(WEEK 4)Leonardo Decaprio
DiCaprio issues climate action call in new film
LONDON -- Leonardo DiCaprio has issued an impassioned call for immediate action on climate change in "Before the Flood," a documentary film making its European premiere in London on Saturday.
The Hollywood megastar, who won this year's best actor Oscar for his role in "The Revenant", takes viewers around the world to meet experts and politicians in order to reveal the scale of the problem, its effects and the paths towards solutions.
As the inter-governmental Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rises comes into force on Nov. 4, the US actor calls on individuals to examine their own habits and use their vote wisely to tackle the issue.
"I didn't want the film to scare people, or present them with statistics and facts that they already know, but to focus on what can and must be done immediately so that we can leave our planet a livable home for future generations," the 41-year-old said.
"We are quickly running out of time," said DiCaprio, who also co-produced the film.
From the remote Canadian landscapes where he shot "The Revenant," to the suburbs of Beijing, Greenland, Indonesia's Sumatra and the Pacific atolls of Kiribati, DiCaprio whizzes round the planet to see the extent of the damage.
DiCaprio shows viewers the effects of pollution in China and examines the sea levels which threaten tiny island communities and the longer-term effects of deforestation.
'Take action now'
DiCaprio, who has been named a United Nations "messenger of peace" on climate change, attacks giant corporations and politicians — especially Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump — for their stance on climate change.
He targets those he says orchestrate campaigns of media disinformation and lobby hard to block reforms that would better look after the environment.
From former U.S. President Bill Clinton and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to Pope Francis, DiCaprio interviews powerful leaders on the chances of avoiding climate disaster.
U.S. President Barack Obama voices cautious optimism, calling action against climate change "a national security issue."
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