Leonardo DiCaprio will meet with President Obama to talk about climate change at South by South Lawn, the White House announced on Sunday. The president and the Oscar winner’s discussion conversation will revolve around “the importance of protecting the one planet we’ve got for future generations,”and it will be followed by the debut screening of DiCaprio’s National Geographic documentary Before the Flood .
The “Revenant” actor established the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998 as a non-profit organization devoted to promoting environmental awareness. He was given the Martin Litton Environment Award in 2001 from Environment Now and the Environmental Leadership Award in 2003 from Global Green USA.
In his acceptance speech for his Best Actor award at the 2016 Oscars, DiCaprio talked about his concern for the environment.
“Climate change is real, it is happening right now. It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species, and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating,” he said.
South By South Lawn is the president’s version of South by Southwest, a festival at the White House for creators, innovators and organizers.