--- title: "20 Carbon Quotes By Al Gore" description: "20 Carbon quotes by Al Gore. Plus more from Al Gore and more Carbon sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9aa/al-gore-609_big-oil_the-carbon-fuels-industry-big-oil-and-co_1486013.jpg" --- > [The carbon fuels industry-big oil and coal-have a 50-year lease on the Republican Party and they are drilling it for everything it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-carbon-fuels-industry-big-oil-and-coal-have-a-50-year-lease-on/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9aa/al-gore-609_big-oil_the-carbon-fuels-industry-big-oil-and-co_1486013.jpg) > [You need to really scrub your investment portfolios, because I guarantee you, many of you are going to find them chock-full of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/you-need-to-really-scrub-your-investment-portfolios-because-i/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ae/al-gore-609_assets_you-need-to-really-scrub-your-investment_1119716.jpg) > [The existence of the EPA regulation will require large carbon polluters to look at their hole cards, and some of them have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-existence-of-the-epa-regulation-will-require-large-carbon/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44c/al-gore-609_carbon_the-existence-of-the-epa-regulation-will_2016059.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f68/al-gore-609_carbon_there-are-skeptics-who-do-not-come-to-th_74527.jpg) > [We need to put a price on carbon. This needs to be a priority for all of us in how we vote.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/we-need-to-put-a-price-on-carbon-this-needs-to-be-a-priority-for-all/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b2/al-gore-609_carbon_we-need-to-put-a-price-on-carbon-this-ne_2656903.jpg) > [Today I challenge our nation to commit to producing 100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/today-i-challenge-our-nation-to-commit-to-producing-100-percent-of/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75b/al-gore-609_carbon_today-i-challenge-our-nation-to-commit-t_2746950.jpg) > [The struggle against poverty in the world and the challenge of cutting wealthy country emissions all has a single, very simple solution...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-struggle-against-poverty-in-the-world-and-the-challenge-of/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/837/al-gore-609_activism_the-struggle-against-poverty-in-the-worl_1963450.jpg) > [If youre a young person looking at the future of this planet and looking at what is being done right now, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/if-youre-a-young-person-looking-at-the-future-of-this-planet-and/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e29/al-gore-609_being-done_if-youre-a-young-person-looking-at-the-f_2276783.jpg) > [If the people that believed the moon landing was staged on a movie lot had access to unlimited money from large carbon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/if-the-people-that-believed-the-moon-landing-was-staged-on-a-movie/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abb/al-gore-609_access_if-the-people-that-believed-the-moon-lan_1927987.jpg) > [The answer is to end our reliance on carbon-based fuels... If we succeed, we create booming new industries, wealth, clean secure energy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-answer-is-to-end-our-reliance-on-carbon-based-fuels-if-we-succeed/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cc/al-gore-609_answers_the-answer-is-to-end-our-reliance-on-car_345295.jpg) > [Once the renewable infrastructure is built, the fuel is free forever. Unlike carbon-based fuels, the wind and the sun and the earth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/once-the-renewable-infrastructure-is-built-the-fuel-is-free-forever/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb1/al-gore-609_alternative-energy_once-the-renewable-infrastructure-is-bui_1804829.jpg) > [I think it's harder for people than it should be. But as more and more of us become carbon neutral and change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/i-think-it-s-harder-for-people-than-it-should-be-but-as-more-and-more/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8a/al-gore-609_beginning_i-think-it-s-harder-for-people-than-it-s_3007943.jpg) > [I'm passionate about restoring the efficacy of American democracy, making capitalism sustainable, prioritizing advances in technology, and seizing the opportunities to use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/i-m-passionate-about-restoring-the-efficacy-of-american-democracy/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f31/al-gore-609_american-democracy_i-m-passionate-about-restoring-the-effic_779243.jpg) > [Remember that the problem is bigger than the car you drive or the types of lightbulbs in city hall. We need a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/remember-that-the-problem-is-bigger-than-the-car-you-drive-or-the/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52e/al-gore-609_action_remember-that-the-problem-is-bigger-than_2409794.jpg) > [Science is warning us that if we do not quickly reduce the global warming pollution that is trapping so much of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/science-is-warning-us-that-if-we-do-not-quickly-reduce-the-global/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/433/al-gore-609_atmosphere_science-is-warning-us-that-if-we-do-not_1932601.jpg) > [The climate crisis is the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced. From not only the warming of the earth with higher global…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-climate-crisis-is-the-greatest-challenge-humanity-has-ever-faced/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/045/al-gore-609_around-the-world_the-climate-crisis-is-the-greatest-chall_2155453.