Synopsis

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*Spoiler Alert*

The setting is in a world very similar to ours; there are cars, buildings, trees and pollution. Just like in our world, climate change is taking place. However in this world, there is no controversy over who is to “blame.” Scattered all over the city are posters advertising natural climate change. There are even people who are selling the idea of a better world due to the change. This is exactly like the world we live in, minus the idea of anthropogenic climate change. Of course the idea of climate change being caused by humans has been thought of by a few scientists. However, the government made sure that those thoughts were never heard of again. It is in this blissfully ignorant world that our story takes place.
 * Setting**

Christopher Nullen is a 12 year old boy from a rich family who is known for his “special mind”. Since he was a boy, adults have gushed about his super-brain and have said he would make great things happen. The praises abruptly stopped when he started believing in humans causing climate change. Soon as he began questioning the ways of humans and the science behind natural climate change, was when his days of being bullied began.
 * The Beginning**

The story starts off with Christopher presenting his science project. In this project he shows the effects of carbon dioxide. He presents the carbon cycle and shows that we are increasing the amounts of sources with pollution and burning fossil fuels. In addition to this we are decreasing the amounts of carbon sinks by deforestation. He concludes his presentation by showing that carbon dioxide absorbs certain wavelengths of light that water vapour and other greenhouse gases do not. Unfortunately, his class is not at all impressed by his presentation and his teacher even fails him. As extreme as this may seem, this is the world that Christopher lives in.

That night at home he is sitting in his room, continuing his research about a certain government organization who is the main cause of people believing climate change is natural. While researching he comes across information about a new research lab they have funded up in Northern Ontario. In a flash, he heads out to this lab in hopes of finding more truth.

Meanwhile, we have a regular college student named Sophie Grey. She is a typical student who is surprisingly naïve and innocent. She is returning home to her country farm, in Northern Ontario, for the weekend. While at home, her power suddenly goes off. Intent to fix the problem she heads outside to check on her power box. She then notices a strange building near the edge of her property. As fate would have it, this is the same lab that Christopher is heading to.

At the said lab, a group of scientist are experimenting with the Sabatier process. During the experiment, something goes horribly wrong and all the stored methane is released. Meanwhile, outside Sophie bumps into Christopher who was planning to sneak inside and stop the experiment. As Sophie accuses Christopher of trespassing, the air above them is being filled with thousands of methane molecules. The air above the building is even catching fire due to the methane. Seeing the fire and realizing what has happened, Christopher drags Sophie back to her house. As they are running away, the building catches fire and the scientist make their escape.
 * The Problem Begins**

Back at Sophie's house, Christopher is desperately trying to calm down the hysterical Sophie. He explains to her "what the hell just happened" and the danger that the world could be in. Sophie, like so many of the people in this world, doesn't believe in Christopher. She concludes that tomorrow morning she will return him home to his parents and they will handle his punishment.

The next morning, before Sophie is awake, Christopher heads out to where the building was to investigate the damage. He is shocked to discover that nothing remains at the location. Aside from his own memory, there is nothing indicating the horrors of the night before. He then returns to Sophie's house to check his own science equipment about the night before. His machine shows the amount of methane released has increased tenfold. Against Christopher's better judgment, Sophie decides they have to go to the police station and report what happened. As Christopher predicted they laugh in their face and accuse them of lying. Sophie, still determined to prove that something happened, decides they will head to Toronto where the government branch who funded the site is located. Despite Christopher's protests, she says that she will get to the bottom of the issue no matter what.

At the government building, Sophie tells Christopher to stay in the car and wait for her to return. As soon as she leaves, Christopher gets out of the car and decides this is the perfect opportunity to get some information about the organization. While inside he finds records of information showing: the increase on carbon dioxide admission since the industrial era; the rise in sea level and temperature in the last century; the increase in extreme weather patterns; and the melting of the glaciers all over the world. All this information which has been kept out of the public eye. Gathering as much data as possible, Christopher turns to leave, only to remember that he has to help a certain "pest".
 * A Stupid Mistake**

Meanwhile the "pest" is in quite a fickle. After stating why she is here, Sophie was transferred to a private room for "questioning". It is here that the motive of Patrick Moore, the politician, is revealed. If climate change is anthropogenic, they will have to change their lifestyle. If people have to change their lifestyle, the economy will suffer. This is what it all boils down to. The whole world's economy will suffer if they have to suddenly change. Not only this, but they will lose their position in government if it is revealed that the government has been hiding information. Thus anyone who knows too much, like Sophie, must be silenced. Like the superhero of an action movie, Christopher rushes to her rescue. Thus begins the mad chase all around town to catch the two; a chase scene very similar to the ones in Jacky Chan movies.

(Note: During the chase scene the pair will run through the Eaton Centre. Other film locations include the CN Tower and Nathan Phillips' Sqaure.)

Of course, Sophie is hysterical like usual, though this time she is undignified as well. Sophie is finally convinced that anthropogenic climate change is real and has become Christopher's sidekick. However, now things are more complicated than ever. Christopher discovers from the records that if nothing is done about the methane, the world will heat up to a point where it cannot cool back down. Their mission is to convince the whole world that they are going to meet the global temperature of "no return". Except, how does one go about convincing an entire world about something they have been raised to believe is fake? And even if they were willing to listen, would they believe a pair of fugitives. These are the questions that run through Christopher's head as they head back to Christopher's "base". The base is actually nothing more than a tree house built in the middle of a forest that is equipped with hundreds of little gadgets Christopher built.
 * An Impossible Quest**

The plan is to hack into the biggest worldwide news agencies and broadcast his findings. But first, Christopher has to seek help from his old science tutor, James Levings, who made him interested in climate change to start with. Convincing him proves difficult since James does not want to get involved. In the end Christopher and Sophie set off without James to the central station for broadcasting. James eventually shows up to help and with plenty of difficulty they broadcast. Things seem to be going smoothly, until different governments make videos contradicting their broadcast. People are torn between the two sides and majority of society chooses to believe the government. Not discouraged, Christopher continues to hack into different organizations to spread his message.
 * The Plan**

When a fire storm hits Toronto and flooding begins in Florida, the world is beginning to realize the truth. The questionremains of whether it will be too late. Finally, after the people of the world are convinced and are protesting, the government decides to do something. The idea is to remove methane by increasing the number of microbes in soil in places where the methane is of high concentration. Another idea has been to use compression ignition and burn it out of the air. Both ideas are to be done on a moderate scale.
 * The Solution**

The ideas do work out, but in the end there is quite a bit of damage done. The film concludes with a bittersweet ending with a lesson learned. The lesson being that the environment is linked directly with us and whatever we do effects the environment. The world is "saved" in a sense, but it can just as easily be pushed back. Whether the earth will be safe, is up to us. Who know if next time we will reach that point of no return.