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Al Gore Condemns Trump Administration in San Francisco Climate Week Keynote

Gore warns of threats to democracy and climate, likening disinformation tactics to Nazi Germany, while urging collective action against policy rollbacks.

From left, U.S. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Former Vice President Al Gore speak with SF Chief of Protocol Penny Coulter at the opening reception for San Francisco Climate Week at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, on Monday, April 21, 2025. The conference is one of the largest climate conferences in the country.
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Former Vice President Al Gore speaks at the opening reception for San Francisco Climate Week at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, on Monday, April 21, 2025. The conference is one of the largest climate conferences in the country.

Overview

  • Former Vice President Al Gore delivered a keynote at San Francisco Climate Week, sharply criticizing the Trump administration's climate policy reversals and disinformation tactics.
  • Gore compared the administration's approach to propaganda to tactics used by Nazi Germany, emphasizing the erosion of public trust and democratic norms.
  • He highlighted the rollback of greenhouse gas regulations and clean-energy initiatives during Trump's first three months in office as a major setback for climate progress.
  • Gore dismissed direct air capture technologies as impractical distractions and called for a focus on phasing out fossil fuels.
  • Local leaders Nancy Pelosi and Daniel Lurie supported Gore's message, with Pelosi describing his speech as a 'tour de force' and urging continued activism.