Environmental movies you don’t want to miss

Environmental movies you don’t want to miss

Getting information about environmental issues isn’t always so easy. And sometimes we need to see the problem to understand its extent. We’ve compiled a list of 10 environmental movies for you to watch right now. 


Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch


    Plastic Paradise explores the truth about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and its effect on wildlife on Midway Atoll.


     

    Trashed

      Trashed follows actor Jeremy Irons as he investigates the global scale of waste and pollution. 


      A Plastic Ocean 

        A Plastic Ocean explores the fragile state of our oceans and uncovers alarming truths about the consequences of our disposable lifestyle.



        An Inconvenient Truth 

          An Inconvenient Truth is about former US Vice President Al Gore’s campaign to educate people about climate change. 



          An Inconvenient Sequel 

            The sequel to An Inconvenient Truth, this film addresses the progress made to tackle climate change and Gore's global efforts to persuade governmental leaders to invest in renewable energy, culminating in the landmark signing of 2016's Paris Agreement. 



            Chasing Ice

              Chasing Ice follows the efforts of nature photographer James Balog and his Extreme Ice Survey (EIS) to publicize the effects of climate change. 




              Bag It

                Bag It tells the story of Jeb Berrier, a regular American man, who makes a pledge to stop using plastic bags at the grocery store and has his life completely changed.



                Plastic China

                  Plastic China follows the story of an unschooled 11-year-old girl Yi-Jie who learns the world through the United Nations of Wastes while working with her YI minority parents in a recycle workshop thousands of miles away from their mountain village home town.



                  Before the Flood

                    Actor Leonardo DiCaprio meets with scientists, activists and world leaders to discuss the dangers of climate change and possible solutions.



                    No Impact Man 

                      No Impact Man follows the journey of Colin Beavan who went completely "green," giving up virtually all of the comforts of modern living - electricity, gas-powered transportation, shipped food and public waste disposal - in a drastic effort to curb his environmental impact.