Earth Day Background

When is Earth Day 2020?

Earth Day is April 22 of every year. April 22, 2020 will mark 50 years of Earth Day.

What is the theme for Earth Day 2020?

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.

What is the history of Earth Day?

Earth Day was a unified response to an environment in crisis — oil spills, smog, rivers so polluted they literally caught fire.

On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans — 10% of the U.S. population at the time — took to the streets, college campuses and hundreds of cities to protest environmental ignorance and demand a new way forward for our planet.

The first Earth Day is credited with launching the modern environmental movement, and is now recognized as the planet’s largest civic event.

What was the result of the first Earth Day?

The first Earth Day in 1970 launched a wave of action, including the passage of landmark environmental laws in the United States. The Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species Acts were created in response to the first Earth Day in 1970, as well as the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Many countries soon adopted similar laws.

Earth Day continues to hold major international significance: In 2016, the United Nations chose Earth Day as the day when the historic Paris Agreement on climate change was signed into force.

What can I do for Earth Day 2020?

The world needs you — and your actions — for Earth Day 2020.

There’s so much you can do to help protect and restore our planet, from raising awareness on a topic of your choice, to starting an initiative of your own!

Reference: https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2020/

Check out the following pages so you can decide on a topic and start to take action!