Al Gore speaks about new movie, 'An Inconvenient Sequel'
Former Vice President Al Gore speaks about his new movie, "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power." Gore believes the stakes are high, but human ingenuity and passion can successfully combat climate change.
His 2006 documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" won an Academy Award, but despite heavy promotion, the new movie was 15th at the box office this past weekend.
Gore spoke with Greg Dalton, host of the Commonwealth Club of California's "Climate One" series on July 24, 2017.
Also on the program are the movie directors Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk.
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The sequel had to undergo some quick changes after President Trump took office, and later pulled out of the Paris Climate agreement.
Gore said he had tried to engage Trump in conversation on the accord but to no avail.
"When he did make his speech I was deeply concerned that other countries might have used it as an excuse to pull out of the Paris agreement themselves," Gore said. "But I was immensely gratified when almost immediately afterward the entire rest of the world redoubled their commitment to the Paris agreement."
To listen to their conversation, click the audio player above.