Source: Loop Caribbean
A Netflix documentary on climate change is expected to contain a familiar face for the people of the Caribbean. That is Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne.
Browne will be among a cast of expert sources appearing in a Netflix film that “documents the gruelling journey of small island states in dealing with the varied and deeply troubling issues of climate change,” a recent release disclosed.
The documentary which will be called “1.5” is said to have begun in 2021.
The name signifies the temperature level that scientists have warned is the tipping point for climate change to reach crisis proportions.
Shooting on the film began during the lead-up to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, otherwise known as COP26.
Browne became a part of it during a visit to New York for the UN General Assembly when he set aside time out of a busy schedule to share his insights with the film crew.
“It will seek to take its audience behind the closed doors of the heated exchanges in securing climate justice for small states.
Prime Minister Browne was sought after by other media outlets for his thoughts on the issue of climate change and his leadership in bringing the attention of the global community to the concerns of small states” the release added.
Browne- who is also Co-Chair of a UN expert panel on the MVI and also serves as Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)- also secured an interview with the New York Times on the issue of climate change.
The award-winning international climate reporter for the Times, Somini Sengupta, sat with Prime Minister Browne for over an hour to speak on the possibilities for the proposed Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI).
The MVI seeks to improve access to concessional financing for countries like Antigua and Barbuda, especially in times of crisis.
In November, COP27 will convene in Egypt and this is expected to set the scene for the final stages of filming for the production that is expected to be released on Netflix in 2024.