The Age of Consequences

Award-winning filmmaker Jared P. Scott contextualizes the alarming consequences of societal inaction in this fresh perspective on climate change. A stimulus for conflict, climate change's irreversible impact on resource scarcity, mass migration and border tensions is comprehensively examined through the lens of global stability and national security. Unpacking the roots of humanitarian crises of epic proportions, the film defines how the threat of climate change is linked to several multi-layered challenges and pre-existing social cleavages, leading to cascading disasters, significant disruptions and the potential collapse of fragile social systems. Complete with state-of-the-art graphics and unflinching case-study analysis from a variety of experts and Pentagon insiders, The Age of Consequences serves as an illuminating call to action that effectively challenges how we currently use and produce energy. (Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival)