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Earth Day is an annual celebration of the successes of international environmental issues movements, and a protest of everything that is left to be done to safeguard our planet. It’s among the world’s biggest historical observations.
Although most countries celebrate Earth Day on April 22, several countries decided to recognize it one month earlier to align with the arrival of spring.
Why is Earth Day 2025 important?
Each year, Earth Day has a new topic and focus, based on current world events. Earth Day 2024’s subject matter, OUR POWER, OUR PLANET, calls on people everywhere to switch to energy from renewable sources and treble global generation by 2030.
This Earth Day, take part in these ways:
Make the change to our 100% renewable power, which comes from more than 2,500 separate renewable producers.
- Sign protests from Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, or the Good Law Project.
- Become a member of an online forum like Families for Future or a local environmental club.
- Purchase from moral companies, like those on Ethical Consumer.
- Limit the amount of power you receive from the grid by installing solar panels and storage for batteries.
- To stop using gas, replace your boiler with a heat pump.
Earth Day history?
Earth Day originated in 1970 when a senator from the US became motivated by the anti-war rallies at local campuses. He made the decision to speak out against the United States’ rising pollution of the environment and water levels. About 20 million Americans participated in the 1970 Earth Day demonstrations, which served as the impetus for several significant laws, such as:
- By encouraging education on ecological systems, long-term sustainability, and environmental issues, the National Environmental Education Act seeks to increase public understanding of global challenges.
- The Clean Air and Waterway Acts were among the first important pieces of US legislation to establish environmental guidelines for lowering air and water pollution.
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the United States was founded.
Earth Day became a global event in 1990, inspiring millions of people in 141 countries. The 50th anniversary celebration in 2020 was the most major online mass event in history, with millions of people participating virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Earth Day’s most famous campaigns?
The Earth Day Organization uses a number of initiatives to combat climate change:
Environmental literacy:
Earth Day offers educational institutions materials to support environmental literacy. The Earth Day Network wants to inspire more young people to take up the cause of combating global warming by teaching the future generation about these challenges.
Reforestation:
Tens of millions of trees have been planted by Earth Day’s Canopy Project, which collaborates with collaborators worldwide.
Stop plastic pollution:
Earth Day is working to stop plastic pollution by influencing public opinion, disseminating information, and supporting significant petitions.
