Background - March 30, 2010
It is 2055. From amidst the destruction of a devastated future world a man looks back at footage from 2008 and wonders: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance? Welcome to the Age of Stupid ...
See the Film
The global premiere of The Age of Stupid will begin in New York
on September 21st and move on to over 40 countries on September
22nd. It will also be streamed live online for those without
screenings in their area. Look for
a screening of the film near you - here.
The Age of Stupid - called the "the first successful
dramatisation of climate change to reach the big screen" by
The Guardian - has helped to foster important dialogue around
climate change and
the urgent need for action now. This is crucial in the run-up to
the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen in December of this year, where
world leaders must secure a fair, ambitious and binding deal that
will avoid the worst consequences of climate change - as depicted
in the film. You can ask world
leaders to attend the UN Summit in Copenhagen right now.
Greenpeace and The Age of Stupid
Greenpeace will be supporting the global premiere of The Age of
Stupid in 25 different countries and helping to bring real stories
from the frontlines of climate change to the global premiere. We
are providing live satellite links to the Himalayas - where local
people will explain the effects of receding glaciers on drinking
water, and the Indonesian rainforest - deforestation in places like
Indonesia creates a fifth of the world's greenhouse gas emissions
contributing to climate change.
This is not The Age of Stupid
We can avoid the worst consequences of climate change. We can
avoid living in the Age of Stupid. We can act now:
More reasons to see the film (if you need some):
"A Deeply Inconvenient Kick Up the Backside..." - News of the
World
"Slaps you round the face...then punches you in the stomach." -
The
Sun
"Bold, supremely provocative, and hugelyimportant ... a cry from
the heart as much as a roar for necessarychange." - The Daily
Telegraph