Al Gore

Official account of former Vice President Al Gore. Chair and co-founder of Generation Investment Management, @ClimateReality founder & co-founder @ClimateTRACE.

[Al Gore @algore]

Twenty years ago today, An Inconvenient Truth made its debut in movie theaters across the U.S.

I’ll be honest: I was skeptical that my slideshow about the climate crisis could become a successful movie. But thanks to our immensely talented director, Davis Guggenheim, Jeff Skoll, who made the ultimate decision to make the movie, and the incredible team behind the film — Laurie David, Lawrence Bender, Scott Z. Burns, Lesley Chilcott, Ricky Strauss, Diane Weyermann, and so many others, the film was a huge success, and opened the eyes of millions around the world to the threat posed by the climate crisis.

While I wasn’t sure that there’d be widespread public interest in a science-based slideshow, I have never doubted humanity’s ability to solve this crisis.

We know we must act, and Mother Nature is making that clearer and clearer every day. We’re already feeling the rapidly worsening impacts of a warming planet. Those impacts are evidence that our cause is even more urgent than it was 20 years ago. And as a result, the global movement for climate action has grown into the largest morally-based movement in the history of the world.

We also know now that we can act. Indeed, in the past 20 years, we’ve made tremendous progress: The world came together in 2015 to forge the historic Paris Agreement, which despite the recent U.S. withdrawal, continues to drive global action and ambition. Incredibly, last year, renewables made up 86% of all the new electric power installed around the world. In the U.S., renewables were 92% of all new power capacity!

Electric vehicles are now 25% of all new car sales worldwide and the sales of gasoline-powered vehicles have been declining since they peaked in 2017.

Unfortunately, however, the crisis is still getting worse faster than we are deploying the solutions — solutions that are now way cheaper than the dirty and dangerous fossil fuels still spewing heat-trapping pollution into the sky as if it is an open sewer.

So, while this is a natural occasion to reflect on the 20 years since the movie came out, I’m focused much more intensely on what we need to do now in order to shape what our world will look like in the next 20 years.

I’m still presenting my updated slideshow all over the world, training grassroots climate leaders and working with partners in 194 countries and territories who are creating change in their communities, in their workplaces and schools, and in their nation’s policies.

From what I���m seeing and hearing, I have no doubt that we will win this struggle. But it is still not clear that we will win it in time to avoid catastrophic damage and the dangerous negative tipping points that the climate scientists have long been warning us we must prevent.

Will we muster the moral courage and political will to solve this crisis?

Well, if you ever doubt our ability to do so, just remember that political will is itself a renewable resource. It’s up to all of us to renew it.

Photos: Still from An Inconvenient Truth, 2006.
Climate Reality Project training in Nashville, TN, 2026.

[Al Gore @algore]

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[Al Gore @algore]

According to the latest data from NOAA:
-The continental US experienced its warmest 12-month period ever recorded.
-This was the second-driest beginning of the year on record in the continental US - worse than the Dust Bowl.
-99.8% of the Southeast was in drought last month.

[Al Gore @algore]

Ted Turner was a dear friend and ally for 45 years. What began with a shared goal of expanding the public’s access to cable television — back when he first launched CNN, the network that reshaped the media world — grew into a close personal friendship and a decades-long collaboration to safeguard the future of our planet and its people. He was an amazing, kind-hearted, passionate visionary who worked to make the world a better place for us all.  He always used the power of his platform to drive progress on the climate crisis. I will miss him dearly and am grateful for his lasting legacy.

[Al Gore @algore]

Earth Day gives us an important opportunity to reflect on the state of our planet – our only home. Just a few weeks ago, NASA’s groundbreaking Artemis II crew shared a new image of Earth, reigniting the spirit of awe and wonder that inspired the first Earth Day. Traveling farther into space than any humans ever have, the crew looked back at our planet and captured an image as it set behind the moon. This image, called Earthset, mirrors the famous Earthrise photograph from the Apollo 8 mission that sparked the modern environmental movement more than 50 years ago.

I remember seeing the Earthrise image for the first time and feeling called upon to protect the fragile, pale blue dot we call home. I hope this new image will inspire a new generation of leaders to feel the same way. As Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch said, reflecting on her crew’s mission: "We will inspire. But ultimately, we will always choose Earth. We will always choose each other."

Indeed, we must always choose the health and safety of the place we call home and the people we share this home with. On this Earth Day, and every day, I encourage you to commit to creating a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable future for us all.

[Al Gore @algore]

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[Al Gore @algore]

This is a typical day's worth of particulate pollution from major facilities in my hometown of Nashville, TN.

This tool from @ClimateTRACE is nominated for Best Data Visualization by @TheWebbyAwards.

Vote for Climate TRACE today & check out air pollution sources in your city!

[Al Gore @algore]

Progress in any major social movement isn’t guaranteed, it is a choice we make by coming together and demanding action.

Now is the time to become active in the largest social movement in the history of the world: the global movement for climate action. Sign up to join me and @ClimateReality in Nashville, TN, on May 1-2.

Registration closes April 13.

Together, we will forge the next chapter of climate action and equip you with the tools, strategies, and network to drive real change in your community.

Solving the climate crisis demands clarity, courage, and sustained commitment. Together, we will focus on science-based solutions and the transformative leadership needed to make them a reality.

Don’t miss your opportunity to help build a future powered by hope, action, and renewable energy: https://t.co/dK3sTadZVi

[Al Gore @algore]

Twenty years ago, after the release of “An Inconvenient Truth,” I invited 50 people to gather on my family farm outside Nashville, Tennessee. We came together, empowered by science and concerned about the dangers posed by the climate crisis. We believed then, as I do now, that informed and determined citizens can help drive the transformative solutions our planet urgently needs.

