Al Gore got the Nobel Peace Prize with the U.N. Panel

Former Vice President, Al Gore wrapped up a remarkable day of honors on Oct 12, 2007 by sharing the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with a U.N. scientific panel announced by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. He and the panel work to raise awareness about global warming.

Gore and the IPCC were chosen from a list of 181 candidates to split the prize, worth 10 million Swedish kronors(about 1.5 million U.S. dollars).

Gore said - "The climate crisis is not a political issue, it is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity, It is also our greatest opportunity to lift global consciousness to a higher level."

The award ceremony was held on December 10 in Oslo, Norway.

"Through the scientific reports it has issued over the past two decades, the IPCC has created an ever-broader informed consensus about the connection between human activities and global warming," Ole Danbolt Mjoes, chairman of the Nobel committee, said in making the announcement.

"Action is necessary now, before climate change moves beyond man's control," the committee added.

The U.N. panel also warned that global warming could calm hundreds of millions of human lives due to increased risk of disease, starvation, and conflict triggered by drought, floods, storms, and other severe climate effects.