Gore: Next U.S. President Will Change Course On Global Warming

December 10, 2007 9:03 a.m. EST

Oslo, Norway (AHN) - Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore said that he predicted the next U.S. president will shift course and become more involved in the international fight against the climate change issue. According to Gore, whoever is elected to the position will decide to adhere to the international call for the U.S. to cut its carbon emissions.

In an interview with the Associated Press on Monday, Gore said "The new president, whichever party wins the election, is likely to have to change the position on this climate crisis...I do believe the U.S., soon, is to have a more constructive role."

Gore also sees the Bush administration as still having ample time to change its mind and join the international community in slowing down the effects of global warming, by agreeing to cut down on its greenhouse gas emissions. That is something that the Bush administration has refused to do, despite the U.S. being one of the two biggest carbon emitters on the planet.

According to FOX News, the Bush administration refused to sign the Kyoto protocol mandating a cut in carbon emissions, and has also declined to ratify the protocol's follow-up, which is currently being discussed at the U.N.-headed climate summit in Bali.

Gore is set to officially receive his Nobel Peace Prize, along Rajendra Pachauri, the leader of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.