The closed-door meeting is designed to help brief Obama before he meets business and environmental leaders at the White House on Wednesday, the White House said.Gore, who has yet to comment on the ongoing Climategate scandal, will be meeting Obama two days before the president leaves for Norway to accept his peace prize.
Obama on Friday announced a change to his schedule and decided to visit the UN-sponsored climate talks in Copenhagen at their critical final stage on December 18, rather than this week, just after the event opens.