Good thing he got a Nobel! According to the latest Rasmussen Report poll, just 24% of the American public sees Al Gore as an expert on global warming. 47% says he’s not. Wait, it gets better. Just 36% of Americans say they think he knows what he’s talking about.

However, while he is now an Academy Award winner and celebrity activist, just 24% of Americans consider Gore an expert on Global Warming. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of 1,000 adults found that 47% say he is not an expert on the topic (see crosstabs).

In fact, just 36% of Americans say that Gore knows what he is talking about when it comes to the environment and Global Warming. Thirty-one percent (31%) say he does not know what he is talking about while 33% are not sure. Women, by a 2-to-1 margin, say Gore knows what he is talking about. Men, by a similar margin, say he does not.

Appearing before a Congressional Committee, Gore said that Global Warming is “not a partisan issue; it’s a moral issue.” However, polling data suggests that among the general public it’s a very partisan issue. By a 65% to 9% margin, Democrats say that Gore knows what he’s talking about. By a 57% to 11%, Republicans say he does not. Those not affiliated with either party are evenly divided.

Additionally, back in December a poll found that only 45% of Americans consider global warming an important issue.

The latest research shows that just 7% of published scientists have given an explicit endorsement of the theory of man-made global warming, with only 45% saying man’s activities have significant impact on climate change.