Al Gore Climate Reality Project

Al Gore is a prominent political figure who acted courageously by beginning to advocate for the climate crisis in the 1980s and eventually starting The Climate Reality Project in 2005. Being that the climate change issue is still fairly controversial in 2016, it was courageous of Al Gore to begin advocating for the cause while it was doubted by so many. The former Vice-President has been an environmental activist for a large portion of his life, even earning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. The Climate Reality Project is “devoted to solving the climate crisis.” The project does this through campaigns such as 24 Hours of Reality, which unites 24 countries for one day out of every year to work together to overcome the climate crisis. With this …show more content…
Even in 2004, scientists published an article explaining that they believe climate change to be caused by an increase in the sun’s activity stating, “The data suggests that changing solar activity is influencing in some way the global climate causing the world to get warmer.” There are various theories about climate change claiming either that it is entirely false or that the cause is something other than human activity. Though these theories are still out there, at this current time 97% of people agree that there is a climate crisis that is caused by humans, and Al Gore and his movement have a big part in this …show more content…
The Paris Agreement was signed in April 2016 by 175 world leaders agreeing to all strive to stop the constant rise of global temperatures. Al Gore said, “The Paris Agreement exceeded the upper range of my expectations. Does it go far enough? No, of course not. Can it be improved? Yes, it’s designed to be constantly improved and that’s what I’m focused on now.” This progress can be partially accredited to Al Gore and the campaigns he has started. Al Gore has not stopped climate change or brought the global temperature back down, but he has certainly been an imperative part of the efforts to end the crisis. Ultimately, the climate crisis has made progress toward improvement with the help of Al Gore. He has made efforts over the past few decades by creating campaigns, uniting nations, and bringing this problem to public attention. These courageous acts have greatly benefited and will continue to benefit our country and our entire world. The future of our environment is certainly more hopeful because of the efforts of Al