New Delhi: As climate change has posed serious challenges to wildlife, the United Nations (UN) released a creative video in which an unusual and rare visitor appeared inside the assembly emphasizing not to choose extinction and save the human species before it’s too late.
Developed as part of its "Don't Choose Extinction" campaign, the short film shows a dinosaur making a majestic entry taking the dais saying, “Listen up people. I know a thing or two about extinction. And let me tell you, and you’d kind of think this would be obvious, Going extinct is a bad thing. And driving yourselves extinct? In 70 million years, that’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard!”
It is the first-ever film to be made inside the UN General Assembly using computer-generated imagery (CGI) features global celebrities voicing the dinosaur in numerous languages, including actors Eiza González (Spanish), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Danish), and Aïssa Maïga (French).
“At least we had an asteroid. What’s your excuse? You’re headed for a climate disaster. And yet every year governments spend hundreds of billions of public funds on fossil fuel subsidies," the dinosaur said in a video developed by United Nations Development Programme.
Frightened foreign diplomats can be seen listening to the dinosaur talk about extinction. The dinosaur goes on to stress that the world is headed for a climate disaster and points out that every year the governments spend hundreds of billions of public funds on fossil fuel subsidies.
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"According to @IMFNews, the world's governments are spending USD 11 million a minute to support fossil fuels which cause heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions. #DontChooseExtinction, says @UNDP ahead of #COP26," said the tweet by UN Climate Change.
"Around the world, people are living in poverty. Don't you think helping them would make more sense than...paying for the demise of your entire species?" it asked. The dinosaur says the world has got a huge opportunity right now as it's rebuilding its economies and bouncing back from the pandemic. As global leaders head to Glasgow for the crucial UN Conference on Climate Change, COP26, UNDP’s ‘Don’t Choose Extinction’ campaign and the film looks to bring the spotlight on fossil fuel subsidies and how they are cancelling out significant progress towards ending climate change and are driving inequality by benefiting the rich.
According to the UNDP data, the world spends an astounding $423 billion annually to subsidize fossil fuels for consumers – oil, the electricity that is generated by the burning of other fossil fuels, gas, and coal. This could cover the cost of COVID-19 vaccinations for every person in the world, or pay for three times the annual amount needed to eradicate global extreme poverty.
(With inputs from PTI)