• Al Gore

    Gore, IPCC win Nobel Peace Prize

    The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced today that Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have been awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for their work in spreading awareness of global warming and in laying the groundwork for solutions to be developed. In a statement released by the former Vice President, Gore said he was “deeply honored” to have received the prize. “We face a true planetary emergency. The climate crisis is not a political issue, it is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity. It is also our greatest opportunity to lift global consciousness to a higher level.” Gore became the country’s most prominent figure on the issue of global warming following his Academy Award winning documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth.” For the Panel’s part, chairman Rajendra Pachauri said he was “overwhelmed” by the award and that he hoped it would bring a “greater awareness and a sense of urgency” to the fight against global warming.

    Source: BBC