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Gore and the ''Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change'' shared the 2007 [[Nobel Peace Prize]] for his work on [[climate change]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312024,00.html</ref>
Gore and the ''Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change'' shared the 2007 [[Nobel Peace Prize]] for his work on [[climate change]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312024,00.html</ref>
Gore starred in the 2006 film about "[[global warming]]" entitled, ''[[An Inconvenient Truth]],'' which won an [[Academy Award]]. In 2007, the British High Court directed teachers to inform students to whom they show the film that it "is a political work and promotes only one side of the argument" and to draw attention to eleven specific inaccuracies. Furthermore, the court advised, "If teachers present the Film without making this plain they may be in breach of ... the Education Act 1996 and guilty of political [[indoctrination]]."<ref>Sheppard, Noel. "Court Identifies Eleven Inaccuracies in Al Gore’s ‘An Inconvenient Truth’." [Weblog NewsBusters] 08 Oct 2007. Newsbusters. 9 Oct 2007 <[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/10/09/court-identifies-eleven-inaccuracies-al-gore-s-inconvenient-truth http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/10/09/court-identifies -eleven-inaccuracies-al-gore-s-inconvenient-truth]>.</ref> Despite the errors, the judge also concluded "four main scientific hypotheses, each of which is very well supported by research published in respected, peer-reviewed journals and accords with the latest conclusions of the IPCC.” <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,301067,00.html</ref>
Gore starred in the 2006 film about "[[global warming]]" entitled, ''[[An Inconvenient Truth]],'' which won an [[Academy Award]]. In 2007, the British High Court directed teachers to inform students to whom they show the film that it "is a political work and promotes only one side of the argument" and to draw attention to eleven specific inaccuracies. Furthermore, the court advised, "If teachers present the Film without making this plain they may be in breach of ... the Education Act 1996 and guilty of political [[indoctrination]]."<ref>Sheppard, Noel. "Court Identifies Eleven Inaccuracies in Al Gore’s ‘An Inconvenient Truth’." [Weblog NewsBusters] 08 Oct 2007. Newsbusters. 9 Oct 2007 <[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/10/09/court-identifies-eleven-inaccuracies-al-gore-s-inconvenient-truth http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/10/09/court-identifies -eleven-inaccuracies-al-gore-s-inconvenient-truth]>.</ref> Despite the errors, the judge also concluded "four main scientific hypotheses, each of which is very well supported by research published in respected, peer-reviewed journals and accords with the latest conclusions of the IPCC.” <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,301067,00.html</ref>
Gore released a new movie, ''An Inconvenient Sequel'', in 2017.<ref>Richardson, Valerie (July 27, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/27/al-gores-inconvenient-sequel-meets-with-skepticism/ Not so hot: Al Gore’s ‘Inconvenient Sequel’ meets with skepticism even from left]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved August 2, 2017.</ref> It did not perform well in theaters, placing itself at 15th place on its opening weekend.<ref>Richardson, Valerie (August 7, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/7/al-gores-inconvenient-sequel-meets-cool-reception/ Al Gore’s ‘Inconvenient Sequel’ meets with cool reception, placing 15th at box office]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved August 7, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/08/07/al-gores-inconvenient-sequel-bombs-at-box-office-ranks-in-15th-place.html Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Sequel' bombs at the box office, ranks in 15th place]. ''Fox News''. August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.</ref><ref>Concha, Joe (August 7, 2017). [https://thehill.com/homenews/media/345646-al-gore-climate-change-sequel-bombs-at-box-office Al Gore climate change sequel bombs at box office]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved August 7, 2017.</ref> Climatologist Roy W. Spencer, the principal research scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, released an ebook criticizing the film for having distortions and factual errors.<ref>Richardson, Valerie (August 22, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/22/climate-scientist-rebuts-al-gore-film-bad-science/ Gore documentary called ‘bad science’ as sales plummet]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved August 23, 2017.</ref> Other climate alarmist movies did poorly in theaters that year.<ref>Toto, Christian (December 28, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/28/global-warming-films-flop-box-office-2017/ Hollywood tries to save the Earth, but moviegoers aren’t buying eco-messages anymore]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 5, 2018.</ref>
Gore is the author of ''The [[Assault on Reason]]''.
Gore is the author of ''The [[Assault on Reason]]''.