Inspired by the popular Bechdel-Wallace Test — which measures the representation of women in TV and film — the Climate Reality Check is a simple tool designed to measure climate change on screen.

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Intended as a climate version of the Bechdel test, which measures representation of women, the Climate Reality Check tests whether a movie and its characters acknowledge global warming.

Climate themes have long been the purview of sci-fi and fantasy films. Advocates say we need more representation in realism as well.