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The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. Nowadays, happenings are sprinkled throughout April and combined with other events, such as National Park Week. Many people (I’m one of them) believe that every day is Earth Day. So give some thought to how you want to mark the day because climate change is the defining environmental threat of our time. Here are eight events not to miss.
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1. President Biden and 40 world leaders will discuss climate change and you’re invited. In case you haven’t been following along, President Biden rejoined the Paris Agreement (a 2016 international treaty that seeks to limit global warming) on the first day he was in office. Later, Biden set a time for leaders to join him in an international summit “to galvanize efforts by the major economies to tackle the climate crisis,” according to a White House statement. That time is now. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, China’s President Xi Jinping
Rolling Stone Willie Nelson, My Morning Jacket Lead NatGeo Earth Day Eve Virtual Celebration
Ziggy Marley, Maggie Rogers, Rostam, Valerie June, and more set for April 21st livestream
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Wille Nelson, My Morning Jacket, Ziggy Marley, and Maggie Rogers are among the artists that will take part in National Geographic’s Earth Day Eve 2021 virtual celebration on April 21st.
Rostam, Valerie June, Angelique Kidjo, Jose Gonzalez, Yo-Yo Ma, and Aurora will also stage virtual performances for the special, streaming on NatGeo’s YouTube, with appearances by famed ethologist Dr. Jane Goodall, photographer Brian Skerry, biologist Dr. Lucy Hawkes, and more.