Former Vice President Al Gore recently compared “climate deniers” to law enforcement officers who held off on apprehending the Uvalde, Texas, shooter who killed 21 kids and teachers for more than an hour.
“The climate deniers are really in some ways similar to all of those almost 400 law enforcement officers in Uvalde, Texas, who were waiting outside an unlocked door while the children were being massacred,” Al Gore told NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “They heard the screams, they heard the gunshots, and nobody stepped forward.”
“And God bless those families who’ve suffered so much. And law enforcement officials tell us that’s not typical of what law enforcement usually does.”
“And confronted with this global emergency, what we’re doing with our inaction and failing to walk through the door and stop the killing, is not typical of what we are capable of as human beings. We do have the solutions,” Gore added.
Al Gore, who has long raised the alarm about climate change, commended President Biden for his efforts to address the problem, but said that for there to be genuine change, Congress would have to act, which he conceded would be impossible given the legislative roadblocks.
Gore provided more specific examples of actions he believes the executive branch could take without waiting for Congress in a separate interview on Sunday.
He said the Environmental Protection Agency could take additional measures, Vice President Biden could stop approving new drilling on public lands, and he could name a new leader of the World Bank.
Additionally, he stated on Sunday that he would like to see more politicians make climate change a key component of their programs.