# A Statement Review

> Tom McCarthy's climate change drama uses 1980 expert panel to mirror today's environmental crisis.
- Title: A Statement Review · TheWrap | Shortify
- Summary: Tom McCarthy's climate change drama uses 1980 expert panel to mirror today's environmental crisis. Tom McCarthy's film 'A Statement' adapts a 1980 climate…
- Keywords: tom mccarthy, a statement, climate change, 1980, don cesar hotel, st petersburg, fla, nathaniel rich, losing earth, paul rudd, tom jorling, entertainment
- Source: TheWrap — https://thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/a-statement-review-tom-mccarthy-climate-change-dramedy
- Author: Elizabeth Weitzman
- Published: 2026-10-04T00:15:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: tom mccarthy, a statement, climate change, 1980, don cesar hotel, st petersburg, fla, nathaniel rich, losing earth, paul rudd, tom jorling, entertainment
## 1980 climate panel
On October thirty, nineteen eighty, twenty experts met at the Don CeSar Hotel in St. Petersburg, Fla. to discuss CO2 emissions' climate impact.
## Panel's climate warning
The experts concluded that if people can get in their own way, they'll knock each other over to grab it.
## Tom McCarthy's film
Tom McCarthy's 'A Statement' adapts the 1980 panel meeting to highlight current climate urgency through verbatim dialogue.
## True events basis
The film draws from journalist Nathaniel Rich's 2019 book 'Losing Earth: A Recent History' and includes verbatim transcripts.
## Moderator Tom Jorling
Moderator Tom Jorling (Paul Rudd) organized four sessions over two days to address the climate emergency.
## Key takeaway

Tom McCarthy's film 'A Statement' adapts a 1980 climate panel meeting to highlight current climate urgency through verbatim dialogue.