Overview

• In a June video call from his Los Angeles home, 94-year-old William Shatner said his former Star Trek character Captain Kirk would be appalled by Earth’s accelerating climate decline.
• He urged global audiences to acquaint themselves with the crisis by stressing “education, education, read everything” as the foundation for decision-making.
• Shatner even imagined Kirk skywriting a direct message to fellow Earthlings to spur urgent action.
• He hailed artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT as a revolution in humanity’s pursuit and acquisition of knowledge.
• Later this week he will appear on the second and third days of Montreal’s Comiccon at the Palais des congrès, blending his sci-fi legacy with climate and education advocacy.