Every year, April 22 is
celebrated as the global Earth Day. The year 2020 marks 50 years since the
start of this modern environmental movement in 1970. With the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic—as most parts of the world remain under lockdown, the Earth Day has
gone digital to keep up the momentum.
The theme for Earth
Day 2020 is climate action. The enormous challenge — but also the vast
opportunities — of action on climate change have distinguished the issue as the
most pressing topic for the 50th anniversary.Climate change represents
the biggest challenge to the future of humanity and the life-support systems
that make our world habitable. As
glaciers continue to melt, droughts and floods increase, species go extinct,
heat waves get intense, and weather patterns change, the call for climate
action has grown louder than ever. “The impact of
the coronavirus is both immediate and dreadful. But there is another, deep
emergency—the planet’s unfolding environmental crisis. Climate disruption is
approaching a point of no return. We must act decisively to protect our planet
from both the coronavirus and the existential threat of climate disruption. The
current crisis is an unprecedented wake-up call. We need to turn the recovery
into a real opportunity to do things right for the future,” said António
Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, in his message for the day.
the main objective of the day will be to
educate the masses—about greenhouse gases, an increase in carbon emissions and
individual carbon footprints. The day will bring together experts and
influencers from diverse fields to engage in a dialogue and spread the message
of climate action.
From simple lifestyle changes to driving
local or national climate policy, every one of us has the potential to
contribute to mitigating climate change. As the world has come to a screeching
halt, this Earth Day reminds us that the time is ripe to rethink about the
future of planet Earth.
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