{"id":249,"date":"2007-10-12T14:47:26","date_gmt":"2007-10-12T18:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2007\/10\/12\/nobel_prize_2007\/"},"modified":"2008-04-22T13:54:44","modified_gmt":"2008-04-22T18:54:44","slug":"nobel_prize_2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2007\/10\/12\/nobel_prize_2007\/","title":{"rendered":"Nobel Peace Prize goes to Al Gore and IPCC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>The author of today&#8217;s post, Sheryl Canter, is an Online Writer and Editorial Manager at Environmental Defense.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Today Al Gore and the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2007\/02\/05\/what-is-the-ipcc-anyway\/\">IPCC<\/a> received the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of their efforts to raise public awareness and understanding of the global climate change crisis. We applaud them, and also the Nobel committee for recognizing the threats global warming poses to security and stability around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Congress now has the opportunity to make the U.S. a leader on climate change by harnessing the unprecedented momentum for strong policies to cap and cut greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It would be great to see the U.S. Congress nominated next year for taking on the problem and passing comprehensive climate legislation.&#8221; said Environmental Defense President Fred Krupp. &#8220;After Al Gore stands on the stage in Oslo to receive his award, I think the American public will turn to the leaders of both parties in the U.S. Congress to see where they stand. 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