Watch: Rainn Wilson’s ‘little stunt to save planet Earth’

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Wilson has stated that he intends to change all of his social media accounts to reflect his new name
His mission is to increase ice caps awareness
He emphasised that this action is a pleasant, cost-free approach

Written By:Saisaranyya Menon

Updated: November 12 2022 12:51:05 AM ET Los Angeles, CA, USA

Rainn Wilson, an actor, has unofficially changed his name to protest climate change. Wilson, best known for his role as Dwight Schrute in the US sitcom The Office, has announced that he will now be known as Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Winter Wilson.

His Instagram handle has been updated to reflect the change, which comes as the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27, is underway in Egypt. Wilson has also requested that other actors and pop culture icons follow suit in order to raise awareness about climate change.

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In a video on Twitter accompanying his name change announcement, Wilson said – “what happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic. As the polar caps melt, it drives up risks throughout the world, including extreme weather events that affect all of us. So as a cheap little stunt to help save planet Earth, I’ve changed my name on Twitter, Instagram and even on my fancy writing paper (Acid Rainn Kills Trees Wilson) because I am an Arctic risk name changer which is going to be a game changer.”

Join me @ @ArcticBasecamp in bringing attention to the melting issue. We need world leaders to take action at COP 27!
The Arctic is melting at Millions of Liters per second, yet this problem can’t seem to make a name for itself, so we’ll make a name for it.
Go to link in bio ⬆️ pic.twitter.com/TgEG84fOmQ

— RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) November 9, 2022

In the video, the actor discussed Arctic Basecamp, the organisation with which he is affiliated. He claimed that their goal is to raise public awareness of the dangers that the effects of Arctic climate change bring to the world. “It’s not just bad news for the Arctic, but for us, too,” he added.

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Wilson pleaded with others to support the initiative as well. He recommended Arctic risk name changes for other well-known celebs in his video. He cited “Jack Black Carbon Is Killing Us,” “Leonardo Di-Polar Ice Caprio Are Melting,” and “Cardi The Arctic B Melting” as examples.

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He emphasised that this action is a pleasant, cost-free approach to alert influential people and international leaders to the crisis in the Arctic and to persuade them to take action.

Their mission is to raise awareness about ice caps and the global risks of Arctic weather. He said it was bad news for everyone, so he changed his name. He encourages people to change their names in order to raise awareness. The COP27 conference began on November 6, 2022, and will conclude on November 18, 2022. Many famous world leaders will be present to discuss the global issue.