[7][8] The narrator begins the film by introducing the fictional disease with a question for the viewer: "Does your parent, grandparent or political representative suffer from Climate Change Denial Disorder?

[4] The politician smiles while gazing directly at the viewer and says: "I’m gonna wait til more horrible shit happens to our planet — and I'm a senator, so fortunately, I get to make those decisions for all of us.

[11] Biologist Mary Ellen Harte of The Huffington Post characterized the film as "absolutely hilarious",[12] and BuzzFeed concluded: "Funny Or Die nailed this satirical video about climate change deniers.

"[10] Writing for The Guardian, Travis Irvine highlighted the film among valuable comedy contributions to the discussion of climate change, and called it a "poignant video".

[7] Lindsay Abrams of Salon wrote: "What I like so much about Funny or Die's parody PSA about Climate Change Denial Disorder is that, aside from medicalizing what in actuality is just willful ignorance, it’s pretty spot-on.

"[8] The Huffington Post journalists Liat Kornowski and Kate Bratskeir highlighted the film in their segment on the best comedic pieces from the prior week, commenting: "Global warming is apparently melting our brains.

"[13] Biologist Mary Ellen Harte of The Huffington Post shared her take on several satirical pieces related to climate change, and called the film "absolutely hilarious".

[12] Ali Velez of BuzzFeed wrote positively of the film: "Funny Or Die nailed this satirical video about climate change deniers.

"[10] Daily Kos writer Jen Hayden said: "The hilarious folks at Funny or Die have a new video for those who may be suffering from Climate Change Denial Disorder.

[2][17] Dear Future Generations: Sorry by Prince Ea went on to win in the Best Digital Short category that year at the Environmental Media Awards held October 24, 2015 at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California.