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Harris, who plays Eve Moneypenny in the James
Bond movies "Skyfall," "Spectre" and the forthcoming "No Time To
Die", provides the voice-over for the animation, which also
explores the threat posed by the accelerating loss of species.
"I'm proud to be able to lend my voice to this project, which I
hope will inspire viewers to get behind the ambitions of
Extinction Rebellion with a great deal of urgency," Harris said
in a statement ahead of the film's release on Thursday.
Called "Extinction Emergency, Why We Must Act Now," the film is
the first of two animations backed by Hollywood stars to support
Extinction Rebellion, which originated in Britain and mobilised
thousands of volunteers to peacefully offer themselves for
arrest at climate protests last year. The director was Israeli
animator Miritte Ben Yitzchak.
The second film, called "Climate Crisis, and Why We Should
Panic," is voiced by actress Keira Knightley, and argues for
emergency action on global warming.
Hundreds of scientists and academics have backed Extinction
Rebellion, saying that civil disobedience is the only option
left to force governments to embrace the scale of action needed
to prevent millions of deaths due to climate change.
Critics say the movement's disruptive protests, which shut down
parts of London last year, have stretched police resources and
caused unnecessary inconvenience to commuters.
Nevertheless, the movement has attracted a string of celebrity
backers, including Eno, who composed the animation's soundtrack.
In January, Hollywood star Joaquin Phoenix starred as a medic
battling to save Earth in a two-minute film to support
Extinction Rebellion and San Francisco-based Amazon Watch.
(Reporting by Matthew Green, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)
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