Legend of all legends, actress Emma Thompson has a message for our Prime Minister Tony Abbott:

The 55-year-old British actress is standing on the deck of the 

Greenpeace Esperanza in the Arctic, where she went to see the effects of climate change for herself. She’s there with her 14-year-old daughter Gaia and another actress.

Because if anything can shame politicians into action on climate change, it’s a celebrity with a personalised sign.

Thompson released the following statement, to elaborate on the message she wrote in blue text, addressing leaders of countries who will not act on climate change. She wrote to Russian president Vladimir Putin as well as our PM, so Tony Abbott is in dubious company here.

EMMA THOMPSON FOR WORLD PRESIDENT.