oricare din ei va fi ales - sa faca lucrurile corecte,

but let me tell you: when I came back from Kyoto

dar sa va spun: cand m-am intors de la Kyoto.

in 1997, with a feeling of great happiness

in 1997 cu un sentiment de fericire

that we'd gotten that breakthrough there,

ca am realizat un lucru mare acolo

and then confronted the United States Senate,

si apoi am confruntat Senatul Statelor Unite

only one out of 100 senators was willing to vote

doar unul din 100 de senatori a fost gata sa voteze,

to confirm, to ratify that treaty. Whatever the candidates say

sa confirme, sa ratifice tratatul. Orice ar spune candidatii

has to be laid alongside what the people say.

trebuie sa fie analizat in paralel cu ce spun oamenii.

This challenge is part of the fabric

Aceasta provocare este o parte din constructia

of our whole civilization.

intregii noastre civilizatii.

CO2 is the exhaling breath of our civilization, literally.

CO2 este expiratia civilizatiei noastre, la propriu.

And now we mechanized that process. Changing that pattern

Si acum noi am mecanizat acest proces. Pentru a schimba acest lucru

requires a scope, a scale, a speed of change

ne trebuie o intindere, o scara, o viteza a schimbarii

that is beyond what we have done in the past.

care este dincolo de ceea ce am facut in trecut.

So that's why I began by saying,

Deci, de aceea am inceput prin a spune,

be optimistic in what you do, but be an active citizen.

fiti optimisti in ceea ce faceti, dar fiti cetateni activi.

Demand -- change the light bulbs,

Cereti - schimbati becurile,

but change the laws. Change the global treaties.

dar schimbati legile. Schimbati tratatele globale.

We have to speak up. We have to solve this democracy -- this --

Trebuie sa ridicam vocea. Trebuie sa rezolvam aceasta democratie - aceasta -

We have sclerosis in our democracy. And we have to change that.

exista scleroza in democratia noastra. Si trebuie sa schimbam asta.

Use the Internet. Go on the Internet.

Folositi internetul. Intrati pe internet.

Connect with people. Become very active as citizens.

Conectativa cu oamenii. Deveniti cetateni activi.

Have a moratorium -- we shouldn't

Creati un moratoriu -- nu ar trebui

have any new coal-fired generating plants

sa avem noi centrale pe carbune

that aren't able to capture and store CO2, which means we have to

care nu sunt capabile sa captureze si sa stocheze CO2. Ceea ce inseamna ca trebuie sa

quickly build these renewable sources.

contruim rapid aceste resurse regenerabile.

Now, nobody is talking on that scale. But I do believe

Acum nimeni nu discuta la aceasta scara. Dar cred ca

that between now and November, it is possible.

intre astazi si noiembrie, este posibil.

This Alliance for Climate Protection

Alianta pentru Schimbarea Climei

is going to launch a nationwide campaign --

va lansa o campanie nationala -

grassroots mobilization, television ads, Internet ads,

pentru o mobilizare de baza, reclame TV, anunturi pe internet,

radio, newspaper -- with partnerships with everybody

radio, in ziare - in parteneriat cu toata lumea

from the Girl Scouts to the hunters and fishermen.

de la cercetase pana la vanatori si pescari.

We need help. We need help.

Avem nevoie de ajutor. Avem nevoie de ajutor.

CA: In terms of your own personal role going forward,

CA: In ceea ce priveste rolul tau personal de acum incolo,

Al, is there something more than that

Al, mai este ceva in plus

you would like to be doing?

ce ai dori sa faci?

AG: I have prayed that I would be able to find the answer

AG: M-am rugat sa pot fi in stare sa gasesc raspunsul

to that question. What can I do?

la aceasta intrebare. Ce pot face?

Buckminster Fuller once wrote, "If the future

Buckminster Fuller a scris odata, "Daca viitorul

of all human civilization depended on me, what would I do?

intregii civilizatii umane ar depinde de mine, ce as face?

How would I be?" It does depend on all of us,

Cum as fi?" Depinde de noi toti,

but again, not just with the light bulbs.

dar iarasi, nu doar cu becurile.

We, most of us here, are Americans. We have a democracy.

Noi, cei mai multi de aici, suntem americani. Avem o democratie.

We can change things, but we have to actively change.

Putem schimba lucrurile, dar trebuie sa schimbam activ.

What's needed really is a higher level of consciousness.

Ceea ce este necesar este un nivel mai inalt de constientizare.

And that's hard to --

Iar acest lucru este greu de infaptuit -

that's hard to create -- but it is coming.

este greu de creat - dar vine.

There's an old African proverb that some of you know

Exista un vechi proverb african pe care unii dintre voi il stiu

that says, "If you want to go quickly, go alone;

care spune ca, "Daca vrei sa mergi repede, mergi singur;

if you want to go far, go together." We have to go far, quickly.

daca vrei sa mergi departe, mergi impreuna cu altii." Noi trebuie sa mergem departe repede.

So we have to have a change in consciousness.

Deci trebuie sa schimbam nivelul de constientizare.

A change in commitment. A new sense of urgency.

O schimbare in angajament. Un nou simt al urgentei.

A new appreciation for the privilege

O noua apreciere a privilegiului

that we have of undertaking this challenge.

pe care il avem angajandu-ne in aceasta schimbare.

CA: Al Gore, thank you so much for coming to TED.

CA: Al Gore, multumim foarte mult ca ai venit la TED.

AG: Thank you. Thank you very much.

AG: Multumesc. Multumesc foarte mult.