The former Vice-President urged delegates to take urgent action to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, and told them that the next US President will likely be more supportive of international caps on polluting gases.

“My own country, the US, is principally responsible for obstructing progress here in Bali,” said Gore, who flew to Bali from Oslo, where he received the Nobel Peace Prize for helping alert the world to the danger of climate change.