Former Vice President Al Gore urged governments to take immediate action to fight climate change and compared it to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and some of the most well-known military battles in history.
His comments came Wednesday while delivering closing remarks at a World Economic Forum panel in Davos, Switzerland, according to CNBC.
Gore said climate change is getting worse "way faster" than most people realize.
"This is Thermopylae. This is Agincourt. This is Dunkirk. This is the Battle of the Bulge. This is 9/11," he said.
And the Independent quoted him as saying: "We have to rise to this occasion.
"The burden to act on the shoulders of the generation of the people alive today is a challenge to our moral imagination."
Asked if anything made him hopeful when it comes to dealing with the issue, Gore replied: "The young generation is a source of hope."
In a Wednesday tweet, Gore praised 17-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg.
"Great to see @GretaThunberg at #WEF20 today. Once again, I was struck by her potent and sobering call to action. Nobody speaks truth to power as she does: 'Our house is still on fire. Your inaction is fueling the flames by the hour,'" he wrote.
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