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Our Choice is a 2009 book written by former U.S. Vice President (Vice President of the United States) Al Gore. Originally titled, The Path to Survival it follows An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It?, a companion book to the film An Inconvenient Truth. All profits of the book (printed on 100% recycled paper) go to the Alliance for Climate Protection, which Gore founded in 2006.
__TOC__ In September 2009, Nature Reports Climate Change called the book one of its "Must-reads for Copenhagen (United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009)". Reviewing the book for Nature Reports Climate Change, Joseph Romm described its content: Whereas An Inconvenient Truth framed the crisis that climate negotiations (United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009) are tackling, this followup spells out what needs to be done. Based on 30 of Gores Solutions Summits as well as one-on-one discussions with leading experts across multiple disciplines, the book aims, in Gores words, "to gather in one place all of the most effective solutions that are available now". Gore naturally focuses on energy, the source of most anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, and discusses many underappreciated strategies such as concentrated solar thermal power (Concentrating solar power) and cogeneration. He also devotes a full chapter to soil, a major carbon sink that is gradually degrading. Farming strategies for restoring soil carbon are described, including biochar, a porous charcoal that can potentially enhance the soil sink while providing a source of low-carbon power.... Our Choice is replete with lush photos and simple but powerful charts. This a must-read book for those who want a primer on all the key solutions countries will be considering at Copenhagen.
Newsweek magazine published a feature on Gore and the new book on October 31, 2009, calling it "authoritative, exhaustive, reasoned, erudite, and logical, a textbooklike march through solar and wind power, geothermal energy, biofuels, carbon sequestration, nuclear energy, the potential of forests to soak up carbon dioxide, energy efficiency, and the regulatory tangle that impedes the development of a super-efficient, continent-wide system of transmission lines.
Author: Al Gore
Language: English (English language)
Subject: Climate change
Publisher: Rodale Books
Release Date: November 2009
Preceded By: An Inconvenient Truth (An Inconvenient Truth (book))