The entire North Polar ice cap is disappearing before our very eyes. It's been the size of the continental United States for… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
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… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
The sooner we switch away from carbon-based fuel and start relying on renewable energy sources available in the United States, the sooner… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
If there is no cost to be paid for the indiscriminate dumping of pollution into the earth's atmosphere, then it should be… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
As human beings, we are vulnerable to confusing the unprecedented with the improbable. In our everyday experience, if something has never happened… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
Now we have things that are obviously false, leading us to war, leading us to deny people health care, leading us to… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
The truth is that we're at a critical juncture in the history of our species and if we don't act soon, we… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
We face a climate crisis now that is the most serious challenge our civilization has ever confronted. And the greatest country in… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
The global warming deniers persist in this air of unreality. After all, the entire north polar icecap, which has been there for… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
It took me a bit to realize how big the changes have been in the last decade. In so many places -… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
Humanity is sitting on a time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
All of us can make changes, but the changes that are most needed are not light bulbs and windows but laws and… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
Unless we stop dumping 70 million tons of global warming pollution into the atmosphere every 24 hours, which we are doing right… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
Local and state governments have outrun the federal government. The EPA has served notice that it will enact a rule requiring CO2 reductions by… — Al Gore Copy Share
The climate crisis is not a political issue, it is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity. It is also our greatest… — Al Gore Copy Share
I decided to pick the diet that I thought would maximize my chances of long-term survival. — Al Gore Copy Share
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… — Al Gore Copy Share
One tragic example of the loss of forests and then water is found in Ethiopia. The amount of its forested land has decreased from… — Al Gore Copy Share
The ten hottest years in the atmospheric record, going back only 160 years, have been in the last eleven years. — Al Gore Copy Share
Hey, you know what, I've gotta go on that 'Letterman' show. That show is so lame. — Al Gore Copy Share
When you talk about President Trump, the cable networks turned over so many hours of prime time to him. Why? Because he was entertaining,… — Al Gore Copy Share
Iraq does pose a serious threat to the stability of the Persian Gulf and we should organize an international coalition to eliminate his access… — Al Gore Copy Share
There are skeptics who do not come to their view because they have a source of income from carbon polluters. — Al Gore Copy Share
Our civilization is experiencing unprecedented changes across many realms, largely due to the rapid advancement of information technology. The ability to code and understand… — Al Gore Copy Share
There are many who would much prefer that the word 'climate' never be mentioned and that the issue be eliminated from our national conversation. — Al Gore Copy Share
As many know, the Chinese expression for "crisis" consists of two characters side by side. The first is the symbol for "danger," the second… — Al Gore Copy Share
I think George W. Bush has a warm, engaging personality. But, you know, the presidency is more than just a popularity contest. — Al Gore Copy Share