The TED video is a follow up to the “inconvenient truth” presentation that catapulted Gore to environmental stardom in 2006. This new set of slides reemphasizes the urgency for action to prevent global warming. According to Gores research, things aren’t getting better but are worse than first thought. However in the face of all this ‘doom and gloom’ Gore draws inspiration, reveling in the fact our generation now has a mission worthy of its existence. He shares the idea of future generations looking back and saying that we were the generation that stood up and took action. For me personally it was a pretty inspiring talk and definitely gave me a little twitter. It is 30 odd minutes but if you have a spare lunch break I recommend giving it a watch, it will pick up your afternoon.