Celebrities
often use their platforms to spread awareness on important issues. But while
many of us have become numb to their warnings, there's something about Harrison
Ford that makes people sit up and listen. Maybe it's the cult following he's
acquired from playing heroic characters like Indiana Jones and Han Solo.
More
likely, though, it's because Ford doesn't tiptoe around important issues, he
charges through them with guns blazing. Speaking at the Global Climate Action
Summit in San Francisco this week, the 76-year-old actor and tireless climate
activist issued a sober warning: "If we don't change the path that we are
on today, the future of humanity is at stake".
The
actor's stern statement is followed by a long sigh. And with that one heavy
breath, you can almost feel the actor's exasperation. For nearly 27 years, Ford
has been working for the environmental group Conservation International, which
supports scientists from around the world who are working to identify and
overcome biodiversity threats.
But
as Ford makes clear in his recent and impassioned speech, none of that work
matters if we deny the reality of climate change and collectively forget nature
in our "corporate, state and national climate goals".
“Stop giving power to people who don't believe in science.” - Harrison Ford pic.twitter.com/Ywja01Z7Qi— AJ+ (@ajplus) September 14, 2018
Via
Sciencealert