Leonardo DiCaprio's net worth could increase because of his recent visit to Fort McMurray. Fort McMurray is actually the heart of Alberta's oil sand industry. According to multiple online reports, Leonardo DiCaprio net worth visited the area in order to study it and to gather material for an upcoming documentary film that is about climate change.
Shortly before he arrived in Fort McMurray, however, Leonardo DiCaprio net worth took some of his time to narrate a short video entitled "Carbon" as part of the Green World Rising Project.
Leonardo DiCaprio net worth narrated, "Fossil fuels have created modern society as we know it. This ancient sunlight unleased global industrial power never before witnesses in the history of the planet. When burnt into the atmosphere, carbon causes climate change. We need to keep this carbon in the ground."
Leonardo DiCaprio net worth is not the only celebrity to have made his way to Fort McMurray in the recent years. Internationally renowned film-maker James Cameron and famous musician Neil Young have also taken time to visit Fort McMurray in the past several years.
However, many critics believe that people who work in Hollywood are somewhat hypocritical in their judgment of the oil industry in Canada, particularly because they, themselves, have quite a large carbon footprint.
Tim Moen, Fort McMurray film-maker and the leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada, has even blasted Los Angeles in his trailer of "Tar Sands Messiah." He said in a recent interview with the Vancouver Observer that he was very critical of the people who make it a point to "condescend" and "judge" the oil industry.
However, Leonardo DiCaprio net worth's commitment to sustainability has compelled him to invest millions of dollars for environmental protection. In fact, back in 2007, he even produced a documentary entitled "The 11th Hour." This documentary talked about the hovering threats that climate change is associated with, and its possible solutions.
