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Al Gore Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech. Former Vice President Al Gore and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. This video is of Al Gore's acceptance speech in Oslo, Norway. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~22 minutes. Source: AlGore.com.

Global Warming Interview. Al Gore discusses global warming in an exclusive interview with Johnathan Freedland at The Guardian Hay Festival on May 2006. Gore starts speaking approximately 7 minutes into the video. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~45 minutes. Source: Google Video.

Cap-And-Trade For Carbon Emissions. Fred Krupp, President of Environmental Defense Fund and coauthor of Earth: The Sequel, is interviewed by The Wall Street Journal at their ECO:nomics environmental conference. Krupp discusses the benefits of a cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions. He explains that the system would both help protect the environment and stimulate the development of alternative energy technologies. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~4 minutes. Source: Wall Street Journal - Brightcove.

Bali Climate Change Conference Coverage. Global Pulse examines how various news channels worldwide covered the United Nations sponsored climate change conference in Bali, Indonesia. The conference was held ten years after the Kyoto Protocol agreement and plans for stricter CO2 caps were discussed. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~5 minutes. Source: Global Pulse.

Big Fun With Global Warming. This educational cartoon features a man who thinks global warming isn't for real. The short animation won an Emmy Award for best National Public Service Announcements in the Broadband category. Play Video (QuickTime) (Video Help). ~1 minute. Source: Climate Cartoons.

The Climate Crisis And Poverty. Former Vice President Al Gore and musician and activist Bono discuss the interconnections between climate change and poverty during a World Economic Forum discussion in Davos, Switzerland. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~64 minutes. Source: World Economic Forum on YouTube.

Defra On Climate Change. This short film from Defra, the U.K.'s Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, is designed to illustrate why climate change is happening, what it will mean, and also to inspire people to be part of the solution. Play Video (Windows) or Play Video (QuickTime) (Video Help). ~2 minutes. Source: Climate Challenge.

Global Warming And Africa. This video shows how global warming is already straining the lives of people in West African countries, in particular in Benin, Mali, and Nigeria. Play Video (Windows) - Part 1, 2, or Play Video (QuickTime) - Part 1, 2 (Video Help). ~9 minutes. Source: New American Dream.

Kid's Climate Change Animation. A simple animation to aid children in learning about the basics of climate change. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). Source: Climate Challenge.

Troubled Rainforests. A vicious cycle is emerging in which destruction of the rainforests accelerates climate change, and climate change in turn diminishes the vitality of the forests. La Selva Bio Institute in Costa Rica. Play Video (Windows) or Play Video (QuickTime) (Video Help). ~ 5 minutes. Source: New American Dream.

Most Terrifying Video You'll Ever See. This video provides a rational argument for acting to prevent global climate change. It argues that the potential for catastrophic consequences from inaction are just too grave to ignore. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~ 10 minutes. Source: YouTube.

Wal-Mart's Green House Gases Network. Discussion from Wal-Mart executives on the goals, new ideas, applications and progress in reducing the production of greenhouse gasses from the supply chain all the way to end consumers. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~5 minutes. Source: Wal-Mart.

The Black Guillemots Of Cooper Island. George Divoky (bio) is featured in this television documentary about his thirty plus years of bird research on the Black Guillemots of Cooper Island in northern Alaska. His research shows the significant impact that climate change is having on arctic wildlife. Play Video (Windows) (Video Help). ~28 minutes. Source: Scientific American Frontiers. More about George Divoky >>

First Evidence Of Global Warming. ABC News visits George Divoky (bio) on Cooper Island and explores how his research on birds there provided some of the first evidence of global warming. Play Video (Flash) - (look far right) (Video Help). ~6 minutes. Source: ABC News. More about George Divoky >>

Observations Of Local Ecosystems. Dr. Richard B. Primack, a professor of conservation biology at Boston University, talks about his global warming research involving observations of local ecosystems by volunteers in the northeastern United States. Play Video (Real) (Video Help). ~69 minute. Source: MIT World.

