Al Gore and Davis Guggenheim Discuss 'An Inconvenient Truth' 20th Anniversary

Former Vice President Al Gore and filmmaker Davis Guggenheim participated in an interview marking 20 years since the release of their documentary 'An Inconvenient Truth,' which warned that climate change is a looming threat to humanity. The interview, conducted by The Hollywood Reporter for its 2026 Sustainability Issue, took place in mid-April.

In it, Gore stated that any despondency over the Trump rollbacks should be countered with a simple thought: They won’t last.

Guggenheim said a whole generation grew up with the documentary and changed their lives because of it. Gore said that in parts of Pakistan, the common dowry is now three solar panels and an inverter. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed this detail.

Fox News reported on the interview, noting the documentary's inclusion of a timelapse that showed sea-level rise to the point it drowned Manhattan. Guggenheim recalled that the timelapse was what they were most criticized for, with critics calling them alarmists and saying they were being aggressive.

The Hollywood Reporter noted that Hurricane Sandy occurred six years after the documentary's release.

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