Leonardo DiCaprio praised teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg as a "leader of our time" following their first meeting.
DiCaprio, one of Hollywood's leading stars and a prominent environmental campaigner, said 16-year-old Ms Thunberg's message should be a "wake-up call to world leaders everywhere that the time for inaction is over".
The Academy Award-winner shared a picture of him and the Swedish student on Instagram, writing: "There are few times in human history where voices are amplified at such pivotal moments and in such transformational ways - but @GretaThunberg has become a leader of our time.
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"History will judge us for what we do today to help guarantee that future generations can enjoy the same livable planet that we have so clearly taken for granted.