Hollywood Pushes Climate Stories and Solutions Toward Center Stage
Policymakers are looking for the entertainment industry’s help in telling better climate stories, even as the sector works to address its own carbon emissions.
The Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles, California.
Photographer: Eric Thayer/BloombergIn a one-on-one conversation about climate change, US Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm talked about growing clean energy production. But her counterpart wasn’t a policy wonk; it was Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins.
It was a typically atypical pairing at the Hollywood Climate Summit, putting a Washington power player with the director of a film that IMDB says grossed more than $824 million. The four-day event held this week highlighted how the entertainment industry can tell better climate stories while also addressing sustainability on set.