Earth in the Balance

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Earth in the Balance is a 1992 environmental book by Al Gore that examines the global ecological crisis and advocates for comprehensive political and social action to address climate change and environmental degradation.

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instanceOf book
environmental book
non-fiction book
advocates comprehensive political action on climate change
comprehensive social action on climate change
argues that climate change is a moral issue
that economic policy must account for environmental costs
author Albert Gore, Jr.
surface form: Al Gore
awarded Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
callsFor restructuring of global economic priorities to protect the environment
stronger environmental regulations
transition to renewable energy sources
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
emphasizes the link between democracy and environmental protection
the need for international cooperation on environmental issues
focusesOn relationship between human civilization and the Earth’s ecosystems
followedBy An Inconvenient Truth
genre environmentalism
political non-fiction
hasMainCharacter Albert Gore, Jr.
surface form: Al Gore (as narrator and policy advocate)
influenced public debate on climate change in the 1990s
language English
mediaType print
notableFor early high-profile warning about global warming by a major U.S. politician
pages ~400
proposes a global Marshall Plan for the environment
publicationYear 1992
publisher Houghton Mifflin
setting global
subject U.S. environmental policy
air pollution
biodiversity loss
climate change
conservation
deforestation
ecology
energy policy
environmental degradation
environmental ethics
environmental policy
global environmental crisis
global environmental governance
global warming
population growth
sustainability
sustainable development
water pollution
timePeriodDiscussed late 20th century

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Albert Gore, Jr. notableWork Earth in the Balance
subject surface form: Albert Gore Jr.
Gore notableWork Earth in the Balance
subject surface form: Al Gore
this entity surface form: "Earth in the Balance"