The planet has a fever. If your baby has a fever, you go to the doctor. If the doctor says you need to intervene here, you don’t say, ‘Well, I read a science fiction novel that told me it’s not a problem.’ If the crib’s on fire, you don’t speculate that the baby is flame retardant. You take action.

Analyse

The quoted passage appears verbatim in multiple reputable sources that provide the full transcript and video of Gore’s 2006 address at New York University School of Law. The metaphor about a fevered planet and the need for action matches the speech’s theme of urgent climate action. No evidence contradicts the authenticity of the quote.

Achtergrond

In 2006, Al Gore toured universities to promote his documentary *An Inconvenient Truth*, using vivid analogies to convey the urgency of climate change. During his NYU Law School talk, he compared Earth’s rising temperatures to a fever in a baby, urging immediate intervention rather than denial. The speech has been widely cited in media coverage of the film’s outreach campaign.

Samenvatting verdict

Al Gore did make the quoted remarks during his 2006 NYU Law School speech promoting *An Inconvenient Truth*.

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