Chairperson and Co-Founder of the Scwab Foundation Hilde Schwab, left, hands over to US Actor Leonardo DiCaprio the Crystal Awards during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday Jan. 19, 2016. The world's political and business elite are being urged to do more than pay lip service to growing inequalities around the world as they head off for this week's World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos this week. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - Fresh off his Golden Globe win, Leonardo DiCaprio drew ooohs, ahhs and smiles as he was honored for his work against the climate crisis at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Then he ripped into Big Oil.
The Hollywood star of "The Revenant" announced Tuesday that his foundation was donating another $15 million to environmental projects, and pleaded with business leaders and other notables on hand to protect the environment.
He said: "We simply cannot allow the corporate greed of the coal, oil and gas industries to determine the future of humanity," to polite applause.
DiCaprio joined rapper and entrepreneur Will.i.am, Danish artist Olafur Eliasson and Chinese actress Yao Chen as laureates of WEF's culturally oriented "Crystal Awards."
US Actor Leonardo DiCaprio smiles as he was awarded the Crystal Awards during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday Jan. 19, 2016. The world's political and business elite are being urged to do more than pay lip service to growing inequalities around the world as they head off for this week's World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos this week. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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Chinese actress Yao Chen, left, and US Actor Leonardo DiCaprio pose with their trophies for media after Crystal Awards ceremony at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday Jan. 19, 2016. The world's political and business elite are being urged to do more than pay lip service to growing inequalities around the world as they head off for this week's World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos this week. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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