Al Gore to deliver this year’s commencement address at UC San Diego

Former Vice President Al Gore will deliver the keynote address at UC San Diego, an event expected to draw 10,000 people to RIMAC Field on June 15.

The choice reflects the university’s research on climate change, which is also the central focus of Gore’s professional life.

“Our founder, Roger Revelle, whose pioneering research on climate change sowed the seeds of activism in Mr. Gore, also formed the basis for our decades of work to understand the effects of climate change and find solutions solutions as a leading research university. committed to the common good,” UCSD Chancellor Pradeep Khosla said in a statement.

Gore served as President Bill Clinton’s vice president for two terms, during which time he helped elevate climate change to a major environmental issue. He also wrote and played the central role in “An Inconveniet Truth,” a 2006 documentary that explores the potential effects of global warming.

UCSD has repeatedly chosen famous people to deliver the commencement speech. The list of speakers includes the Dalai Lama and Madeleine Albright, secretary of state from 1997 to 2001.