Telegraph: "Maybe ... we will come to see the wisdom of Al Gore’s words – and appoint him to the role for which he has long been auditioning, as philosopher-king of a ruined Earth"

The Future by Al Gore: review - Telegraph

he points out how bizarre it is that we list the billions of barrels of oil and gas underground as assets, when we cannot actually burn them without causing catastrophic damage to the atmosphere.

...even if he is only 10 per cent right, we’re in for a tough old time. Maybe then, at last, we will come to see the wisdom of Al Gore’s words – and appoint him to the role for which he has long been auditioning, as philosopher-king of a ruined Earth.