Former US Vice President Al Gore

About this episode

Al Gore discusses the climate crisis and the economic case for renewables in a conversation with David Rubenstein.

Former US Vice President Al Gore discusses the accelerating climate crisis, the global energy transition and the economic case for renewables in a wide-ranging conversation with David Rubenstein at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Gore reflects on extreme weather events, climate migration and the risk of “negative tipping points,” while arguing that solar and wind power are rapidly transforming global electricity generation. He appears on this week's episode of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations. This interview was recorded January 20 at the World Economic Forum in Davos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: David Rubenstein

Guest: Al Gore

Topics covered

• climate crisis
• global energy transition
• renewable energy
• extreme weather
• climate migration
• electricity generation

Keywords

• climate crisis
• renewables
• solar power
• wind power
• World Economic Forum
• Davos
• economic case

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Economic Forum

Places: Davos

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