People only slightly concerned over climate crisis is major issue, Don’t Look Up director says

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Adam McKay says climate denial fading but warns a lack of urgency was the new threat Removed from bookmarks I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice People who are only somewhat concerned about the climate crisis are killing us, the director of Dont Look Up has warned. Adam McKay warned this mentality was currently a greater problem than climate denial , which he told British politicians was fading. Dont Look Up stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence as two scientists struggling to raise the alarm over a huge comet on a collision course with Earth in a metaphor for the real-life climate crisis. Its writer and director met with MPs on Monday night to discuss the climate emergency and how the world is dealing with it. Asked by Ed Miliband, the shadow environment secretary, about the culture war over the crisis in the US, Mr McKay said: It's really interesting. The climate denial that you're talking about - it's really fading. You look at the poll numbers across the globe, they're between nine and five per cent. Climate denial is not the issue with this subject. Mr McKay said the issue now was people who are somewhat concerned with climate and believe the crisis is 50 to 80 years in the future. That is who is killing us. And they're not getting the real information that it's actually five to 10 years, he said. The director said these dynamics run across the world and are driven by misinformation, advertising and lobbying from fossil fuel companies. He said the viewpoint that the climate crisis was about my grandkids had got to go. You can read The Independent s four-star review of Dont Look Up here . Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies