DiCaprio’s documentary calls for a green future, but his vision isn’t radical enough

Leonardo DiCaprio - he calls
 for a green future, but
 his vision isn't bold enough.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s new climate change documentary, Before the Flood, began streaming online this week. As a disaster risk scientist, I watched with intrigue.

While it doesn’t cover a lot of new material for those familiar with the topic, DiCaprio will undoubtedly reach a new audience given his star power and access to figures like Pope Francis and US President Barack Obama.

At the time of writing, the film has been watched more than 6 million times on YouTube alone. Clearly, it will make a significant contribution to the contemporary discussion around climate change, much like Al Gore’s  An Inconvenient Truth a decade ago.

Read the thoughts of a senior lecturer in Construction Management and Disaster Risk Reduction at the University of Newcastle, Jason von Meding, on The Conversation – “DiCaprio’s documentary calls for a green future, but his vision isn’t radical enough.”