TED2009
Al Gore: What comes after An Inconvenient Truth?
Al Gore avertizeaza asupra ultimelor schimbari climatice
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La TED2009 Al Gore prezinta diapozitive actualizate de pe tot globul pentru a arata ca ingrijorarile asupra tendintelor climatice sunt mult mai grave decat au prezis oamenii de stiinta si pentru a-si arata punctul de vedere asupra conceptului de " carbune curat " .
Al Gore - Climate advocate
Nobel Laureate Al Gore focused the world’s attention on the global climate crisis. Now he’s showing us how we’re moving towards real solutions. Full bio
Nobel Laureate Al Gore focused the world’s attention on the global climate crisis. Now he’s showing us how we’re moving towards real solutions. Full bio
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Last year I showed these two slides so that
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Anul trecut am aratat aceste doua diapozitive pentru a
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demonstrate that the arctic ice cap,
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demonstra ca intreaga calota polara
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which for most of the last three million years
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care in marea majoritate a ultimilor 3 milioane de ani
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has been the size of the lower 48 states,
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a fost de dimensiunea a 48 de state de marime mica,
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has shrunk by 40 percent.
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s-a micsorat cu 40% .
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But this understates the seriousness of this particular problem
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Dar aceasta diminueaza seriozitatea acestei probleme speciale
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because it doesn't show the thickness of the ice.
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deoarece nu arata grosimea ghetii.
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The arctic ice cap is, in a sense,
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Calota polara este, intr-un fel,
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the beating heart of the global climate system.
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inima care bate a sistemulul climatic global.
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It expands in winter and contracts in summer.
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Ea se extinde iarna si se contracta vara.
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The next slide I show you will be
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Urmatorul diapozitiv pe care vi-l voi arata va fi
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a rapid fast-forward of what's happened over the last 25 years.
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o vedere rapida asupra la ceea ce s-a intamplat in ultimii 25 de ani.
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The permanent ice is marked in red.
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Gheata pemanenta este marcata cu rosu.
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As you see, it expands to the dark blue --
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Asa cum vedeti se extinde catre albastru inchis.
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that's the annual ice in winter,
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Aceasta este gheata anuala pe timp de iarna.
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and it contracts in summer.
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Si se diminueaza vara.
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The so-called permanent ice, five years old or older,
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Asa-numita gheata permanenta, cu o vechime de 5 ani sau mai mult,
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you can see is almost like blood,
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puteti vedea ca este aproape ca sangele
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spilling out of the body here.
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improscand dintr-un corp.
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In 25 years it's gone from this, to this.
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In 25 de ani a ajuns de la aceasta, la aceasta.
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This is a problem because the warming
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Aceasta este o problema deoarece incalzirea
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heats up the frozen ground around the Arctic Ocean,
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provoaca dezghetul pamantului din jurul oceanului artictic.
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where there is a massive amount of frozen carbon
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unde se gaseste o cantitate masiva de carbon inghetat
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which, when it thaws, is turned into methane by microbes.
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care, cand se dezgheata, este transformat in metan de catre micro-organisme.
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Compared to the total amount of global warming pollution in the atmosphere,
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Comparativ cu poluarea totala datorata incalzirii globale in atmosfera
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that amount could double if we cross this tipping point.
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cantitatea s-ar putea dubla daca trecem acest punct de extrem.
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Already in some shallow lakes in Alaska,
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Deja in anumite lacuri putin adanci din Alaska
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methane is actively bubbling up out of the water.
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metanul efectiv bolboroseste la suprafata apei.
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Professor Katey Walter from the University of Alaska
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Profesorul Katey Walter de la Universitatea din Alaska
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went out with another team to another shallow lake last winter.
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a fost pe teren cu o alta echipa la un alt lac putin adanc iarna trecuta.
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Video: Whoa! (Laughter)
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video: Oau! (Rasete)
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Al Gore: She's okay. The question is whether we will be.
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Al Gore: Ea e OK . Intrebarea este daca noi vom fi.
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And one reason is, this enormous heat sink
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Si un motiv este ca acesta enorma "cuva" fierbinte
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heats up Greenland from the north.
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incalzeste Groenlanda din nord.
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This is an annual melting river.
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Acesta este un rau care se topeste anual.
