What Leonardo DiCaprio thinks about energy

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American actor and environmental campaigner who won the 2016 Academy Award for Best Actor for The Revenant and was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace on climate change in 2014.

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4 dated positions, 2014 to 2016, in their own words. Our reading of what Leonardo DiCaprio has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 22 Apr 2016

   Our readingThe 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.

   ↗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)ecowatch.com 2nd of 3 in this piece

3. 22 Apr 2016

   Our readingFossil 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.

   ↗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)ecowatch.com 3rd of 3 in this piece

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5. 23 Sept 2014

   Our readingCarbon emissions should be priced and government subsidies for oil, coal and gas companies should be ended.

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   Their wordsWe need to put a price tag on carbon emissions and eliminate government subsidies for oil, coal, and gas companies. We need to end the free ride that industrial polluters have been given in the name of a free-market economy. They do not deserve our tax dollars -- they deserve our scrutiny.

   ↗Leonardo DiCaprio, Address at the United Nations Climate Summit, New York, 23 September 2014 (transcribed from audio by American Rhetoric)americanrhetoric.com 2nd of 4 in this piece

7. 23 Sept 2014

   Our readingThe economy cannot survive the collapse of ecosystems, and renewable energy is good economic policy.

   Their wordsFor the economy itself will die if our ecosystems collapse. The good news is that renewable energy is not only achievable but good economic policy.

   ↗Leonardo DiCaprio, Address at the United Nations Climate Summit, New York, 23 September 2014 (transcribed from audio by American Rhetoric)americanrhetoric.com 3rd of 4 in this piece