Leonardo DiCaprio encourages Joe Biden to take action for the climate

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Leonardo DiCaprio did not wait to remind Joe Biden of the urgency of the environmental crisis.

In an open letter shared on his Instagram account, the Hollywood superstar, who has established himself for several years as a staunch environmentalist, encourages the new US president, barely a week after his inauguration, to commit to major changes in the country's environmental policy.

“The time has come for us to face the climate crisis.

Today, I join with global leaders in business, government, labor and the environmental movement in calling on President Joe Biden @ POTUS to be the climate leader we need and what science demands, ”writes the actor of

in legend of his - very long - post.

Not alone

In his "virtual missive", co-signed by personalities as diverse as Jeff Bezos, Amazon boss, Questlove, Roots musician and co-founder of Rethink Food, or former California governor Jerry Brown, Leonardo DiCaprio s' address directly to the new occupant of the White House.

“You can be remembered as the 'climate president', who brought us out of the precipice.

You can turn fossil fuels into clean energy, while creating massive jobs, reducing pollution and tackling economic, racial and health inequalities at the same time, ”the actor writes, before to conclude: “Our children and grandchildren must see this time as the time when the world was saved”.

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