Actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio went after President Donald Trump and other world leaders for their positions on climate change, accusing them of “denying the very science of this climate catastrophe.”
Addressing the Global Citizen Festival in New York on Saturday, the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star focused on the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord two years ago.
“It’s become clear that our political leaders have failed to live up to promises that we celebrated that day,” DiCaprio said.
“Our future is being gambled away, and our leaders, those whom we entrust to protect us and set the example, are either failing to stop these dangerous trends or, in some cases, denying the very science of this climate catastrophe.”
“Unless you live in an alternate reality, there’s no more time for denial,” he continued. “A carbon-neutral future is the only way we will inherit a planet capable of sustaining life on Earth as we know it.”
However, the Oscar-winning actor appeared to place his faith in the younger generations and took aim at Donald Trump for his tweets about 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.
“While our leaders continue to deny the science, I can tell you one thing for certain. The youth is not,” he declared. “Last people young people led the world in a strike. Millions of brave individuals did more than simply walk out of their schools and places of employment… These people have said clearly, definitively and without fear, the time for inaction is now over.”
“Yet surprisingly, some reacted to this movement with insulting tweets and negative talking points,” he said in reference to Trump’s comments. “Individuals that seem to care more about profit and their own self-interest than about your future.”
Di Caprio remains Hollywood’s most prominent environmental activist, having set up his own environmental organization, Earth Alliance, which recently announced a $5 million fund to protect parts of the Amazon rainforest affected by forest fires.
The 44-year-old star has also faced accusations of hypocrisy, particularly with regard to his use of a gas-guzzling private jet, which he has admitted means his “carbon footprint is bigger than most people.”
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“denying the very science of this climate catastrophe.”
You mean the “science” that has failed to make any skillful predictions?
“Saturday, the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star focused on the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord two years ago.”
Hey Leo. Please name the signatory that has reduced Co2 emissions more than the USA…
“America reduced its carbon emissions by 0.5 percent, the most of all major countries. That’s especially impressive given that our economy grew by nearly 3 percent — so we had more growth and less pollution — the best of all worlds.
The major reason for the reduced pollution levels is the shale oil and gas revolution that is transitioning the world to cheap and clean natural gas for electric power generation.
Meanwhile, as our emissions fell, the pollution levels rose internationally and by a larger amount than in previous years. So much for the rest of the world going green.”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/19/the-united-states-didnt-sign-the-paris-climate-acc/
Amirlach, I have wondered about the points you made for a long time. Why is there such hostility towards President Trump who policies have resulted in the US being the only nation of any size to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, (which is not a pollutant). Perhaps the answer is Trump’s method of reducing emissions does not support the multitude of leftist agendas that are hitchhiking on the climate change movement.
So we have this pathetic little Bean Brain who’s career is playing a big game of Lets Pretend for Profits and accusing Trump of denying this whole Global Warming/Climate Change Hoax and calls for a Revolution? Hey you Hollywood screwball just leave America your movies are a waste and your a Hypotcrite as well so why dont you go live on a Mountain Top and live like a Hermit so we dont have to put up with your hypocracy
The climate striking protesters were essentially NON-ESSENTIAL. What did the strike stop? No dent made to the GDP.
Further to Amirlach’s comments, Leo should going rabid on China. They signed the Paris Accord and have been taunting the West ever since. The Paris Accord is a bigger flop than Kyoto, but for the leftist climate activists, it’s really about electing crooks, and then dividing the spoils.
Anyone who calls for a revolution these days is a leftists watermelon and need to be investigated DiCaprio is a Watermelon Green on the Outside Red Inside ad has been Hollywood Hypocrite
Perhaps we need a study of why and how these very rich “celebrities” suddenly become climate experts. Maybe DiCaprio learned a few things when he was on board the sinking Titanic, and climate and massive earth forces sank him under the waves? But filled his bank account in the process, enabling him to fly the world to spread his message of doom. “Lord, what fools these mortals be” (Shakespeare).
DeCrapio’s conversion I understand was something to do with a Chinook.
“we will inherit a planet capable of sustaining life on Earth as we know it”
Spoiler alert Leo.
Life is based on carbon and co2 is byproduct of any active process and forms a cycle.
DeCap is a typical Hollywood actor. No common sense. He just reads as script given to him by the alarmists.
If you can’t trust a narcisistic high school drop out whose only talent is pretending, who can you trust? His messiah is probably the bubble gummer Greta Thunberg, who by her own admission is mentally ill.