[ cheers and applause ] so this is something al gore has been working on for a long time and i want you to know how far back he goes. it was in 1982 when he held the first hearing on climate change in the house of representatives with the world famous client scientist jim hanson. then he continued to raise the alarm and look for solutions. as vice president he led america s efforts to negotiate the kyoto protocol to cut greenhouse gas emissions. [ cheers and applause ] . you take all this together. those 30 years of leadership led al gore to be awarded the nobel peace prize in 2007
gore has been working on for a really long time. and i want you to know how far back he goes. it was in 1982 when he held the very first hearing on climate change in the house of representatives, with the world famous climate scientist jim hansen. when al became a senator, he continued to raise the alarm and look for solutions. and as vice president, he led america s efforts to negotiate the kyoto protocol to cut greenhouse gas emissions and [ cheers and applause ] you take all this together, those 30 years of leadership, led al gore to be awarded the nobel peace price in 2007.