ABSTRACT
The headline in The Independent newspaper on 13 October 2007 made it quite clear what the issue was: ‘He’s won an Oscar. He’s won the Nobel Peace Prize. Now, can he win the Presidency?’ Can Al Gore accomplish what no one has done before and secure this unique triumvirate of accolades and accomplishments? The award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize jointly to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (Figure 2) and the former vice-president of the United States has been applauded the world over. ‘It recognises climate change as a security issue’, ‘it emphasises the role of science in problem-solving’, ‘it rewards a charismatic communicator who has put climate change centre-stage’. The certificate of the award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780203070079/dfc12def-6097-46c2-8e39-e37197c9bc81/content/fig2_B.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
