--- title: "6 Caps Quotes By Al Gore" description: "6 Caps quotes by Al Gore. Plus more from Al Gore and more Caps sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28c/al-gore-609_caps_the-entire-north-polar-ice-cap-is-disapp_300189.jpg" --- > [The entire North Polar ice cap is disappearing before our very eyes. It's been the size of the continental United States for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-entire-north-polar-ice-cap-is-disappearing-before-our-very-eyes/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28c/al-gore-609_caps_the-entire-north-polar-ice-cap-is-disapp_300189.jpg) > [We need to put a price on carbon, and that's what cap-and-trade does and that's also what a CO2 tax does. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/we-need-to-put-a-price-on-carbon-and-that-s-what-cap-and-trade-does/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/al-gore-609_action_we-need-to-put-a-price-on-carbon-and-tha_583227.jpg) > [Eventually we'll use a CO2 tax offset by a reduction in taxes elsewhere alongside a cap-and-trade plan, but the degree of difficulty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/eventually-we-ll-use-a-co2-tax-offset-by-a-reduction-in-taxes/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7d/al-gore-609_agreement_eventually-we-ll-use-a-co2-tax-offset-by_1361264.jpg) > [There's such a wide variation in tax systems around the world, it's difficult to imagine a harmonized CO2 tax that every country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/there-s-such-a-wide-variation-in-tax-systems-around-the-world-it-s/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/al-gore-609_agree_there-s-such-a-wide-variation-in-tax-sys_1599222.jpg) > [Scientists with access to data from Navy submarines traversing underneath the North polar ice cap have warned that there is now a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/scientists-with-access-to-data-from-navy-submarines-traversing/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e94/al-gore-609_access_scientists-with-access-to-data-from-navy_1777098.jpg) > [Researchers at the Naval Postgraduate School have told us that the entire Arctic ice cap may totally disappear in summer in as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/researchers-at-the-naval-postgraduate-school-have-told-us-that-the/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/863/al-gore-609_arctic_researchers-at-the-naval-postgraduate-sc_2312200.jpg) ## Other authors on Caps ## More by Al Gore > [Local and state governments have outrun the federal government. The EPA has served notice that it will enact a rule requiring CO2 reductions by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/local-and-state-governments-have-outrun-the-federal-government-the/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [Mother Nature does not do bailouts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/mother-nature-does-not-do-bailouts/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [The climate crisis is not a political issue, it is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity. It is also our greatest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-climate-crisis-is-not-a-political-issue-it-is-a-moral-and/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [I decided to pick the diet that I thought would maximize my chances of long-term survival.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/i-decided-to-pick-the-diet-that-i-thought-would-maximize-my-chances/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [You know there's an old african proverb that i made up: "If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/you-know-there-s-an-old-african-proverb-that-i-made-up-if-you-want-to/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [One tragic example of the loss of forests and then water is found in Ethiopia. The amount of its forested land has decreased from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/one-tragic-example-of-the-loss-of-forests-and-then-water-is-found-in/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [The ten hottest years in the atmospheric record, going back only 160 years, have been in the last eleven years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-ten-hottest-years-in-the-atmospheric-record-going-back-only-160/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [Hey, you know what, I've gotta go on that 'Letterman' show. That show is so lame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/hey-you-know-what-i-ve-gotta-go-on-that-letterman-show-that-show-is/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [When you talk about President Trump, the cable networks turned over so many hours of prime time to him. Why? Because he was entertaining,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/when-you-talk-about-president-trump-the-cable-networks-turned-over-so/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [Iraq does pose a serious threat to the stability of the Persian Gulf and we should organize an international coalition to eliminate his access…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/iraq-does-pose-a-serious-threat-to-the-stability-of-the-persian-gulf/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [There are skeptics who do not come to their view because they have a source of income from carbon polluters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/there-are-skeptics-who-do-not-come-to-their-view-because-they-have-a/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [Our civilization is experiencing unprecedented changes across many realms, largely due to the rapid advancement of information technology. The ability to code and understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/our-civilization-is-experiencing-unprecedented-changes-across-many/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [There are many who would much prefer that the word 'climate' never be mentioned and that the issue be eliminated from our national conversation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/there-are-many-who-would-much-prefer-that-the-word-climate-never-be/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [As many know, the Chinese expression for "crisis" consists of two characters side by side. The first is the symbol for "danger," the second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/as-many-know-the-chinese-expression-for-crisis-consists-of-two/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [I think George W. Bush has a warm, engaging personality. But, you know, the presidency is more than just a popularity contest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/i-think-george-w-bush-has-a-warm-engaging-personality-but-you-know/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/caps/al-gore/#itemlist", "name": "6 Caps Quotes By Al Gore", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The entire North Polar ice cap is disappearing before our very eyes. 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