Al Gore Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Gore was the Democratic Part ...

has received a number of important awards and honors:

2017 awards and honors

2017 Honorary Doctorate, University of Melbourne

2012 awards and honors

*2012 Inaugural member of the Internet Hall of Fame given by the Internet Society (Global Connectors: "Recognizing individuals from around the world who have made significant contributions to the global growth and use of the Internet") *In 2012, a fish species was named after him,

Etheostoma gore ''Etheostoma gore'' (Cumberland darter) is a freshwater fish found in Kentucky and Tennessee in the Cumberland River drainage below Cumberland Falls. It was named after the 45th vice-president of the United States, Al Gore, for his environmental ...

, for his environmental vision, commitment, and accomplishments throughout decades of public service and his role in educating the public and raising awareness on the issue of global climate change

2011 awards and honors

*2011 Honorary Doctorate, Hamilton College

2010 awards and honors

*2010 Honorary Doctorate, Tilburg University *2010 Honorary Doctorate, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

2009 awards and honors

*2009 ''The Berkeley Medal'' from the University of California, Berkeley. *2009 ''

Roger Revelle Prize The Roger Revelle Prize is a prize given out by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography to people who have made outstanding contributions that advance or promote scientific research in fields such as oceanography, climatology and other planetary s ...

'' from the

Scripps Institution of Oceanography The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (sometimes referred to as SIO, Scripps Oceanography, or Scripps) in San Diego, California, US founded in 1903, is one of the oldest and largest centers for oceanography, ocean and Earth science research ...

, University of California, San Diego *2009 '' NAACP Image Award - Chairman's Award'' (with Wangari Maathai)

Other

*Gore wrote '' An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It'', which won a

Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album The Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album has been awarded since 1959. The award has had several minor name changes: * In 1959 the award was known as Best Performance, Documentary or Spoken Word * From 1960 to 1961 it was awarded as Best Perform ...

2008 awards and honors

*2008 '' National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award'' (Theme: "A Climate of Change"): "The National Civil Rights Museum, located at the Lorraine Motel, assassination site of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., chronicles key episodes of the American civil rights movement and the legacy of this movement to inspire participation in civil and human rights efforts globally, through our collections, exhibitions, and educational programs." Diane Nash will also be honored. *2008 Named one of ''

Foreign Policy A State (polity), state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterall ...

Magazine's'' Top 100 Public Intellectuals *2008 Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters,

Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...

*2008 Doctor ''honoris causa'', École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne *2008 Dan David Prize: "Social Responsibility with Particular Emphasis on the Environment" *2008 ''The Gore resolution (HJR712)'' passed by the

Tennessee House of Representatives The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Constitutional requirements According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consis ...

which honors Gore's "efforts to curb global warming"

2007 awards and honors

*2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an intergovernmental body of the United Nations. Its job is to advance scientific knowledge about climate change caused by human activities. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) a ...

(IPCC) (environment) *2007 Time Person of the Year: ''Runner - Up''. *2007 ''

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

Prize for Sustainable Development'' *2007 International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences: ''Founders Award'' (Emmy) for '' Current TV'' and for work in the area of global warming *2007 Quill Awards: History/current events/politics, ''

The Assault on Reason ''The Assault on Reason'' is a 2007 book by Al Gore. In the book, the former U.S. Vice President heavily criticizes the George W. Bush administration for its actions in furthering the "assault on reason". He argues that there is a trend in U.S. ...

'' *2007 Prince of Asturias Award in Spain (environment) *2007 ''The Sir

David Attenborough Sir David Frederick Attenborough (; born 8 May 1926) is an English broadcaster, biologist, natural historian and author. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the nine natural histor ...

Award for Excellence in Nature Filmmaking'' (environment) *2007 Honorary Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences *2007 Honorary Doctorate,

Concordia University Concordia University ( French: ''Université Concordia'') is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, Concordia is one of the t ...

*2007 Honorary Doctorate, Aalborg University

Other

* Gore wrote, and starred in the 2006 documentary '' An Inconvenient Truth,'' which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2007.

Additional awards

*1999 Neutra Medal for Professional Excellence: In recognition for his contributions to the Environmental Design Profession and in honor of Modernist architect

Richard Neutra Richard Joseph Neutra ( ; April 8, 1892 – April 16, 1970) was an Austrian-American architect. Living and building for the majority of his career in Southern California, he came to be considered a prominent and important modernist architect. He ...

. *2006 Quill Awards: History/current events/politics, '' An Inconvenient Truth'' *2005 Webby Award: ''Lifetime Achievement Award'' (interactive technology) *1998 The

Computerworld ''Computerworld'' (abbreviated as CW) is an ongoing decades old professional publication which in 2014 "went digital." Its audience is information technology (IT) and business technology professionals, and is available via a publication website ...

Honors Program Honoring Those Who Use Information Technology to Benefit Society: ''Toshiba America Leadership Award for Education'' *1993 First Annual Cisco Systems Circle Award: "In recognition of his visionary leadership in building global awareness of computer networking through the National Information Highway Initiative" *1969 National Defense Service Medal

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