Al Gore tells Cork conference: This decade the most decisive for climate and biodiversity

The noted climate change campaigner told the Fair Seas World Ocean Day conference at Cork City Hall that Ireland is at the forefront of managing and protection marine life

Former US Vice President Al Gore during the Action on Forests and Land Use event during the Cop26 summit at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow. Picture date: Tuesday November 2, 2021.

This decade is the most decisive in the twin climate and biodiversity crises facing humanity, according to former US vice president Al Gore.

The noted climate change campaigner, who served as Bill Clinton's vice president from 1992 to 2000 and narrowly lost the 2000 election to George W Bush, told the Fair Seas World Ocean Day conference at Cork City Hall that Ireland is at the forefront of managing and protection marine life.