Earth Day: What is it, when is it and why is it important? Earth Day is an international day devoted to our planet It draws attention to the environment and promotes conservation and sustainability Each year on 22 April, around 1 billion people around the world take action to raise awareness of the climate crisis and bring about behavioural change to protect the environment
Earth Day: Here are 5 ways we can scale up climate solutions Earth Day 2023 will be marked on 22 April to mobilize policymakers, investors and society at large to fight the climate crisis A new report from the IPCC underlines that despite all progress, we are still off track when meeting vital targets But it also reveals that many climate mitigation solutions are ready, we just have to deploy them at scale – here are five examples
On Earth Day, a look at how climate change is impacting health Earth Day takes place every year on 22 April when we are encouraged to come together to work on solutions to give our planet a healthier future Climate change is one of the biggest challenges to the health of our planet, which also impacts human health worldwide By taking action to mitigate climate change, we can safeguard the well-being of current and future generations and preserve the
The history of Earth Day | World Economic Forum Earth Day first started 50 years ago, since then it has become an international day promoting conservation and sustainability, whilst celebrating the earth's natural beauty
Earth Overshoot Day. What is it and why do we need it? What is Earth Overshoot Day and when did it start? Earth Overshoot Day officially marks the point when two factors run out of kilter: humanity’s ecological footprint and our planet’s biocapacity Our ecological footprint is the land we need to produce everything we consume – cropland, fisheries and forests – and the waste we generate