--- title: "7 Fuel Quotes By Al Gore" description: "7 Fuel quotes by Al Gore. Plus more from Al Gore and more Fuel sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cc/al-gore-609_answers_the-answer-is-to-end-our-reliance-on-car_345295.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) > [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) > [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) > [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) > [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) > [The consensus is clear. We need an immediate and determined shift to a clean, renewable economy. The continued mass burning of fossil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-consensus-is-clear-we-need-an-immediate-and-determined-shift-to-a/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43c/al-gore-609_burning_the-consensus-is-clear-we-need-an-immedi_3053028.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 Fuel ## 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/fuel/al-gore/#itemlist", "name": "7 Fuel Quotes By Al Gore", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The answer is to end our reliance on carbon-based fuels... If we succeed, we create booming new industries, wealth, clean secure energy and maybe we prevent the greatest disaster so far in human history, saving millions of lives while improving billions more. 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