Uncategorized
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau says climate change is a graver threat than White Walkers
September 19th, 6:05pm October 10th, 4:55pm Palash Volvoikar21. Goan. Full-time Geek. Failing in college while you fail in life. Staff writer at Wiki of Thrones.
The stars of Game of Thrones are very popular, and we have seen them be good citizens. They have constantly used their fame to get their fans to pay attention to some really important issues, right from Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) against Dolphins shows, to Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister) about refugees. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays the role of Jaime Lannister, has been a climate change advocate, and he recently spoke about how he wants people to get real about it. Read on!
Nikolaj is a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador and passionate advocate for climate action. Speaking at Mashable‘s 2017 Social Good Summit, he talked about how climate change needs to be taken care of, and how it relates to Game of Thrones.
Speaking to Mashable’s Executive Editor, Jessica Coen, he said :
“I don’t know if George R.R. Martin thought of it when he started writing this 20 years ago but it’s quite obvious that we’re facing a threat maybe even graver than the White Walkers.”
Apparently his wife saw the effects of climate change on her visit to her home in Greenland, where the ice has been melting away :
“She was back a few years ago and she called me and was actually in tears. She said, ‘There’s no ice.’ So, of course, it changes a way of life. If we don’t deal with climate change, all bets are off. It’s up to each and every one of us to make an impact.”
He also spoke with Billboard about the same topic and this is what he had to say:
“You’d have to ask George R.R. Martin. It’s very easy to look at it that way. I don’t think it was necessarily intended like that, but the parallels are you have a world where you’re trying to get all of the powerful houses, all of the countries, to get together to fight this enormous enemy and the most powerful house says ‘Yes I’m going to do this’ and then suddenly decides not to. You can easily draw parallels”
“But the truth is that reality is always much more extreme than fiction. We couldn’t make up what’s happening now. Our species, we’ve been so successful. We’re almost 7 and a half billion. By 2030 we’ll be 8 and a half billion people. It’s like, wow, we did really well. The irony is we’re about to destroy all of this. We think we’re invincible. If we go above 2.5 degrees, it’s going to end in tears.”
🔥🐉 Embark on a riveting journey through Westeros with our Game of Thrones themed games – 🔡Hodordle | 🐲 Flappy Dragon. You can also interact with fans of the show on our Discord group🔥🐉
What do you think? Talk to us in the comments, down below!
© Wiki Of Thrones
If you have any important filming news about House of the Dragon, or if you want to collaborate with us or want to write for us, please drop us a message here.
Official House of the Dragon Merchandise
-
Decoded6 days ago
Why did Jon Snow kill Daenerys Targaryen?
-
News7 days ago
Hannah Waddingham calls out photographer who asked her to “show leg”
-
Interview5 days ago
House of the Dragon showrunner explains how Sunfyre is different than other dragons
-
Decoded6 days ago
Was Natalie Dormer in Game of Thrones? What was her role?
-
Decoded6 days ago
What was Natalie Dormer’s role in Hunger games?
-
News3 days ago
Game of Thrones alum Natalia Tena reportedly joins Deadpool 3 as a Wolverine variant
-
Decoded4 days ago
When and how does Bran Stark die?
-
News4 days ago
House of the Dragon cinematographer Catherine Goldschmidt joins The Last of Us Season 2