"The oceans need us," Spanish actor Javier Bardem said Monday in a staunch plea at the United Nations headquarters, signing an international treaty to protect the world's oceans.
Act "here and now"
A fierce advocate for the environment, Javier Bardem is part of a campaign by the Greenpeace environmental organization to create a global network of marine sanctuaries. "Our oceans are breaking and we are all partly responsible," he told the UN forum, calling on the international organization to act "here and now".
The 2008 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, for his portrayal of a ruthless killer in No Country for Old Men , lamented the "many empty seats" in front of him. "The oceans belong to all, but their future is in your hands today," he insisted before the film of his expedition to Antarctica with Greenpeace was previewed last year.
"Do not live in denial"
The Spanish star has also made several allusions to the 7th art. "We are all bad guys," said the one who regularly wears this costume at the cinema. But in real life, "there is no Dwayne Johnson (The Rock, hero of action movies) to save us."
Javier Bardem regretted the decision of US President Donald Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. "We can not live in denial," he said.