That gathering was the catalyst for The Climate Reality Project.

Over the past two decades, I have watched with deep gratitude as thousands of Climate Reality Leaders stepped forward to become champions for science-based solutions, inspiring others and driving climate action around the world.

Now, 20 years later, we’re returning to Nashville, Tennessee.

On May 1–2, I invite you to join me and Climate Reality as we celebrate this milestone and recommit ourselves to the necessary work ahead. And as part of this anniversary year, we’ll also gather and train leaders in Chile and Singapore to continue building momentum worldwide.

The climate crisis demands courage and commitment. Join us in Nashville and help shape the next chapter of climate leadership.

Register here: https://t.co/dK3sTadZVi

[Al Gore @algore]

Last year, global greenhouse gas pollution hit another record high. But if you look at @ClimateTRACE data, you'll see there are some truly hopeful trends as well.

The incredible impact of both renewable energy and EVs has now started to break through very powerfully at scale, resulting in lower emissions in key sectors and countries. The data show that clean energy action works — we just need a whole lot more of it.

To explore the full dataset, check out https://t.co/QeUYfm9uaI

[Al Gore @algore]

Reverend Jesse Jackson’s vision for society was rooted in hope. To him, hope was not a lofty, nebulous ideal of a better future, it was grounded in the reality, the hardships, and the struggles each of us experience as we walk through life. It was the freedom to shape your own destiny.

Driven by hope and fueled by his deep love for humanity and an unshakable commitment to the cause of justice, Jesse Jackson never stopped fighting for civil rights and dignity for all. I was also moved by the early role he played as an essential moral voice in the struggle against the climate crisis and environmental racism.

He and I were opponents in the 1988 presidential primaries, but in the years following that competition, we became close friends and allies. As we mourn his loss and reflect on his legacy, let his words that reverberated in the halls of the 1988 Democratic Convention reverberate in our hearts:

“Wherever you are tonight, you can make it. Hold your head high, stick your chest out. You can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but the morning comes. Don't you surrender. Suffering breeds character, character breeds faith. In the end faith will not disappoint…. Keep hope alive.”

[Al Gore @algore]

The Trump Administration is once again trying to deny science and reality – this time, by throwing out the well-established research connecting the climate crisis to public health.

While the Trump Administration can try to ignore the climate crisis, it’s painfully clear that the climate crisis will not ignore us. Last summer, the US experienced a dozen once-in-1,000-year floods in the span of just three days. In Texas, one of those flooding events killed at least 135 people, including 37 children at summer camp.

The Trump Administration’s rollback of the endangerment finding is not only a direct assault on science, knowledge, and public health, it is an insult to the people across the country who are already coping with the disastrous consequences of climate-driven extreme weather events.

The decision to revoke the endangerment finding is one of the more egregious examples of the Trump Administration prioritizing fossil fuel profits over American lives.

[Al Gore @algore]

Great to see you, @DrTedros! Thank you for leadership!

Our @ClimateTRACE coalition is excited to collaborate with @WHO to show everyone the connection between the climate crisis and public health.

Climate TRACE has already started, showing exactly where and when disease-causing air pollution flows into thousands of cities around the world.
More to come soon! 
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[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

Good discussion with former US Vice President and Nobel Peace Laureate @algore on the actions that must be taken to address the health threats posed by air pollution and climate change.

On the sidelines of the @WEF Annual Meeting, we discussed the devastating health impacts on communities of air pollution and global warming driven by fossil fuel emissions.

We discussed the need to strengthen surveillance of pollution plumes and their potential health impacts on populations they pass over, and agreed to collaborate further to identify at-risk areas, as well as actions to take to protect people’s from air pollution.

[Al Gore @algore]

A big congratulations to Toby Kiers on winning the prestigious Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. Her groundbreaking research on mycorrhizal fungi and soil microbiomes is transforming how we approach regenerative agriculture and soil health. I am so grateful for Toby’s work, as it is continually reshaping our understanding of the living soil beneath our feet.

[Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement @TylerPrize]

The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement is pleased to announce @KiersToby as the 2026 Tyler Prize Laureate.

[Al Gore @algore]

Steny Hoyer's lifetime of public service reflects his compassion, decency, leadership and unwavering commitment to improving the lives of the people of Maryland. I send him heartfelt congratulations on his retirement and my deepest gratitude for his service to our country.

[Al Gore @algore]

For decades, the world’s scientists and governments have worked together to tackle the most significant challenge of our lifetimes: the climate crisis. The ongoing work of the IPCC, UNFCCC, and other global institutions remains essential to safeguarding humanity’s future. The Trump Administration's decision to remove the United States from these vital organizations sends the wrong message to our allies abroad and fails to protect Americans from increasingly dangerous impacts of the climate crisis at home.

The Trump Administration has been turning its back on the climate crisis since day one, removing the United States from the Paris Agreement, dismantling America’s scientific infrastructure, curbing access to greenhouse gas emissions data, and ending essential investments in the clean energy transition. They've done this at the behest of the oil industry, so that billionaires can rake in even more money while polluting our planet and endangering people in America and around the world.

By withdrawing from the IPCC, UNFCCC, and the other vital international partnerships, the Trump Administration is undoing decades of hard-won diplomacy, attempting to undermine climate science, and sowing distrust around the world.

Fortunately, 198 minus one does not equal zero. While the U.S. federal government sits on the sidelines, world leaders, local and state governments, and the private sector will continue to move forward with the clean energy transition and uphold the goals set forth in the Paris Agreement because it is in their best interest to do so. Clean energy remains the most affordable, scalable, and sustainable solution to meet the energy demands of the future and with this reckless decision the United States will only be left behind.

[Al Gore @algore]

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