Persbericht Norwegian Nobel Institute IPCC en Gore winnen Nobelprijs voor de Vrede

[Dr. Marc-Alexander Fluks]

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[De grootst mogelijke wetenschappelijke ramp, lijkt me... Erger kan eigenlijk
 niet. Die Doris Lessing van die literatuurprijs is trouwens ook Vrijmetse-
 laar, net als Al Gore]


Bron:  The Norwegian Nobel Committee
       Norwegian Nobel Institute
Datum: 12 oktober 2007
URL:   http://nobelpeaceprize.org/eng_lau_announce2007.html


THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR 2007
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The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is
to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and
disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the
foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change.

Indications of changes in the earth's future climate must be treated with the
utmost seriousness, and with the precautionary principle uppermost in our minds.
Extensive climate changes may alter and threaten the living conditions of much
of mankind. They may induce large-scale migration and lead to greater
competition for the earth's resources. Such changes will place particularly
heavy burdens on the world's most vulnerable countries. There may be increased
danger of violent conflicts and wars, within and between states.

Through the scientific reports it has issued over the past two decades, the IPCC
has created an ever-broader informed consensus about the connection between
human activities and global warming. Thousands of scientists and officials from
over one hundred countries have collaborated to achieve greater certainty as to
the scale of the warming. Whereas in the 1980s global warming seemed to be
merely an interesting hypothesis, the 1990s produced firmer evidence in its
support. In the last few years, the connections have become even clearer and the
consequences still more apparent.

Al Gore has for a long time been one of the world's leading environmentalist
politicians. He became aware at an early stage of the climatic challenges the
world is facing. His strong commitment, reflected in political activity,
lectures, films and books, has strengthened the struggle against climate change.
He is probably the single individual who has done most to create greater
worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted.

By awarding the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 to the IPCC and Al Gore, the
Norwegian Nobel Committee is seeking to contribute to a sharper focus on the
processes and decisions that appear to be necessary to protect the world's
future climate, and thereby to reduce the threat to the security of mankind.
Action is necessary now, before climate change moves beyond man's control.

Oslo, 12 October 2007

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(c) 2007 Norwegian Nobel Institute

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