Al Gore: climate change threat leaves 'no time to despair' over Trump victory

Former vice-president expects backlash from environmentalists against Trump and hopes Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will join fight

The urgent threat of climate change means there is "no time to despair" over the election of Donald Trump, according to former vice-president Al Gore, who hopes that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will join an escalated climate campaign against the president-elect.

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