The climate change challenge is a massive one, so the call for mass action towards a global solution is louder than ever before. Earth Day Network believes that every person who does his or her part to fix the problem is also a Face of Climate Change
People across the globe observe and celebrate Earth Day today (22 April 2013). This day has become a real demonstration of support for environmental protection.
The Earth Day Network (EDN) works with over 22 000 partners in 192 countries to broaden, diversify and mobilise the environmental movement. More than one billion people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world. EDN is concerned that the faces of climate change are multiplying every day, increasingly impacting people, animals and beloved places.
The climate change challenge is a massive one, so the call for mass action towards a global solution is louder than ever before. EDN believes that every person who does his or her part to fix the problem is also a Face of Climate Change: entrepreneurs who see opportunity in creating the new green economy, activists who organise community action and awareness campaigns, engineers who design the clean technology of the future, public servants who fight for climate change laws and mitigation efforts, and ordinary people who commit to living sustainably.
Earth Day marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. But it’s going to take more than a solid history to fix the problems of the present and future.
Join this global cause, track your carbon footprint and lend your support to environmental initiatives. Tell us what you’re doing for Earth Day 2013, or send an email to earthday2013@earthday.org. You can also log on to www.earthday.org and help build a global mosaic. See some of the Faces of Climate Change here. Contributing towards the greater good of Earth Day doesn’t have to be painful, it can be fun and creative too.
*Article by Kirosha Naicker
Additional resources from http://www.earthday.org/2013/ and http://www.dietitiancassie.com
