{"id":57431,"date":"2025-11-03T10:40:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T09:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marevivo.it\/three-days-in-rome-with-al-gore-to-train-new-climate-leaders\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T10:40:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T09:40:04","slug":"three-days-in-rome-with-al-gore-to-train-new-climate-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marevivo.it\/en\/blue-news-en\/three-days-in-rome-with-al-gore-to-train-new-climate-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Three days in Rome with Al Gore to train new climate leaders."},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”5\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

\u201cThe current environmental crisis is the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced,\u201d<\/strong> said Al Gore<\/strong>, former U.S. Vice President and 2007 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, at the 56th Climate Reality Leadership Training<\/strong> held in Rome from 28 to 30 June 2024<\/strong>. The programme\u2014designed by Gore and run by The Climate Reality Project<\/strong>, his global non-profit\u2014aims to mobilise individuals and institutions to confront the climate crisis. It does so by training climate leaders who work locally to drive the transition to renewable energy, cut emissions and push for ambitious, science-based policies.<\/p>\n

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The three-day event featured a full agenda of plenaries, workshops and networking on adaptation<\/strong>, urban and agricultural resilience<\/strong>, the energy transition<\/strong>, and tools to expose greenwashing<\/strong>. Free and open to the public, it offered sessions in Italian and English with simultaneous interpretation.<\/p>\n

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More than 1,000 participants<\/strong>, mostly from Southern Europe<\/strong>, took part to expand the European network of Climate Reality Leaders<\/strong> and strengthen transnational cooperation<\/strong> on climate action. Among the Italian organisations involved was Marevivo<\/strong>, for which the training was an opportunity to further bolster its climate advocacy. The Rome sessions also highlighted how tightly nature protection, politics and the economy are intertwined.<\/p>\n

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Throughout the training, Gore and the Climate Reality team underscored clear priorities: rapid emissions cuts<\/strong>, financing a just transition<\/strong>, calling out greenwashing<\/strong>, and stronger international cooperation<\/strong>. They also spoke to the Italian context and the need to align infrastructure and investment with EU climate goals. This edition focused on climate change in Europe\u2014and especially the Mediterranean<\/strong>\u2014and Rome was a deliberate choice.<\/p>\n

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Gore was blunt on fossil-fuel infrastructure, criticising the rush to build new gas pipelines that \u201cthreaten humanity\u2019s future.\u201d He also challenged transport policy: \u201cItaly and Germany voted against ending the production of internal-combustion cars from 2035, citing \u2018technology neutrality\u2019. It\u2019s a loophole\u2014don\u2019t let your guard down.\u201d<\/strong> In his view, oil majors are \u201cthe most powerful lobby of all time\u201d<\/strong> and a key obstacle to an ecological transition that is already technically feasible. He cautioned against CO\u2082 capture and storage<\/strong> as a licence for business as usual. \u201cThe technological solutions exist\u2014we need the will to act.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Closing with a call to action, Gore asked: \u201cCan climate leaders make a difference in Italy? I say yes. Unite your voices, speak truth to power, choose\u2014and vote. The future depends on you.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” centered_text=”true” desktop_text_alignment=”center” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/6″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”]

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