Earth in the Balance

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Earth in the Balance is a 1992 environmental book by Al Gore that examines the global ecological crisis and advocates for comprehensive political and social action to address climate change and environmental degradation.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
environmental book ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
advocates comprehensive political action on climate change ⓘ
comprehensive social action on climate change ⓘ
argues that climate change is a moral issue ⓘ
that economic policy must account for environmental costs ⓘ
author Al Gore ⓘ
linked to: Albert Gore, Jr.
awarded Robert F. Kennedy Book Award ⓘ
callsFor restructuring of global economic priorities to protect the environment ⓘ
stronger environmental regulations ⓘ
transition to renewable energy sources ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
emphasizes the link between democracy and environmental protection ⓘ
the need for international cooperation on environmental issues ⓘ
focusesOn relationship between human civilization and the Earth’s ecosystems ⓘ
followedBy An Inconvenient Truth ⓘ
genre environmentalism ⓘ
political non-fiction ⓘ
hasMainCharacter Al Gore (as narrator and policy advocate) ⓘ
linked to: Albert Gore, Jr.
influenced public debate on climate change in the 1990s ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
notableFor early high-profile warning about global warming by a major U.S. politician ⓘ
pages ~400 ⓘ
proposes a global Marshall Plan for the environment ⓘ
publicationYear 1992 ⓘ
publisher Houghton Mifflin ⓘ
setting global ⓘ
subject U.S. environmental policy ⓘ
air pollution ⓘ
biodiversity loss ⓘ
climate change ⓘ
conservation ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
ecology ⓘ
energy policy ⓘ
environmental degradation ⓘ
environmental ethics ⓘ
environmental policy ⓘ
global environmental crisis ⓘ
global environmental governance ⓘ
global warming ⓘ
population growth ⓘ
sustainability ⓘ
sustainable development ⓘ
water pollution ⓘ
timePeriodDiscussed late 20th century ⓘ

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Albert Gore Jr. → notableWork → Earth in the Balance ⓘ
subject linked to: Albert Gore, Jr.
Al Gore → notableWork → "Earth in the Balance" ⓘ
subject linked to: Gore
linked to: Earth in the Balance