Sharing
the
2007
Nobel
Peace
Prize
helps
underscore
the
urgency
of
the
climate
crisis,
said
former
Vice
President
Al
Gore.
Gore's
comments
came
hours
after
the
Nobel
committee
announced
he
would
share
the
award
with
the
U.N.
Intergovernmental
Panel
on
Climate
Change
for
their
work
to
raise
awareness
about
global
warming.
"This
is
a
chance
to
elevate
global
consciousness
about
the
challenges
that
we
face
now,"
Gore
said,
speaking
to
reporters
in
Palo
Alto,
California.
"It
truly
is
a
planetary
emergency,
and
we
have
to
respond
quickly."
The
former
vice
president
said
he
would
donate
his
half
of
the
$1.5
million
prize
to
the
Alliance
for
Climate
Protection,
an
organization
he
founded
to
persuade
people
to
reduce
global
warming
by
cutting
pollution.
"That
amount
is
very
small
compared
to
the
enormous
challenge
that
lies
ahead,"
Gore
said,
including
organizing
a
massive
grass-roots
movement
and
a
mass
advertising
campaign
focused
on
"trying
to
change
the
way
people
think."
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