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Leonardo DiCaprio Attacks On
“Corporate Greed” Of Coal,
Oil And Gas Industries
The Oscars Best Actor front liner
nominee, Leonardo DiCaprio,
criticized coal, oil and gas indus-
tries on his speech in the World
Economic Forum held in Davos,
Switzerland.
As a recipient of the World Economic Forum’s
Crystal Award on environmentalism, The Rev-
enant actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, 41, criticized
energy companies on corporate greed and
demands leaders to support clean energy during
his acceptance speech.

He said that corporate greed shall
not be allowed to continue as they control and
determine the future of humanity. These entities
with financial interest cater destructive system
and cover up the changing climate according to
the DiCaprio.

“Enough is enough. You know better.
The world knows better. History will place the
blame for this devastation squarely at their feet”,
DiCaprio said. The audience applauded after his
convictional speech.

He also praised Amazon CEO, Jeff
Bezos, Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg and
philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft,
Bill Gates, also a staple of Davos for pledging
support in building a zero-emission future.

The Golden Globes Best Actor also
announced that his foundation, Leonardo
DiCaprio Foundation, will donate another $15
million to support environmental projects and
asked business front-runners to help battle
climate change.
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