Director Adam McKay has shared a warning about the climate crisis, saying that without action we are in "serious trouble".
The filmmaker's latest movie Don't Look Up is a satirical sci-fi flick in which two astronomers discover a comet hurtling towards Earth but cannot convince anyone to take their impending doom seriously.
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, the Netflix film is an obvious metaphor for the climate crisis and a critique of government and media indifference.
A tagline even states that it is "based on real events that haven't happened - yet."
Since the film was released on Christmas Eve, McKay has taken to Twitter, stressing to viewers that we cannot sit idly while our planet is destroyed.
"Remember after watching #DontLookUp that WE HAVE THE SCIENCE TO SOLVE THE CLIMATE CRISIS. Renewables, carbon removal and capture. It just needs to be scaled up & developed," he wrote in a tweet on December 27.
"We are missing AWARENESS, WILL AND ACTION. Without those three things we are in SERIOUS trouble," the filmmaker added.
Later in the thread, he went on to talk about the role big oil companies play in the climate crisis.
"And of course big oil companies and the Reps & News they buy through “contributions” & advertising will take genuine solutions & use them to slow action. So following the money is key. Who does your rep take $ from? Who is advertising on your news?" McKay wrote.
He then explained the sort of action he thought would make a tangible difference.
"We should be building & staffing a few dozen 'Manhattan Project' labs around the world to research removal of carbon from the sky and ocean. This should have been done years ago.
"And of course, renewables are the bedrock of any plan along with trees and mitigation," he concluded.
The message has already racked up over 13,900 likes and hundreds of comments, with many users turning to McKay for advice.
"What's something, as insignificant as I am, I can do to help and make it better?" asked one.
"A good starting point is to feel the magnitude of the climate emergency in your bones. Look Up even though it’s scary. That alone will change you & slowly change the people around you," McKay replied.