Al Gore Plans to Break Petrostates' Stranglehold on Climate Progress - Bloomberg
Al Gore Plans to Break Petrostates’ Stranglehold on Climate Progress - Bloomberg
Al Gore Plans to Break Petrostates’ Stranglehold on Climate Progress
“We can't just go along to get along forever,” the former US vice president said on Zero, where he advocated for moving away from requiring COP consensus.
Al Gore speaks at the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference on Dec. 3 in Dubai. Photographer: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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Al Gore Plans to Break Petrostates’ Stranglehold on Climate Progress
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