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But the volumes are much larger than ever.
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Dar volumele sunt mult mai mari ca niciodata.
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This is the Kangerlussuaq River in southwest Greenland.
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Acesta este raul Kangerlussuaq in sud-vestul Groenlandei.
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If you want to know how sea level rises
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Daca vreti sa stiti cum creste nivelul marii
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from land-base ice melting
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de la topirea ghetii de pe uscat
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this is where it reaches the sea.
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aceasta este locul unde ajunge in mare.
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These flows are increasing very rapidly.
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Aceste debite cresc foarte rapid.
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At the other end of the planet, Antarctica
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Si la celalalt capat al plantei, Antarctica
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the largest mass of ice on the planet.
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cea mai mare masa de gheata de pe planeta.
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Last month scientists reported the entire continent
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Luna trecuta oamenii de stiinta au raportat ca pe intregul continent
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is now in negative ice balance.
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balanta ghetii este negativa
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And west Antarctica cropped up on top some under-sea islands,
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Si vestul Antarcticii pe varful unor insule submarine
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is particularly rapid in its melting.
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se topeste rapid.
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That's equal to 20 feet of sea level, as is Greenland.
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Aceasta este egala cu 7 metri peste nivelul marii, la fel ca in Groenlanda.
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In the Himalayas, the third largest mass of ice:
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In Himalaya, masa de gheata a treia ca marime,
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at the top you see new lakes, which a few years ago were glaciers.
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pe varf vedeti lacuri nou-formate, care in urma cu cativa ani erau ghetari.
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40 percent of all the people in the world
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40 la suta din populatia lumii
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get half of their drinking water from that melting flow.
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obtine jumatate din apa de baut din aceste topiri.
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In the Andes, this glacier is the
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In Anzi, acest ghetar este
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source of drinking water for this city.
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sursa de apa potabila pentru acest oras.
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The flows have increased.
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Debitele au crescut.
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But when they go away, so does much of the drinking water.
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Dar cand dispar, asa se intampla si cu apa potabila.
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In California there has been a 40 percent
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In California a fost o scadere de 40 la suta
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decline in the Sierra snowpack.
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in stratul de zapada in Sierra.
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This is hitting the reservoirs.
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Aceasta afecteaza rezervele de apa.
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And the predictions, as you've read, are serious.
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Si predictiile, asa cum ati citit, sunt serioase.
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This drying around the world has lead to
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Pe tot globul uscaciunea a dus la
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a dramatic increase in fires.
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o crestere dramatica a incendiilor.
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And the disasters around the world
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Si dezastrele aparute pe tot globul
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have been increasing at an absolutely extraordinary
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au crescut cu o rata absolut extraordinara
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and unprecedented rate.
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si fara precedent.
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Four times as many in the last 30 years
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De patru ori mai multe in ultimii 30 de ani
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as in the previous 75.
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fata de cei 75 anteriori.
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This is a completely unsustainable pattern.
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Aceasta este un model absolut nedurabil.
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If you look at in the context of history
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Daca va uitati in context istoric
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you can see what this is doing.
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puteti vedea ce se intampla.
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In the last five years
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In ultimii 5 ani
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we've added 70 million tons of CO2
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am adaugat 70 de milioane de tone de dioxid de carbon
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every 24 hours --
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la fiecare 24 de ore
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25 million tons every day to the oceans.
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25 de milioane de tone in fiecare zi in oceane.
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Look carefully at the area of the eastern Pacific,
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Uitati-va cu atentia la zona estica a Pacificului
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from the Americas, extending westward,
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de la Americi, mergand spre vest,
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and on either side of the Indian subcontinent,
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si pe fiecare parte a subcontinentului indian
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where there is a radical depletion of oxygen in the oceans.
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unde este o radicala scadere a oxigenului in oceane.
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The biggest single cause of global warming,
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Cea mai mare cauza singulara a incalzirii globale
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along with deforestation, which is 20 percent of it, is the burning of fossil fuels.
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alaturi de despaduriri, care reprezinta 20 la suta din ea, este arderea combustibililor fosili.
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Oil is a problem, and coal is the most serious problem.
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Petrolul este o problema si carbunele este cea mai serioasa.
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The United States is one of the two
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Statele Unite este unul dintre cei doi
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largest emitters, along with China.
