. Al Gore proposes three main questions in the video. During or after the video answer these questions and provide ONE sentence of evidence explaining the answer. a) Do we really have to change? b) Can we change? c) Will we change? 2. Name three sources of greenhouse gasses from the picture he shows. 3. When did our global carbon emissions from fossil fuels really start to accelerate? 4. What are the two consequences of warming oceans mentioned by Al Gore? 5. Why was there a surge of Syrian refugees in 2006? 6. How many species are we in danger of losing by the end of the century? 7. Which city (based on assets) is ranked as the number one city at risk from sea level rise in 2070? 8. What is it called when the streets of Miami flood when there is no rain? 9. What percentage of electricity does Germany get from renewable sources? 10. Enough solar energy reaches Earth every to fill all the world’s energy needs for a full ____. 11. What did virtually every nation in the world agree to at the Paris Agreement? **(We have since pulled out of the Agreement) 12. Of the investment in new electricity generation in the U.S. how much was invested in renewables? 13. In two sentences describe how the following quote is related to the fight against climate change: “After the final no, there comes a yes, and on that yes the future world depends

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TED Talk-
The Case for Optimism on Climate Change by Al Gore
1. Al Gore proposes three main questions in the video. During or after the video answer these questions
and provide ONE sentence of evidence explaining the answer.
a) Do we really have to change?
b) Can we change?
c) Will we change?
2. Name three sources of greenhouse gasses from the picture he shows.
3. When did our global carbon emissions from fossil fuels really start to accelerate?
4. What are the two consequences of warming oceans mentioned by Al Gore?
5. Why was there a surge of Syrian refugees in 2006?

6. How many species are we in danger of losing by the end of the century?
7. Which city (based on assets) is ranked as the number one city at risk from sea level rise in 2070?
8. What is it called when the streets of Miami flood when there is no rain?
9. What percentage of electricity does Germany get from renewable sources?
10. Enough solar energy reaches Earth every ______________ to fill all the world’s energy needs
for a full __________________.
11. What did virtually every nation in the world agree to at the Paris Agreement? **(We have since pulled
out of the Agreement)
12. Of the investment in new electricity generation in the U.S. how much was invested in renewables?
13. In two sentences describe how the following quote is related to the fight against climate change: “After
the final no, there comes a yes, and on that yes the future world depends”- Wallace Stevens