Engaging Children In Climate Change. In this television interview, singer, songwriter, and environmental educator Sharon Abreu (bio) discusses her work engaging children in climate change through educational entertainment. She also shares some eco-songs performed with fellow musician Michael Hurwicz. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~28 minutes. Source: Peak Moment Television. More about Sharon Abreu >>

Future Climate Change: The Need For A Past Perspective. Ray Bradley (bio), Director of the Climate System Research Center at the University of Massachusetts, gives a keynote talk. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). Source: HOLIVAR 2006. More about Raymond Bradley >>

Hurricane Katrina And Climate Change. Lester Brown (bio) discusses how Hurricane Katrina and a steady flow of environmental reports on climate change have affected sales of his book Plan B 2.0. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~2 minutes. Source: Big Picture TV. More about Lester Brown >>

Economics Of Climate Change. UK government economic adviser, Dimitri Zenghelis, discusses the work he did with Sir Nicholas Stern on the Stern Review on Economics of Climate Change, commissioned by Chancellor Gordon Brown. The Stern Review's main conclusion was that the overall cost of climate change is equivalent to losing at least 5% of global gross domestic product while worst case scenarios increased this loss to 20%. The review also found that the cost of taking action can be limited to about 1% of global GDP per year. Play Video (Real) (Video Help). ~1 hour 35 minutes. Source: U.C. Berkeley.

World Food Supplies. Lester Brown (bio) talks about falling water tables and aquifer depletion (part one) and rising temperatures and global warming (part two) and how they are impacting world food supplies and costs. Play Video (Flash) - Part 1, 2 (Video Help). Source: Big Picture TV. More about Lester Brown >>

Stormy Weather. Futurist and sustainable communities consultant Guy Dauncey discusses his book, Stormy Weather: 101 Solutions To Global Climate Change. He talks about the climate crisis that we face and the elements of conservation, efficiency, proven technologies, and emerging innovations that will take us through this critical planetary energy transition. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~28 minutes. Source: Peak Moment Television.

Economic Components Of Climate Change. In part one, Richard Douthwaite discusses economic components of climate change including our dependence on continuous economic growth and the declining availability of oil. In part two, he proposes that an economic system with tighter controls of the money supply could provide more stability. Play Video (Flash) - Part 1, 2 (Video Help). ~13 minutes. Source: Big Picture TV.

Hope And Profit In Greentech. John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers discusses how he and his partners scoured the globe to assess the state of greentech in order to help combat climate change and find profit in the process. However, Doerr explains that we are facing an uphill battle and that companies and individuals need to multiply their conservation efforts. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~19 minutes. Source: Scitalks.

Political Negotiation Weaknesses During Kyoto. Nicholas Dunlop talks about how the weaknesses of our political negotiation system played out during the Kyoto Treaty process. Under current agreements, global CO2 emissions will probably increase instead of moving toward the dramatic reductions necessary to stop climate change. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~3 minutes. Source: Big Picture TV.

California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Alex Farrell, director of the U.C. Berkeley Transportation Sustainability Research Center, discusses California's low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) plan and possible nationwide implementation using it as a model. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~10 minutes. Source: E&ETV.

Oil Depletion And Climate Change. Interview segment with Bill McKibben discussing how oil depletion and climate change are requiring us to reduce fossil fuel dependence and shorten supply lines. McKibben believes it is in our best interests to move proactively towards stronger, more self-sufficient local communities before our hand is forced. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~3 minutes. Source: Big Picture TV.

Global Warming And Environmentalism. In this interview, Jim Motavalli (bio), editor of E Magazine, discusses global warming initiatives, the concept of environmentalism, environmental trends, and environmental education. Play Video (Flash) - Part 1, 2, 3 (Video Help). Source: LOHASchannel. More about Jim Motavalli >>

The Kyoto Protocol. Interview segment with Bill McKibben talking about the Kyoto Protocol. He briefly assesses the future of this first-step treaty. The challenge now is to bring the United States on board and to engage the emerging industrial giants. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~1 minute. Source: Big Picture TV.

Uncertainties In Climate Forecasts: Causes, Magnitudes And Policy Implications. A talk by Stanford University biological sciences professor Dr. Stephen H. Schneider. Play Video (Real) (Video Help). ~86 minute. Source: MIT World.

Climate, Physics And Weather. Caltech scientist Tapio Schneider talks about how climate changes can be understood by using general principles of climate physics. He also discusses how atmospheric circulation and storm intensity relate to climate change. Play Video (Real) (Video Help). ~58 minute. Source: Scitalks.

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