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mari emitenti, alaturi de China.
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And the proposal has been to build a lot more coal plants.
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Si propunerea a fost sa se construiasca mai multe fabrici pentru carbune.
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But we're beginning to see a sea change.
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Dar incepem sa vedem o schimbare totala.
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Here are the ones that have been cancelled in the last few years
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Aici sunt cei care au anulat in ultimii ani
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with some green alternatives proposed.
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cu alternative ecologice propuse.
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(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
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However there is a political battle
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Totusi, exista o lupta politica
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in our country.
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in tara noastra.
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And the coal industries and the oil industries
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Si industria carbonifera si cea petroliera
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spent a quarter of a billion dollars in the last calendar year
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a cheltuit un sfert de miliard de dolari in ultimul an calendaristic.
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promoting clean coal,
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promovand carbune curat
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which is an oxymoron.
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ceea ce este un oximoron.
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That image reminded me of something.
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Aceasta imagine imi aminteste de ceva.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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Around Christmas, in my home in Tennessee,
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In preajma Craciunului, la mine in Tennessee,
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a billion gallons of coal sludge was spilled.
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un miliard de galoane de steril de carbune a fost imprastiat.
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You probably saw it on the news.
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Probabil ati vazut la stiri.
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This, all over the country, is the second largest waste stream in America.
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Acesta este, pe tot cuprinsul tarii, a doua mare deversare in America
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This happened around Christmas.
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S-a intamplat in preajma Craciunului.
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One of the coal industry's ads around Christmas was this one.
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Una din reclamele industriei carbunelui, cam in jurul zilei de Craciun, a fost aceasta.
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Video: ♪♫ Frosty the coal man is a jolly, happy soul.
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Video: ♪♫ Frosy, omul cu carbunele, este un suflet fericit si vesel.
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He's abundant here in America,
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El este din abundenta, aici in America,
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and he helps our economy grow.
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si ajuta la cresterea economica.
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Frosty the coal man is getting cleaner everyday.
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Frosty, omul cu carbune, devine pe zi ce trece din ce in ce mai curat.
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He's affordable and adorable, and workers keep their pay.
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El este accesibil si adorabil si muncitorii isi pastreaza slujbele.
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Al Gore: This is the source of much of the coal in West Virginia.
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Al Gore: Aceasta este sursa majoritatii carbunelui in Virginia de Vest.
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The largest mountaintop miner is the head of Massey Coal.
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Minerul de pe cea mai mare gramada de carbune este seful lui Massey Coal.
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Video: Don Blankenship: Let me be clear about it. Al Gore,
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Video: Don Blankenship: Vreau sa fie clar. Al Gore,
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Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, they don't know what they're talking about.
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Nanci Pelosi, Harry Reid habar nu au despre ce vorbesc .
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Al Gore: So the Alliance for Climate Protection
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Al Gore: Astfel ca Alianta pentru Protectia Climatica
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has launched two campaigns.
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a lansat doua campanii.
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This is one of them, part of one of them.
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Aceasta este una din ele, o parte din una din ele.
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Video: Actor: At COALergy we view climate change as a very serious
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Video: Actor: La COALergy noi vedem schimbarile climatice ca o
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threat to our business.
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amenintare foarte serioasa pentru afacerea noastra.
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That's why we've made it our primary goal
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De aceea, scopul nostru principal este
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to spend a large sum of money
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sa cheltuim o mare suma de bani
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on an advertising effort to help bring out and complicate
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pentru eforturi de publicitate care sa ne ajute sa aratam si complicam
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the truth about coal.
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adevarul despre carbune.
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The fact is, coal isn't dirty.
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Adevarul este ca, de fapt, carbunele nu este murdar.
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We think it's clean --
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Noi credem ca este curat --
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smells good, too.
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si miroase si bine.
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So don't worry about climate change.
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Asa ca nu va ingrijorati pentru schimbarile climatice.
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Leave that up to us.
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Lasati asta in seama noastra.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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Video: Actor: Clean coal -- you've heard a lot about it.
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Video: Actor: Carbune curat, ati auzit o gramada despre el.
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So let's take a tour of this state-of-the-art clean coal facility.
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Asa ca haideti sa facem un tur al acestei capodopere de instalatie de curatare a carbunelui.
