Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Wonders About The Past 2 Million Years
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The “Game of Thrones” actor, now hosting a documentary series on climate change, is captivated by genetics research, algorithms and tiny art.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau wants people to step away from the abyss when it comes to climate action.
“It’s a very difficult balance,” said the Danish actor, who portrayed Jaime Lannister in “Game of Thrones.” “You want to get people aware, you want to inspire change. But I think we’ve gone overboard by making it into this doomsday.”
“It’s exhausting for everyone,” he added. “And it’s not quite true, actually.”
In “An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet,” a documentary series from Bloomberg Originals, Coster-Waldau meets with scientists, activists and ordinary folks who have developed ingenious solutions to global issues — things like sargassum that captures carbon on St. Vincent, worms that eat plastic in Spain and a zero-waste village in Japan.
