To increase awareness about the care of the environment and the General well-being of the planet, the Earth day. This day is celebrated on April 22 of each year and what is tried is to remember the values that our planet has and the need to preserve the environment. It is something important to take into account since we have a commitment to the environment that surrounds us and we must guarantee this healthy environment to future generations.
In this article we are going to tell you everything you need to know about Earth Day.
When Earth Day began to be celebrated
Every year we celebrate April 22 since 1970 that an environmental movement was started where more than 20 million Americans demonstrated by taking to the streets to fight for a healthy environment. It sounds ironic that the celebration of this day is done by Americans when they are the first to have environmentally degrading policies.
After this demonstration, a brief start was achieved to the awareness of politicians about the importance of nature and their need to preserve it. For it, the United States Environmental Protection Agency was created. In this association you can be in charge of the laws to be able to get drinking water, air without pollution, conserve species that are in danger of extinction and fight against deforestation, among others.
This Earth Day is a key date for all countries to reflect on caring for our planet. And it is that we must worry more about pollution, the preservation of biodiversity, the protection of ecosystems and, in general, the use of natural resources.
How is Earth Day celebrated?
At the United Nations, it is recognized that our planet and all its ecosystems are the home of the human being and, in the same way, we are convinced that we must achieve a fair balance between economic, social and environmental needs. All these goals must be achieved in both present and future generations. For it, it is necessary to promote the harmony that exists between nature and human beings. During this day we try to make everyone aware in some way that we have to celebrate and take care of our planet. It is not at all unreasonable to celebrate that we can inhabit a planet that is the only one that meets the conditions to host life within our solar system.
In order for the planet to continue to provide us with the right conditions for our development, we must do our part individually. And it is that our planet does not need us to be able to continue with its mechanics and we need it. One of the most serious environmental problems that threatens humanity is climate change. Although it seems like a problem that remains somewhat distant, it is more imminent than we think. There are already scientists who have given the climate emergency alert worldwide since the effects that were studied in the long term that would be produced if we continue with the current production and pollution regime are occurring much earlier.
Although many political leaders think that this is something more distant, the Earth day has like one of the main objectives is to remind these politicians that climate change must be addressed as soon as possible. It is time to change and do something for the care of entire communities of animals, plants and people around the world.
Repercussions at a global level
This day they already have more and more repercussion on a global level. Every year, more than 1000 billion people in 190 countries participate to celebrate. Cities like San Francisco, San Juan, Moscow, Brussels or Marrakech dress up to drink during the demonstrations for this planet and citizens agree to plant trees, clean up communities and contact political representatives in defense of the environment.
It should be mentioned that a single day a year in which the priority will be the environment is not enough at all with everything we have to address. And it is that environmental problems at a global level are worsening at an accelerated rate. In order to alleviate all environmental problems, it would be necessary to completely modify the economic system in which we are immersed. The current consumer society accelerate the processes of extraction of natural resources and an increase in degrading activities.
With the absolute delay that we have with the energy transition towards renewable energies, we have to continue using the Fossil fuels as the main source of energy. These fossil fuels generate pollutants in large quantities. The main affected are: air, water, soils, biodiversity and, although it may not seem like it, human beings. The quality of life of human beings in cities is much lower than it should be due to the excessive use of fossil fuels.
Promote Earth Day
If you are one of those people who are concerned about the environment and want to contribute to providing some extra value, we are going to teach you some guidelines to follow:
- You can recommend some close friend to change the incandescent lamps for energy saving lamps or LED bulbs.
- It is important that people talk about the benefits that renewable energies have and the damages that fossil fuels have for our planet and living beings.
- It is important that, even if it is only for one day, you try to reduce electricity consumption as much as possible.
- You can encourage the idea of planting trees and invite your friends to do the same.
- We can teach the little ones to take care of nature so that they can acquire values and habits from a young age.
- Calculate your carbon footprint. If you do this you can get the necessary awareness to know what impact it has on its activities and had due on the planet.
I hope that with this information you can learn more about Earth Day.