Al Gore
ON THE RECORD · 10 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“But they kept going anyway because, as others have said, courage is not the absence of fear or despair. It’s the decision to go forward in spite of it. And I really strongly believe that we are very close to that positive tipping point where the mass of public opinion is going to be unstoppable.”
Al Gore · said 2026-09-23 · reported 2026-09-23
Gore said advocates in previous social movements kept going despite despair and expressed belief that a positive tipping point in public opinion is near.
“to a shocking degree”
Al Gore · said 2026-09-23 · reported 2026-09-23
Gore said the UN's top climate science apparatus has been captured by the fossil fuel industry to a shocking degree, citing Guardian reporting on Saudi oil operatives.
“growing so rapidly, and they are becoming more and more frequent”
Al Gore · said 2026-09-23 · reported 2026-09-23
Gore pointed to climate effects growing more rapidly and frequent, citing record heatwaves and a glacier collapse disaster on the Nepal-Tibet border.
“In some important ways, they may have even understated what the damage is doing. The resistance has been more durable and sustained than I expected it to be.”
Al Gore · said 2026-09-23 · reported 2026-09-23
Gore said scientists may have understated climate damage and that resistance from the fossil fuel industry has been more durable than he expected.
“The scientists unfortunately have been proven to be absolutely correct,”
Al Gore · said 2026-09-23 · reported 2026-09-23
Gore said scientists have been proven correct about the climate crisis at a New York event marking the 20th anniversary of his documentary.
“captured control of too many governments”
Al Gore · said 2026-09-23 · reported 2026-09-23
Gore said the fossil fuel industry has captured control of too many governments and even the UN's top climate science apparatus.
“And in all those previous cases, some of the advocates felt despair, and the biographies and diaries are filled with those kinds of expressions,”
Al Gore · said 2026-09-23 · reported 2026-09-23
Gore compared his climate advocacy battle to previous struggles such as the civil rights movement and the fight for women's rights.
“I always say if it hadn’t been for me, we might have a big problem right now”
Al Gore · said 2026-09-23 · reported 2026-09-23
Gore joked at a New York event marking the 20th anniversary of An Inconvenient Truth when asked about progress over the past two decades.
“I think we are going to win this. The remaining question is whether we will win it in time to avoid those negative tipping points I talked about.”
Al Gore · said 2026-09-23 · reported 2026-09-23
Gore expressed confidence the climate fight will be won, with the remaining question being whether it will happen in time to avoid negative tipping points.
“The day is coming when our momentum will overtake the resistance. We’re getting very close now,”
Al Gore · said 2026-09-23 · reported 2026-09-23
Gore said the day is coming when clean energy momentum will overtake fossil fuel resistance during a conversation at climate week in New York.