Best Selling Books by Al Gore

Desde a época em que desempenhava cargos públicos, fosse no Congresso ou como vice-presidente dos EUA, que Al Gore nos tem vindo a alertar para a promessa e os perigos das verdades emergentes, por muito inconvenientes que sejam. Fruto de uma investigação exaustiva e da análise de casos paradigmáticos, O Futuro identifica as principais forças emergentes que irão moldar os tempos vindouros: as mudanças em curso na economia global, a alteração no equilíbrio de poder geostratégico e o papel dos Estados e nações; as revoluções digital e biotecnológica, a crise climática e a transição energética para as renováveis; o desafio demográfico, o consumo dos recursos do planeta, a medicina e a saúde; e, por fim, a emergência de uma consciência global que transcende fronteiras. Um roteiro para os desafios que civilização humana irá enfrentar.

Al Gore, der ehemalige Vizepräsident der USA, Friedensnobelpreisträger und Bestsellerautor, wagt in seinem neuen Buch einen Blick in die Zukunft. Er identifiziert diejenigen Kräfte, die unser Leben in den kommenden Jahrzehnten am stärksten verändern werden, und zeichnet so ein beeindruckend detailliertes Bild der Welt von morgen. Denn, so Gore, nur wem es gelingt, die Chancen und Risiken der Zukunft zu erkennen, kann sie auch gestalten. Wir leben in einer Zeit umwälzender Veränderungen. Aus der Vielzahl der Kräfte, die unsere Welt formen, greift Al Gore diejenigen heraus, die unsere Zukunft am radikalsten prägen werden: Neben der weiter zunehmenden Globalisierung der Wirtschaft sind das die Verschiebung der geopolitischen Machtverhältnisse, eine fehlgeleitete, allein auf Wachstum ausgerichtete Wirtschaftspolitik, der nicht nachhaltige Umgang mit unserer Umwelt und unseren Ressourcen sowie die Revolutionen in der digitalen Kommunikation, in der Biotechnik, den Neurowissenschaften und der Gentechnik. Inwiefern wir diese Entwicklungen gewinnbringend nutzen können und ab wann sie für uns zum Risiko werden, das debattiert Gore in seinem neuen, umfassenden Bestseller über unsere Zukunft.

When President Clinton said the era of big government is over, he wasn't just making a promise, he was reporting on his progress. The Clinton-Gore Administration has made the federal government smaller by nearly a quarter of a million jobs. This is the largest, swiftest government-wide cut in the history of the United States. It's not just a post-Cold War defense reduction; every department except Justice has become smaller. The federal government workforce is now the smallest it has been in more than 30 years, going all the way back to the Kennedy Administration. The cuts were long overdue. People had long since grown tired of new government programs initiated each year, with none ever ending. They were tired of stories about senseless sounding government jobs, like the Official Tea-Taster, tired of larger and larger bureaucracies in Washington interfering more and more with their lives. For years, presidential candidates have been promising to make government smaller. But until Bill Clinton, none delivered. The workforce cuts are saving lots of money. For fiscal year 1996, the average government worker costs more than $44,000 a year, not including office space and supplies. Cutting a quarter million jobs, therefore, can save well over $10 billion annually. But that's not the half of it. The savings from all the common sense reforms we have put in place total $118 billion. Put that together with the benefits of our healthy economy, and you'll see that the Clinton-Gore Administration has come up with another one for the record books: four straight years of deficit cuts, for a stupendous total reduction of $476 billion.

