Rainn Wilson is well-known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the American version. “The Office,”Rainnfall Heat Wave Extree Winter Wilson was his new name. This is to raise awareness about climate change.
“Hi there, I’m Rainn Wilson, or should I say Rainnfall Heatwave Rising Sea Levels and We Have To Do Something About It Now Wilson. Sorry to get so dark, so quick,” Wilson said this on Thursday in a video that he posted to Instagram and Twitter.He then went on to discuss the environmental changes taking place in the Arctic region, and the impact it has had on the rest of the world.
“You see what happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic. As the polar caps melt, it drives up risks throughout the world, including extreme weather events that affect all of us,”Wilson added. So, as a cheap little stunt to help save planet Earth, I’ve changed my named on Twitter, Instagram and even my fancy writing paper.”
He went on in his video, sharing he’s referring to himself as an “Arctic Risk Name-changer,”He also said that his new name is connected to Arctic Basecamp, an Arctic team of scientists and Arctic experts who have set up camp in the Arctic to report their research findings and to draw more attention to climate change.
Wilson, who plays Dr. Demento on the new film “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” has only written out his new name on his profile; his social media handles haven’t changed from “@rainnwilson.”
“Join me @rainnwilson & @arctic.basecamp in bringing attention to this growing… er, melting issue. We need world leaders at COP27 to take notice and take action. The Arctic is melting at millions of litres per second, yet this problem can’t seem to make a name for itself, so it’s up to us to make a name for it,”Wilson stated this in the caption of his clip.
“If enough of us do this, then maybe COP27 will be where our world leaders sit up and notice Arctic risks and introduce a solution,”Wilson spoke of the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
This conference will be held from Nov. 6 through Nov. 8. Climate change leaders will meet to discuss and strategize how they can help. “accelerate global climate action through emissions reduction, scaled-up adaptation efforts and enhanced flows of appropriate finance,” per a description for this year’s summit.
