Leonardo Dicaprio just made another movie about global warming

Academy Award-winning actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio just produced another movie about climate change.

Leonardo DiCaprio has produced "Ice on Fire" for HBO.

Called “Ice on Fire,” the new HBO documentary goes beyond the current climate crisis and presents cutting-edge solutions to reducing carbon in the atmosphere, which could potentially slow down global warming. 

Filming took place in Norway, Alaska, Iceland, Colorado, Switzerland, Costa Rica, and Connecticut to gain first-hand accounts from farmers, scientists, and innovators alike.

The new environmental documentary is jointly produced by DiCaprio, his father George, and screenwriter Matthew Schmid. Leila Conners –who first collaborated with DiCaprio on the 2007 docu-drama “The 11th Hour” — directs.

Read the story from LiveKindly by Kat Smith - “Leonardo Dicaprio just made another movie about global warming”.

Leonardo DiCaprio: climate fight is US history's 'biggest economic opportunity'

 Leonardo Di Caprio received a prize from
 the UN for his work as a global citizen.

Tackling climate change is the “biggest economic opportunity” in the history of the US no matter who holds political office, the Hollywood star and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio said on Friday.

“There are a few very prominent people that still deny the overwhelming conclusions of the world’s scientists that climate change is largely human-caused and needs immediate urgent attention,” he told a United Nations awards ceremony.

But “the truth” about climate change has spread like “wildfire”, he said.

DiCaprio’s comments, as he received a prize for his work as a global citizen, did not refer to the US president-elect, Donald Trump, by name but were a thinly-veiled reference to his views and nominations of climate sceptics with oil industry ties for cabinet posts.

Earlier this month, 42-year-old DiCaprio and the head of his foundation met Trump and his team, reportedly arguing that support for renewable energy could create millions of jobs.

Read the Reuters story on The Guardian - “Leonardo DiCaprio: climate fight is US history's 'biggest economic opportunity'.”

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.”

Piers Sellers is inspirational in "Before the Flood'

-       Robert McLean

Piers Sellers - inspirational!

Piers Sellers is an optimist and his brief appearance was for me the highlight of Leonardo DiCaprio’s movie, ‘Before the Flood”.

The NASA scientist and former astronaut has been diagnosed with terminal stage four pancreatic cancer and even though the 60-year-old will not see the outcome (his admission), he is absolutely positive humanity will respond positively to the unfolding threats of climate change.

The entire Before the Flood movie can be watched now, but the suggestion is that it will be taken off-line this weekend – I urge you to watch it as it thoroughly reinforces the need to each of us to do what we can to see our governments and the world community to do quickly what obviously needs to be done.

'It's real, it is happening right now' - Oscar winner's commitment to climate change

"Climate change is real. It is happening
right now." - Oscar winner
Leonardo DiCaprio seizes the moment.

On Sunday night while accepting a long-anticipated Oscar for best actor, for his role in “The Revenant,” Leonardo DiCaprio seized the moment to highlight the plight of the planet.

“Making “The Revenant” was about man’s relationship to the natural world,” DiCaprio said. “A world that we collectively felt in 2015 as the hottest year in recorded history. Our production needed to move to the southern tip of this planet just to be able to find snow.”

“Climate change is real. It is happening right now,” DiCaprio continued. “It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species, and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating.” (You can watch the full speech here.)

Read The Washington Post’s story - “Leonardo DiCaprio’s Oscars speech was about climate change,which could be worse than we thought.”

Oscar winner tells world global warming is 'urgent threat'

Leonardo DiCaprio accepted his Oscar
and told the world about that
 global warming is "the most urgent
  threat that affects our entire species".

“Making ‘The Revenant’ was about the relationship between man and nature … Climate change is real. It’s happening right now,” said the best actor winner, making a political speech against politicians who don’t agree with him.

Mr. DiCaprio said that global warming is not only “the most urgent threat affecting our entire species” but even affected the shoot of “The Revenant,” which is set during a bitter winter.

“Our production needed to move to the southern tip of this planet just to find snow,” he said, claiming 2015 was the “hottest year on record.”

Read The Washington Times story - “Leonardo DiCaprio uses Oscars speech to address climate change.”

Dicaprio and Davisson to produce post-climate change film

Leonardo Dicaprio.

Leonardo DiCaprio and his partner at Appian Way Productions, Jennifer Davisson, bought the movie rights for an eco-themed, post-apocalyptic young adult novel, The Sandcastle Empire.
The book, written by Kayla Olson, has not yet been published, but attracted DiCaprio because of its environmental themes, The Hollywoood Reporter said.

Read the EcoWatch story - “Leonardo DiCaprio to Produce Post-Apocalyptic Climate Change Film.”

Filming 'Revenant' renewed climate change urgency for DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio - filming the
Revenant gave him a renewed
sense about the urgency of
addressing climate change.

Leonardo DiCaprio reflects during the 1:29 minute YouTube clip on how filming "Revenant" drove home to need to take action to confront climate change.

"We had to change locations...just to find snow," he said.

Watch the clip -  “’Revenant’was a "turning point" in my life.”

'Disaster beyond choices individuals can make' - Leonardo DiCaprio

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merican actor and film director, Leonardo DiCaprio (pictured) said:

 

“This is not just about telling people to change their lightbulbs or buy a hybrid car. This disaster has gone beyond choices individuals can make. It's now about industries and our governments around the world taking large scale, decisive action.”

DiCaprio drops any facade when it comes to climate change

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eonardo DiCaprio is a professional “pretender”.

Leonardo DiCapriod - doesn't
pretend  about climate change.

However the American actor was not pretending when he spoke to the United Nations summit on climate change in 2014.

DiCaprio, both an actor and environmental activist addressed the UN summit meeting on climate change.

DiCaprio, who has been named a United Nations Messenger of Peace, said: “This disaster has grown beyond the choices that individuals make. This is now about our industries, and governments.”

Watch The Guardian video - “Leonardo DiCaprio speaks at UN climate change summit - video”