If not us, who? If not now, when?

As an actor, I pretend for a living. I play fictitious characters, often solving fictitious problems,”DiCaprio continued. “I believe that mankind has looked at climate change in that same way — as if it were a fiction, as if pretending that climate change wasn’t real would somehow make it go away.”

 Leonardo DiCaprio, one of the most outspoken celebrities on the issue of climate change, opens the Climate Summit 2014 in the UN with a four minute long speach, framing the controversial topic in unsparing terms. He claims the disaster has grown to a maximum limit, it is no longer controlled by any individual. Something needs to be done about the industries and the governments on a broad scale, not to a small point controlled by the citiziens. He says in firm words that mankind has changed the way they view climate change - to a point where they pretend it is pure fiction. Dicaprio is concerned, because pretending the climate change isn't real would not in any ways make it go away. 

"To be clear, this is not about just telling people to change their light bulbs or to buy a hybrid car; this disaster has grown; this disaster has grown beyond the choices that individuals make. His message is clear; the governments around the world needs to adress this rising issue. This can not be done by the individuals alone, and the amount of carbondioksyd from a normal car, compared to the world's industry is barely anything. It is extremely important that the issue is taken seriously, and that the government goes in front as a leading example of how to deal with the hard facts of how the climate change will harm the planet.

The next generation will inherit the reality of the climate change- if our generation does not do anything to sort out the problem. This cannot be done on an individual level - and the political leaders of the world has to set some rules for the industry to follow. Otherwise, nothing will change and the harms it is causing will increase rapidly. This will haunt the next generation - so if not us, who? If not now, when?