Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore still believes in the climate fight: ‘We are going to win this’

Al Gore at the Cop28 climate conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 3 December 2023. Al Gore at the Cop28 climate conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 3 December 2023. Al Gore Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore still believes in the climate fight: ‘We are going to win this’ Former US vice-president still has optimism for climate advocacy two decades after groundbreaking documentary

Oliver Milman Wed 23 Sep 2026 17.43 EDT Share Prefer the Guardian on Google T wo decades after the release of his groundbreaking documentary An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore has admitted he was surprised by the ferocious, ongoing backlash from the fossil fuel industry and its political allies. But the former US vice-president insists he still has optimism the world will confront the climate crisis.