Earth Day: More Than 50 Years of Earth Day

Behind Earth Day is the organization EARTHDAY.ORG (formerly Earth Day Network). Their mission: a global environmental movement to establish and people to mobilize`, to form and to activate. Since the first Earth Day in 1970, it has worked with partners in over 190 countries together.

On April 22 of every year, the The hour of birth celebrated by this movement – now for over 50 years. Each year, the day has a different motto to draw attention to Important topics and big problems to draw attention to our Earth.

Through the natural The greenhouse effect Sun rays remain "trapped" in the atmosphere surrounding the Earth, which consists in part of methane, carbon dioxide, and water vapor—this generates heat. Due to the extreme CO2 production large additional quantities of CO2 and methane into the atmosphere, which retains even more heat. Drivers include, among others, the high Methane emissions from cattle, the combustion fossil fuels, Factory, Cars and Aircraft.

Until 2100, the global temperature could increase by 3 degrees Celsius. Even now, at not even half of this value, the consequences are visible: polar ice caps and G l a c i e r s a r e m e l t i n g, which Sea level is rising and Coastal regions become flooded. In southern areas, there is a risk of Heat waves, wildfires, and droughts. Animals diebecause they cannot adapt to the rapidly rising temperatures or lose their lives in forest fires. Also the Agriculture is suffering under the changed weather conditions.

• In China sank the carbon dioxide emissions by at least 25 %, nitrogen dioxide by 37 %.
• NASA satellites showed that air pollution in the northeastern USA by 30% dropped.
• According to Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air was in India since the lockdown the lowest average Nitrogen dioxide pollution measured, the highest ever recorded in urban areas in spring.

According to Federal Environment Agency but these values mean not, that the changes long-term are. But they vividly show how much our behavior can achieve - and that more conscious consumption and less traffic have a direct impact on air quality and the climate.

The 22nd of April 1970 was a special day: 20 million Americans – at the time 20% of the US population – took to the streets to stand up for our environment protest and a new way in Toward environmental protection to demand. That was how Earth Day began.

Thanks to this movement, new laws like the Clean Air Act, which Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act. In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency the (EPA) was founded, and other countries followed suit. And all of this because individual people raised their voices – that shows how much one reach can.

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