President William Ruto has met with the former US Vice President and environmentalist Albert Arnold Gore Jr, widely known as Al Gore, at State House, Nairobi, during Gore’s visit to lead the first-ever Climate Reality Leadership Corps training in Kenya.
During the meeting on Friday, June 13, 2025, Ruto acknowledged that Gore‘s contributions had significantly advanced climate efforts in Africa, describing him as a key ally whose leadership through his ‘The Climate Reality Project’ strengthened the continent’s capacity and resolve in the urgent fight against the climate crisis.
“Met former US Vice President Al Gore at the State House, Nairobi. In him, an environmentalist and founder of The Climate Reality Project, Africa has a true friend and dependable partner in the need for urgent action against the climate crisis,” Ruto said.
In addition, Ruto emphasised that Kenya was playing a pivotal role in Africa’s climate action, rallying the continent to seek ways of reversing the effects of climate change.
Kenya is playing a pivotal role in Africa’s climate action, including rallying the continent in seeking ways of rolling back the effects of climate change,” he added.
“With huge assets in renewable energy reserves, a youthful workforce and a large market of 1.4 billion people, Africa provides numerous opportunities to help the globe decarbonise and support a green transition.”
Who is Al Gore
Al Gore served as the 45th Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Before his vice presidency, he represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1985 and the U.S. Senate from 1985 to 1993.
In the 2000 presidential election, Gore was the Democratic nominee. He won the national popular vote but lost the Electoral College to George W. Bush after a contentious Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore effectively ended the Florida recount.
Following his departure from political office in 2001, Gore shifted his focus to environmental advocacy. In 2006, he starred in the documentary An Inconvenient Truth, which highlighted the dangers of climate change and won two Academy Awards.
Gore founded The Climate Reality Project, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to climate education and advocacy.
Why is he in Kenya
Gore is leading this year’s Climate Reality Leadership Corps training in Nairobi, aiming to equip East African climate advocates with skills to address the growing climate crisis.
This event is part of a global effort to build momentum for climate action ahead of the COP30 summit in Brazil.
