Read an excerpt from the nobel lecture by al gore. however, despite a growing number of honorable exceptions, too many of the world's leaders are still best described in the words winston churchill applied to those who ignored adolf hitler's threat: "they go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all powerful to be impotent." how does this excerpt develop gore's theme that climate change is a problem that must be addressed? a. by explaining that world leaders are doing all they can to tackle climate change now b. by quoting winston churchill to show that he also believes that climate change is a serious issue c. by comparing the inaction of world leaders today to the inaction of leaders in the past d. by showing the differences in the effects of climate change and world war ii

C) By comparing the inaction of world leaders today to the inaction of leaders in the past.

Explanation: In the given excerpt from the Nobel Lecture by Al Gore we can see that he develops the theme that climate change is a problem that must be addressed, by comparing the inaction of world leaders today to the inaction of leaders in the past ("too many of the world's leaders are still best described in the words Winston Churchill applied to those who ignored Adolf Hitler's threat"). So the correct answer is option C.

C. By comparing the inaction of world leaders today to the inaction of leaders in the past

Explanation:

In the excerpt from the Nobel Lecture, Al Gore makes reference to past world leaders who looked the other way during Hitler's menace in World War II. The point Gore intends to make is to compare past and present leaders' apathy and indifference towards a significant current danger such as climate change.

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