Gore claims that major polluters, including Exxon-Mobile, are financing campaigns to convince the public that there is great dispute in the scientific community about global warming when in actuality there is not.

The clouds caused by pollution has intensified solar heat by 50% near the surface of the Asian continent. This accounts for the melting of Himalayan glaciers, which feeds into the major river systems. If this continues, there could be dire consequences for the future.

Rising temperatures are expected to have a huge impact on people's health in the Asia-Pacific region, causing more of everything from food poisoning to malaria, scientists said at a conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, painting a bleak future for the health of those living in the world's most populous region if steps are not taken now to address climate change.

Philippine environmentalist suggests that publicly humiliating polluters is a more culturally effective way to discourage pollution than fines or government regulation.