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Amazing! The machinery is kind of loud.
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Uimitor! Masinaria este cam zgomotoasa.
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But that's the sound of clean coal technology.
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Dar acesta este sunetul tehnologiei carbunelui curat.
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And while burning coal is one of the leading causes of global warming,
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Si in timp ce carbunele ars este una din cauzele principale ale incalzirii globale
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the remarkable clean coal technology you see here
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remarcabila tehnologie a carbunelui curat pe care o vedeti aici
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changes everything.
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schimba totul.
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Take a good long look: this is today's clean coal technology.
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Uitati-va cu atentie, aceasta este tehnologia de azi a carbunelui curat.
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Al Gore: Finally, the positive alternative
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Al Gore: In sfarsit alternativa pozitiva
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meshes with our economic challenge
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se potriveste cu provocarea economica
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and our national security challenge.
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si cu problema securitatii nationale.
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Video: Narrator: America is in crisis -- the economy,
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Video: Narator: America este in criza, economia,
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national security, the climate crisis.
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securitatea nationala, criza climatica.
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The thread that links them all:
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Amenintarea care le leaga pe toate ,
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our addiction to carbon based fuels,
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dependenta noasta de combustibili pe baza de carbon:
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like dirty coal and foreign oil.
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carbune murdar si petrol strain.
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But now there is a bold new solution to get us out of this mess.
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Dar acum avem o solutie noua indrazneata pentru a iesi din incurcatura.
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Repower America with 100 percent clean electricity
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Re-energizati America cu electricitate 100% curata,
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within 10 years.
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in 10 ani de acum inainte.
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A plan to put America back to work,
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Un plan de a pune America inapoi la treaba,
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make us more secure, and help stop global warming.
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a ne face mai siguri si de a ajuta la stoparea incalzirii globale.
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Finally, a solution that's big enough to solve our problems.
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In sfarsit, o solutie care este de ajuns de mare pentru a ne ajuta sa ne rezolvam problemele.
06:52
Repower America. Find out more.
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Re-energizati America. Aflati mai multe.
06:54
Al Gore: This is the last one.
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Al Gore: Aceasta este ultima.
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Video: Narrator: It's about repowering America.
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Video: Narator: Este despre re-energizarea Americii.
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One of the fastest ways to cut our dependence
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Una din modalitatile cele mai rapide sa inlaturam dependenta
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on old dirty fuels that are killing our planet.
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de vechii combustili murdari care ucid planeta noastra
07:12
Man: Future's over here. Wind, sun, a new energy grid.
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Barbat : Viitorul este aici . Vant, soare, o noua retea energetica.
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Man #2: New investments to create high-paying jobs.
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Barbat nr.2: Noi investitii pentru a crea slujbe bine platite.
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Narrator: Repower America. It's time to get real.
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Narator: Re-energizati America. Este timpul pentru actiune.
07:26
Al Gore: There is an old African proverb that says,
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Al Gore: Exista un vechi proverb african care spune:
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"If you want to go quickly, go alone.
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"Daca vrei sa mergi repede, mergi singur!"
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If you want to go far, go together."
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Daca vrei sa ajungi departe, mergi insotit!
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We need to go far, quickly.
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Trebuie sa ajungem departe, repede.
07:36
Thank you very much.
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Va multumesc foarte mult !
07:38
(Applause)
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(Aplauze )
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Al Gore - Climate advocateNobel Laureate Al Gore focused the world’s attention on the global climate crisis. Now he’s showing us how we’re moving towards real solutions.
Why you should listen
Former Vice President Al Gore is co-founder and chairman of Generation Investment Management. While he’s is a senior partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and a member of Apple, Inc.’s board of directors, Gore spends the majority of his time as chair of The Climate Reality Project, a nonprofit devoted to solving the climate crisis.
He is the author of the bestsellers Earth in the Balance, An Inconvenient Truth, The Assault on Reason, Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis, and most recently, The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change. He is the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth and is the co-recipient, with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 for “informing the world of the dangers posed by climate change.”
Gore was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, 1978, 1980 and 1982 and the U.S. Senate in 1984 and 1990. He was inaugurated as the 45th Vice President of the United States on January 20, 1993, and served eight years.
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