Leonardo DiCaprio, statement at the High-level Signature Ceremony for the Paris Agreement, United Nations, New York, 22 April 2016, as printed in full by EcoWatch ("Leonardo DiCaprio: The World Is Now Watching", 22 April 2016)

Leonardo DiCaprio · 22 Apr 2016

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Climate change is the defining crisis of our time, comparable to slavery in Lincoln's day: everyone knows it must end, but the political will is missing.

Their wordsHe was speaking before the U.S. Congress to confront the defining issue of his time—slavery. Everyone knew it had to end but no one had the political will to stop it. Remarkably, his words ring as true today when applied to the defining crisis of our time— climate change.
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The Paris Agreement will not be enough: the planet cannot be saved unless fossil fuels are left in the ground.

Their wordsunfortunately the evidence shows us that it will not be enough. Our planet cannot be saved unless we leave fossil fuels in the ground where they belong.
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Fossil fuel companies have manipulated and dictated the science and policies on climate, and that should no longer be allowed.

Their wordsit is time to declare no more talk. No more excuses. No more 10-year studies. No more allowing the fossil fuel companies to manipulate and dictate the science and policies that effect our future.

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