The former vice president sets a goal for the nation to produce every kilowatt of electricity through wind, sun and other Earth-friendly energy sources within 10 years in Thursday D.C. speech.
"The answer is to end of reliance on carbon-based fuels.... The time is now. I for one do not believe out country can withstand 10 more years of the status quo.”
Read prepared remarks here. Watch video above.
Gore hopes the next president will embrace his proposal.
Obama responds in statement: "I strongly agree with Vice President Gore... those are the investments I will make as President."
