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| Leonardo DiCaprio talks environment and jobs with Donald Trump | Leonardo DiCaprio talks environment and jobs with Donald Trump |
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| Leonardo DiCaprio and the head of his foundation met on Wednesday with US president-elect Donald Trump to discuss how jobs centring on preserving the environment can boost the economy. | Leonardo DiCaprio and the head of his foundation met on Wednesday with US president-elect Donald Trump to discuss how jobs centring on preserving the environment can boost the economy. |
| In a statement to the Associated Press, Terry Tamminen, the CEO of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation (LDF), confirmed the meeting at Trump Tower in New York. | In a statement to the Associated Press, Terry Tamminen, the CEO of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation (LDF), confirmed the meeting at Trump Tower in New York. |
| Tamminen said the pair gave a presentation to Trump, daughter Ivanka, and other members of Trump’s team on how focusing on renewable, clean energy could create millions of jobs. | Tamminen said the pair gave a presentation to Trump, daughter Ivanka, and other members of Trump’s team on how focusing on renewable, clean energy could create millions of jobs. |
| It came as Trump chose Scott Pruitt, attorney general of Oklahoma and a sceptic of climate science, as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in what was widely viewed as a signal of Republicans’ desire to dismantle Obama’s climate legacy. | It came as Trump chose Scott Pruitt, attorney general of Oklahoma and a sceptic of climate science, as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in what was widely viewed as a signal of Republicans’ desire to dismantle Obama’s climate legacy. |
| Pruitt has called the EPA’s rule “unlawful and overreaching” and has cast doubt on the overwhelming scientific evidence that human activity is causing the planet to warm. | Pruitt has called the EPA’s rule “unlawful and overreaching” and has cast doubt on the overwhelming scientific evidence that human activity is causing the planet to warm. |
| The appointment comes hot on the heels of claims by Trump that global warming was a hoax masterminded by China and his promise to pull the US out of the Paris climate agreement. | The appointment comes hot on the heels of claims by Trump that global warming was a hoax masterminded by China and his promise to pull the US out of the Paris climate agreement. |
| Tamminen said of Wednesday’s DiCaprio meeting: “Today, we presented the president-elect and his advisors with a framework – which LDF developed in consultation with leading voices in the fields of economics and environmentalism – that details how to unleash a major economic revival across the United States that is centred on investments in sustainable infrastructure. | Tamminen said of Wednesday’s DiCaprio meeting: “Today, we presented the president-elect and his advisors with a framework – which LDF developed in consultation with leading voices in the fields of economics and environmentalism – that details how to unleash a major economic revival across the United States that is centred on investments in sustainable infrastructure. |
| “Our conversation focused on how to create millions of secure, American jobs in the construction and operation of commercial and residential clean, renewable energy generation.” | “Our conversation focused on how to create millions of secure, American jobs in the construction and operation of commercial and residential clean, renewable energy generation.” |
| The Oscar-winning actor has been a strong advocate of fighting climate change and preserving wildlife, and his recent documentary Before the Flood addresses the peril the world faces because of climate change. | The Oscar-winning actor has been a strong advocate of fighting climate change and preserving wildlife, and his recent documentary Before the Flood addresses the peril the world faces because of climate change. |
| DiCaprio met with Ivanka Trump a few days ago and presented her with a copy of the film. | DiCaprio met with Ivanka Trump a few days ago and presented her with a copy of the film. |
| On Monday, former vice-president turned environmental campaigner Al Gore met with the president-elect and Ivanka Trump, who reportedly plans to speak out on climate change despite her father’s scepticism. | |
| “I had a lengthy and very productive session with the president-elect,” Gore said after the meeting. “It was a sincere search for areas of common ground.” He said the conversation between them was “to be continued”. | |
| Tamminen, who was secretary of California’s Environmental Protection Agency under former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, also said Trump was receptive and suggested they meet again next month. | |
| “The president-elect expressed his desire for a follow-up meeting in January, and we look forward to continuing the conversation with the incoming administration as we work to stop the dangerous march of climate change, while putting millions of people to work at the same time,” said Tamminen. | “The president-elect expressed his desire for a follow-up meeting in January, and we look forward to continuing the conversation with the incoming administration as we work to stop the dangerous march of climate change, while putting millions of people to work at the same time,” said Tamminen. |