Don Cheadle: Climate change is real, not a 'backdrop for a blockbuster movie'
Golden Globe-winning actor Don Cheadle wrote a passionate editorial for Time on Friday, warning that "the Paris summit cannot fail; the risk is too great." A Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Program, Cheadle was referring to the 12-day climate conference COP21, which is set to conclude on Saturday.
"Rising seas, catastrophic droughts, severe storms. While these events sound like the backdrop for a blockbuster movie, these are real impacts we're beginning to see across the world, worsened by climate change," Cheadle wrote.
Cheadle has been a longtime champion of addressing the rising temperature of the planet, having starred in the climate change documentary series Years of Living Dangerously as a celebrity correspondent.
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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.
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