Truth

An Inconvenient Truth

This movie displays the nature in which humans interact with our environment and the problems it poses. Starring Al Gore he takes us through our polluting habits and the damage it is causing to the atmosphere and the overall warming affect it will have on the earth. He uses many examples of how human involvement has caused the melting of glaciers, warming of seas, increased flooding and drought and how all of these relate back to human interference. These are all due to humans increasing carbon emissions into the atmosphere through pollution and energy consumption.  Al Gore demonstrates how warming oceans have even caused storms to increase in intensity and how heat waves are becoming more and more prominent. Global warming effects are even being seen in natures natural life cycles with populations of birds that rely on certain worms to be born similar times are now being seen much earlier in the year. Developing nations as well as the USA are some of the highest contributors to Co2 emissions. Many have tried to pass global warming off as a theory rather than fact in the public limelight however global warming is scientifically recognized as fact and due to human involvement. Al Gore preaches at the end that we need to take a stand, we have the technologies and resources to reduce such emissions.  He places great importance on the fact that we must look to renewable resources and choices for the future to cut carbon emissions to zero. This incredibly relevant for industrial designers as they are the ones responsible for the production, manufacture and designs that are used on a major scale. Industrial designers need to think very hard before they take a product to the market on how they may reduce wastage, carbon emissions and how a product may in turn be recycled to be used again. In the 21^st century these are some of the most important factors that will go in our designs such as “how can we make this product from cradle to cradle” to breath new life into old, obsolescent products. After watching An Inconvenient Truth, as a designer I will be much more conscious about the materials, manufacturing processes and packaging I incorporate into my products as well as this recycling and the reuse of the products I design will also be a major factor. Al Gore for world president!!