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) > [There are skeptics who do not come to their view because they have a source of income from carbon polluters. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/there-are-skeptics-who-do-not-come-to-their-view-because-they-have-a-2/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/al-gore-609_argument_there-are-skeptics-who-do-not-come-to-th_166697.jpg) > [Is there some magic wand they can wave on it and presto! - physics is overturned and carbon dioxide doesn't trap heat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/is-there-some-magic-wand-they-can-wave-on-it-and-presto-physics-is/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/al-gore-609_academy_is-there-some-magic-wand-they-can-wave-o_1750343.jpg) > [The sooner we switch away from carbon-based fuel and start relying on renewable energy sources available in the United States, the sooner…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-sooner-we-switch-away-from-carbon-based-fuel-and-start-relying-on/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d9/al-gore-609_available_the-sooner-we-switch-away-from-carbon-ba_3119905.jpg) ## Other authors on Carbon ## 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/carbon/al-gore/#itemlist", "name": "20 Carbon Quotes By Al Gore", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The carbon fuels industry-big oil and coal-have a 50-year lease on the Republican Party and they are drilling it for everything it's worth.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Al Gore" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-carbon-fuels-industry-big-oil-and-coal-have-a-50-year-lease-on/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9aa/al-gore-609_big-oil_the-carbon-fuels-industry-big-oil-and-co_1486013.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9aa/al-gore-609_big-oil_the-carbon-fuels-industry-big-oil-and-co_1486013.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9aa/al-gore-609_big-oil_the-carbon-fuels-industry-big-oil-and-co_1486013.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The carbon fuels industry-big oil and coal-have a 50-year lease on the Republican Party and they are…” — Al Gore", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You need to really scrub your investment portfolios, because I guarantee you, many of you are going to find them chock-full of subprime carbon assets.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Al Gore" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/you-need-to-really-scrub-your-investment-portfolios-because-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ae/al-gore-609_assets_you-need-to-really-scrub-your-investment_1119716.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ae/al-gore-609_assets_you-need-to-really-scrub-your-investment_1119716.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ae/al-gore-609_assets_you-need-to-really-scrub-your-investment_1119716.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You need to really scrub your investment portfolios, because I guarantee you, many of you are going to find…” — Al Gore", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The existence of the EPA regulation will require large carbon polluters to look at their hole cards, and some of them have decided that they much prefer legislation.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Al Gore" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-existence-of-the-epa-regulation-will-require-large-carbon/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44c/al-gore-609_carbon_the-existence-of-the-epa-regulation-will_2016059.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44c/al-gore-609_carbon_the-existence-of-the-epa-regulation-will_2016059.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44c/al-gore-609_carbon_the-existence-of-the-epa-regulation-will_2016059.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The existence of the EPA regulation will require large carbon polluters to look at their hole cards, and…” — Al Gore", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are skeptics who do not come to their view because they have a source of income from carbon polluters.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Al Gore" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/there-are-skeptics-who-do-not-come-to-their-view-because-they-have-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f68/al-gore-609_carbon_there-are-skeptics-who-do-not-come-to-th_74527.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f68/al-gore-609_carbon_there-are-skeptics-who-do-not-come-to-th_74527.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f68/al-gore-609_carbon_there-are-skeptics-who-do-not-come-to-th_74527.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There are skeptics who do not come to their view because they have a source of income from carbon polluters.” — Al Gore", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We need to put a price on carbon. 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