Tag: Earth Day

• Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 05:07 UTC

  Biden's climate summit starts on Mother Earth's Day

  

  US President Joseph Biden Thursday pledged to reduce his country's greenhouse gas emissions by at least half by 2030 during the opening speech of a virtual Climate Summit he convened featuring several world leaders and which is regarded as a preliminary encounter leading up to the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this coming November.

• Saturday, March 27th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Biden invites Alberto Fernández to virtual Summit on Climate Change

  

  United States President Joseph Biden has invited his Argentine colleague Alberto Fernández to take part in a virtual summit on climate change to take place between April 22 (Earth Day) and 23, it was announced.

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 06:35 UTC

  UN chief urges governments to address climate change emergency, on 50th anniversary of Earth Day

  

  United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urged governments to use their economic responses to the coronavirus pandemic to tackle the “even deeper emergency” of climate change, in a message for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.

• Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 09:11 UTC

  What is Earth Day, and what is it meant to accomplish?

  

  On April 22, 1970, millions of people took to the streets to protest the negative impacts of 150 years of industrial development.

• Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 09:10 UTC

  Earth Day 2019: Protect our Species

  

  “In nature, nothing exists alone.” — Rachel Carson, 1962<br />
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  Nature’s gifts to our planet are the millions of species that we know and love, and many more that remain to be discovered. Unfortunately, human beings have irrevocably upset the balance of nature and, as a result, the world is facing the greatest rate of extinction since we lost the dinosaurs more than 60 million years ago. But unlike the fate of the dinosaurs, the rapid extinction of species in our world today is the result of human activity.

• Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 08:52 UTC

  UN message on International Mother Earth Day

  

  Mother Earth is a common expression for the planet earth in a number of countries and regions, which reflects the interdependence that exists among human beings, other living species and the planet we all inhabit.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2016 - 07:56 UTC

  Ban Ki moon message on Mother Earth Day 2016: Trees for the Earth

  

  This year, Earth Day coincides with the signing ceremony for the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, which takes place at UN Headquarters in New York. The Agreement was adopted by all 196 Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at COP21 in Paris on 12 December 2015.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2016 - 07:49 UTC

  Di Caprio addresses the UN on Earth Day and to celebrate the Paris Agreement

  

  This year, the United Nations has decided to celebrate Earth Day, 22 April, in a very special way, by signing the Paris Agreement: a landmark climate change accord that came out of negotiations at the COP21 climate summit in Paris last December. This, of course, was extremely great news for climate advocates and ambassadors all over the world, including Oscar-winning actor and UN Messenger of Peace, Leonardo Di Caprio.

• Wednesday, April 23rd 2014 - 05:18 UTC

  On Mother Earth Day, Ban Ki-moon calls for 'global transformation of attitude and practice'

  

  On International Mother Earth Day, the United Nations is urging greater efforts to promote sustainable development and use of renewable energy sources, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealing for worldwide changes in attitude and practice to curb the negative impact of human activity on the planet.

• Wednesday, April 23rd 2014 - 05:06 UTC

  Cruise Lines association highlights efforts to promote environmental performance

  

  In commemoration of Earth Day, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) highlighted on Tuesday the extensive efforts of the cruise industry and CLIA member lines to preserve and protect the environment.