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" L'humanité est aujourd'hui menacée par une crise écologique et énergétique sans précédent qui amplifie et accélère toutes les tensions entre les hommes sur la planète. Nous n'avons pas d'autre alternative que d'engager une profonde mutation économique, sociale et culturelle de nos sociétés, qui s'appuie sur une mobilisation collective. C'est l'heure de la vérité et de l'action. L'avenir de la planète et de ses habitants dépend désormais de la manière dont nos sociétés vont se conduire. Dans l'adaptation française de cette oeuvre très documentée, Urgence Planète Terre, Al Gore le dit haut et fort comme je l'affirme moi-même : les bouleversements liés au changement climatique ou aux pénuries de ressources sont déjà là. L'ensemble des observations scientifiques le confirme. L'humanité tout entière est menacée. Les populations les plus démunies sont les premières frappées par les innombrables sécheresses, inondations ou cyclones, dont les terribles images sont entrées dans la banalité de notre quotidien télévisuel ", affirme Nicolas Hulot, président de la Fondation Nicolas Hulot pour la Nature et l'Homme qui poursuit : " Le progrès s'est transformé en risque pour l'humanité, mais le risque peut à son tour devenir une chance. Dans sa réflexion, Gore nous montre comment nous avons progressivement rompu nos liens avec notre Terre. Il propose un véritable Plan Marshall écologique et nous convainc que nous avons toutes les cartes en main : Les mesures nécessaires, si contraignantes qu'elles puissent apparaître aujourd'hui, génèreront demain une fantastique créativité industrielle, stimuleront la recherche scientifique, découvriront de nouveaux gisements d'emploi. La prise de conscience progresse. Les signes d'encouragement se multiplient. Al Gore ne mâche pas ses mots : l'avenir de l'humanité est entre nos mains. "

It is now abundantly clear that we have at our fingertips all of the tools we need to solve the climate crisis. The only missing ingredient is collective will. Properly understood, the climate crisis is an unparalleled opportunity to finally and effectively address many persistent causes of suffering and misery that have long been neglected, and to transform the prospects of future generations, giving them a chance to live healthier, more prosperous lives as they continue their pursuit of happiness. Our Choice gathers in one place all of the most effective solutions that are available now and that, together, will solve this crisis. It is meant to depoliticize the issue as much as possible and inspire readers to take action—not only on an individual basis but as participants in the political processes by which every country, and the world as a whole, makes the choice that now confronts us. There is an old African proverb that says, "If you want to go quickly, go alone; if you want to go far, go together." We have to go far, quickly. We can solve the climate crisis. It will be hard, to be sure, but if we can make the choice to solve it, I have no doubt whatsoever that we can and will succeed. —AL GORE, from the introduction

In this report, the National Performance Review (NPR) offers recommendations that should result in a need for significantly fewer federal staff support employees, and shift the emphasis of financial management to timely and useful support for program delivery to the public. Notwithstanding large annual overhead savings, the real value to taxpayers will be much better stewardship of their tax dollars. Federal managers will be clearly accountable for measurable program results at the most efficient cost. Financial managers will be respected advisers to line program managers - effective members of a team ensuring excellent public services. And, due to clear reporting of tangible results, the government will earn Americans' trust that it is well managed. This report provides the needed road map to change today's unsatisfactory status quo.

With a simplified mission, clearer priorities, strong leadership, innovative thinking, and fundamental reform of its programs and operations, AID could reclaim its potential to be an effective provider of U.S. development assistance.

Report on federal activities supporting the Olympic and Paralympic Games, specifically in the areas of security, visas, transportation, health & safety, environmental & economic issues, developing technologies, and education about Olympic & Paralympic ideals.

This is the economic plan issued by Al Gore and Joe Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic Party candidates for President and Vice President. Explains their specific goals to improve the American economy and conditions for American families, and provides an overview of the policies needed to achieve these goals. Also provides the details of their economic plan. The report concludes with a presentation of their 10-year budget and surplus plan, which would yield balanced budgets every year, even under the conservative Office of Management and Budget estimates, resulting in 12 consecutive years of balanced budgets.

As these stakeholders raise issues, agencies increase their specialization, add organizations, and pile on more directives. In the process, the focus moves further and further from their real customers, the public. Taken collectively, the actions recommended in this report put government's focus squarely on the customer where it belongs. With this focus, all the lessons from both the public and private sector say that rework, make work, and unnecessary tasks fall away, and productivity soars.