Earth Day 2020 goes digital

Earth Day 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the world’s largest environmental movement. This year’s Earth Day plans to activate one billion people online to address climate change issues


EARTH DAY 2020

1970, United States: First Earth Day inspires 20 million Americans to protest against destruction of U.S. environment. Earth Day leads to creation of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Clean Air Act

1990: Earth Day goes global – attracting 200 million people in 141 countries. Protests lift environmental issues onto world stage, helping pave way for 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro

Personal impact: If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it! Calculate your carbon footprint. Unplug items when they aren’t in use, consider switching to renewable energy

Earth Challenge 2020: Smartphone app will enable collection of data on local air quality, plastic pollution, insect populations and other environmental indicators. Data will be used to promote policy change

2 BILLION
Number of people who live with no waste collection service

Great Global Cleanup: Worldwide campaign to remove billions of pieces of trash from beaches, rivers, lakes, trails, and parks to reduce plastic pollution and prevent harm to wildlife and humans

7.8 BILLION
Earth Day’s Canopy Project has goal of planting one tree for every person on our planet

2020: Has 99.9% chance of ranking among five hottest years ever recorded, according to U.S. National Centers for Environmental Information

14,991 LITRES
Water required to produce 1kg of beef

Earth Day Foodprints: Aim to cut environmental impacts caused by growing, producing, transporting, and storing food


Source: Earth Day Network
Pictures: Getty Images, NASA
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