Leonardo DiCaprio has launched a ferocious
attack on the greed of the world’s energy industry at the World Economic Forum
in Davos. After picking up a crystal award for his work on environmentalism, in
front of world leaders, business chiefs and campaigners, DiCaprio said:
“We simply cannot afford to allow the
corporate greed of the coal, oil and gas industries to determine the future of
humanity. Those entities with a financial interest in preserving this
destructive system have denied, and even covered up the evidence of our
changing climate.”
“Our planet cannot be saved unless we leave
fossil fuels in the ground where they belong. Twenty years ago, we described
this problem as an addiction. Today, we possess the means to end this
reliance.”
Leonardo DiCaprio Blames The Corporate Greed:
DiCaprio also announced that his foundation
was making $15m of fresh grants to support environmental protection. That
includes funding to
protect 6.5 million acres of rain-forest on
Sumatra from the “invasive and destructive practices” of the palm oil industry.