It's shocking how damaging Gore has been to the climate change image to deniers.
He's not really a "strawman", he was one of the most visible faces promoting climate alarmism early on, and was a prominent politician. He is easily skewered due to his laughable knowledge of science, and his hypocritical lifestyle.
Now there is a large collection of others who make unsupported alarmist claims, incorrectly relate weather events to global warming, and are complete hypocrites with their resource use. For instance, see the 1,500 private jets that just showed up at Davos...
If you want to make a positive difference, advocate nuclear power. It's the only way to replace 100% of fossil fuels without air pollution.