Al Gore becomes Academy Honorary Fellow in recognition of his inspiring and long-term climate leadership

For many years, Al Gore gave lectures around the world based on what is now known as “the most famous slideshow in the world”, a comprehensive presentation on climate change. The hundreds of images, graphs, photographs, and scientific data illustrating the development of greenhouse gas emissions, rising temperatures, melting glaciers, and the potential consequences of global warming later evolved into a book and the film “An Inconvenient Truth”.

– By recognizing one of the world’s most influential advocates for climate action and appointing him as Honorary Fellow demonstrates that we take climate change and environmental problems seriously, says Peter Normark, Academy Secretary General.
Mr Gore serves as a tremendous source of inspiration and hope, encouraging us to work with a long-term perspective and to use climate and environmental challenges as opportunities to build a positive and resilient future for the natural resource-based industries.

In 2004 Al Gore, David Blood, and their partners founded Generation Investment Management, a sustainable investment firm. In 2007, the film “An Inconvenient Truth” won Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature and Best Original Song. That same year, Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of their work on climate change. His Nobel Lecture, “Our Purpose”, is a thoughtful reflection and a call to action that remains highly relevant nearly twenty years later.

More information

For more information, please contact Dr Peter Normark, Academy General Secretary, +46 (0)8 5454 77 02. More information on The Honorable Al Gore and the newly elected Academy Fellows.