Odyssey 2050

The year is 2050 and alien space travelers look down on Planet Earth and witness the terrible devastation that it has suffered from climate change and environmental destruction at the hands of its most dominant species — humans.

It seeks to highlight the reality and multiple dimensions of climate change, such as droughts, failing crops, global warming, carbon emissions, melting polar ice caps and rising sea levels.

[3] One of the objectives of Odyssey 2050 is to reach out to young people from across the world, and especially marginalized and vulnerable groups who often don't have access to electricity, computers and DVD players.

The comic book enables young people in areas of limited technology and financial resources to be introduced to the project and have fun while they learn about climate change and the need to take action on it.

Young people from across the world have been invited to submit videos, illustrations, graphics, and written ideas to Odyssey 2050 to express how they think the script should develop or to highlight the actions they are taking in their communities to tackle climate change and protect the environment.

[6] In December 2011, whilst attending COP 17, Odyssey 2050 held workshops with primary, high school and university students in Durban and the film short was shown in the UNFCCC Digital Media Lounge to government negotiators, NGOs and journalists from across the world.

[8] In 2011, British ambassador Tom Kennedy gave a presentation on Odyssey 2050 at the TEDx Pura Vida Conference in San José, Costa Rica generating interest throughout the Spanish speaking world.

On 26 September 2012 in the auditorium of the National Centre for Advanced Technology (CENAT) in San José, Costa Rica, the premiere of the 45 minute Spanish language version of Odyssey 2050 took place.

At the event 18-year-old Juan Pablo Alfaro received a special award from Odyssey 2050 and the Costa Rican Ministry of Science for an invention he developed that filters toxic gases emitted from vehicles.

Popular Costa Rican television personalities Yiyo and Choche (who also act in the film) helped host the event making it highly enjoyable for the young audience.

In December 2017 Bruce Callow hosted an Odyssey 2050 workshop for local children in Costa Rica's Santa Rosa National Park in celebration of the 1st anniversary of the "Quiero Dejar Una Huella Verde" program.