Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has a lot of fans -and Leonardo DiCaprio is one of them. Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio says voices like Greta Thunberg give him hope for a better future at a time when world leaders have been taken planet earth for granted.
Like Thunberg, DiCaprio is also an environmentalist. He called the teen climate activist a “leader of our time” after he met her in Los Angeles where she spoke at a rally to pressure California lawmakers to pass stricter environmental policies.
The celebrated actor on Friday posted a photo of himself with the 16-year-old activist on Instagram.
“There are few times in human history where voices are amplified at such pivotal moments and in such transformational ways — but Greta Thunberg has become a leader of our time,” DiCaprio said in the caption.
DiCaprio added that “history will judge us” for what the world does today for its future generations to give them “the same liveable planet” that has been taken for granted.
Like Thunberg, DiCaprio is also an environmental activist. His Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation “supports projects around the world that build climate resiliency, protect vulnerable wildlife and restore balance to threatened ecosystems and communities.”
“I hope that Greta’s message is a wake-up call to world leaders everywhere that the time for inaction is over,” DiCaprio said.
DiCaprio, 44, who most recently starred in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, said he was “optimistic about what the future holds” thanks to Thunberg and young activists like her.
