Leonardo DiCaprio gave a speech last night to the United Nations on climate change. Leonardo DiCaprio was selected by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as the UN Messenger of Peace on Climate Change.

DiCaprio explains throughout his speech the effects of climate change and his findings on the topic. He had traveled around the world the past two years to observe the climate situation.  “All that I have seen and learned on this journey has terrified me,” says DiCaprio.

He then goes on about how the problem is just going to get worse if we decide to ignore these changes and continue on with our daily routines. DiCaprio said, “Our planet cannot be saved unless we leave fossil fuels in the ground where they belong.” DiCaprio received a lot of applause after this statement.

To conclude the speech, DiCaprio told the audience that they need to start making changes today instead of tomorrow.

Leonardo DiCaprio gave a speech last night to the United Nations on climate change.