Al Gore, who was once vice president of the United States and now serves as a member of Apple's board of directors, has released his new documentary film under the title "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power" or "An uncomfortable consequence: truth to power", which is presented as the sequel to «An Inconvenient Truth«, The successful documentary released more than a decade ago, in 2006, and arguably the US« made the concern about climate change fashionable.
The presentation was attended by, among others, Lisa Jackson, Apple Vice President of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, and Tim Cook, current CEO of Apple, who was in charge of presenting the new Gore documentary.
Al Gore insists with "an uncomfortable consequence"
For the presentation of “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power”, Tim Cook began by talking about climate change as a whole and about the initiatives that have already been put in place to tackle it. Thus, the company executive explained that countries are coming together to create a cleaner environment, and that there are "great reasons for optimism":
There are signs all around us of the climate crisis, but there are also great reasons for optimism. There are renewable energies that have been developed and are being widely deployed. Almost every country in the world has agreed to do certain things and markets are rewarding renewable energy everywhere.
There are many reasons for optimism. But of course the clock still ticks and the urgency has never been greater. So I think there has never been a better time for this movie.
After a short introductory speech, Tim Cook introduced Al Gore and some of those responsible behind the creation of this new documentary, before proceeding to its viewing.
And once the movie was shown, Lisa Jackson joined Al Gore and Jeff Skoll and the three had a discussion on stage about climate change in general and the new movie specifically.
From "An Uncomfortable Truth" to "An Uncomfortable Consequence"
For those of you who have not seen or heard of this matter, "An uncomfortable consequence: truth to power" continues Al Gore's efforts to combat climate change and especially, it continues from where, in 2006, the predecessor documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth" left off. Companies like SolarCity are some of the focal points of the film.
The origin of "An Inconvenient Truth" dates back to older than 2004 when Al Gore gave a talk in New York on climate change. It was not the first time he had done it, he had been doing it since the 90s, but this time he was supported by a whole collection and slides with great visual power and a very clear message: to show that global warming was a reality, that it could have tragic consequences and that its main cause is man.
That talk was attended by Laurie David, a producer who was so impressed with Al Gore and his message that she He proposed adapting his presentation for the big screen. After taking the idea to his colleagues in Hollywood, two years later (May 24, 2006) "An Inconvenient Truth" was released.
Despite numerous voices pointing in the direction that Al Gore and his colleagues are exaggerating and that global warming is a lie, the documentary was a resounding success, winning two Oscars and with a huge box office. But the most important thing is that contributed to raising awareness about global warming.
Ten years later, Al Gore picks up where he left off with "An Uncomfortable Consequence: Truth to Power," a documentary we are already looking forward to seeing and which is supported by Apple, a great advocate of renewable energy. will premiere on July 28. I leave you with a preview: