Innovative methods to tackle misconceptions IRENA – October 2013 © 2011 The Climate Reality Project exclusive of public domain content. All rights reserved. About Climate Reality Project • Founded and chaired by Nobel laureate and former Vice President Al Gore, • Dedicated to building a global cultural movement demanding action on the climate crisis • Employs communications tools and a grassroots network of Climate Leaders trained by Chairman Al Gore to highlight the urgency of the climate crisis. • The Climate Reality Project operates 8 offices in over 30 countries Innovative Methods to tackle misconceptions • Leadership Corps • Reality Drop • 24 Hours of Reality • WHAT I LOVE • I AM PRO SNOW The Climate Reality Project Logo Last year’s 24 Hours of Reality: The Dirty Weather Report, generated nearly 17 million views • 6000 trained Climate Leaders • more than 100 countries educating their communities about climate change • Use local media outlets, activate social networks and inspire communities around the globe to confront the climate crisis Climate Change Presentations 2013 Presentations: Over 3000 presentations given in 2013 alone ( 10 a day!) 4000 Acts of Leadership for this year. http://presenters.climaterealityproject.org/presenter_tools/dashboard Reality Drop: Close to 56,000 “drops” within Reality Drop have been made Other Initiatives http://climaterealityproject.org/initiatives Timothy Paul UAE Climate Leader http://climaterealityproject.org [email protected] © 2011 The Climate Reality Project exclusive of public domain content. All rights reserved. Videos 24 hours of reality http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXj9exfloNc Reality Drop.org Infograph: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6aJzArmYQc Al Gore: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz3Z0zuCczs Additional Sources • James Hansen Climate Change TED Talk • James Balog Documentary - Chasing Ice • The Truth About Global Warming - Science & Distortion - Stephen Schneider • William McDonough: Cradle to cradle design TED Talk • http://climate.nasa.gov/ • http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/ • http://theconsensusproject.com/.