The topic of Al Gore being elected President in 2000 has come up in Alternate History a lot, which is probably due in no small part to how close the election was. A lot of the time, they tend to deal with 9/11 and other issues that face the Bush Administration. In recent years, Gore has become mainly known as a champion for Environmentalism, and taking action on Climate Change.
Let's suppose that Gore won the 2000 Presidential Election, and for the sake of argument assume he won a second term in 2004 (I know that's not likely, but I'll hand wave it for the sake of the discussion).
What I'm wondering is, how much action would Gore tried to take on Climate Change and other environmental issues if he had been President? How much could he have accomplished? Is it even possible that if 9/11 is avoided that Gore might be able to focus the international community on taking action on Climate Change?
Thoughts and ideas?
Let's suppose that Gore won the 2000 Presidential Election, and for the sake of argument assume he won a second term in 2004 (I know that's not likely, but I'll hand wave it for the sake of the discussion).
What I'm wondering is, how much action would Gore tried to take on Climate Change and other environmental issues if he had been President? How much could he have accomplished? Is it even possible that if 9/11 is avoided that Gore might be able to focus the international community on taking action on Climate Change?
Thoughts and ideas?