The film examines the devastating effects of climate change and, as the launch statement explains, criticizes environmental movements, accused of having “lost the battle through a series of disastrous choices, believing that solar panels would have saved us and giving in to the interests of Wall Street. ” Planet of the Humans was slated to hit theaters this year, but Moore and Gibbs decided to publish it immediately, during the coronavirus emergency, hoping that the public “reflects on the role of humans in our fragile ecosystem.”