World Earth Day 2025: Seeds of change for a sustainable tomorrow
Every year, on April 22nd, people across the globe come together to celebrate Mother Earth on Earth Day. They take measures to promote awareness about the climate crisis and several courses of action to bring about behavioural changes to protect the environment.
The global theme for this year is 'Our Power, Our Planet', which suits the current environmental situation perfectly. The idea encourages individuals, organisations and governments around the world to switch to renewable energy and to triple clean energy production by 2030. The initiative emphasises cutting fossil fuel usage and investing in viable and inclusive energy resources.
Official poster
The official poster for World Earth Day was created by the famous artist Alexis Rockman. Rockman becomes part of a prominent group of artists who have shaped the visual identity of Earth throughout many years.
In an exclusive interview of Rockman by EarthDay.Org, he commented:
“Earth Day is the symbol of all that is great about the environmental movement that I grew up inspired by! Since I saw the first Earth Day poster by Robert Rauschenberg in 1970, it has always been at the top of my bucket list—doing the Earth Day 2025 poster is literally a dream come true!”
Onset of Earth Day
In the 1970s, millions of Americans took to the streets and protested against the rising pollution and damage caused to the environment and the planet. Deforestation, oil spills, and factory pollution—coupled with other ecological threats—were on the rise, with hardly any laws to halt these activities. As a result, the US Environmental Protection Agency came into power along with a stream of laws to preserve natural resources and the environment.
Earth Day went beyond US borders when more than 200 million people across 141 countries joined hands to enhance recycling throughout the globe, ultimately leading to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992, at Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. As of today, World Earth Day is observed in more than 190 countries, making it one of the largest secular (and civic) observances in the world.
Relevance of Earth Day
As time moved on, the significance of Earth Day also increased as the rate of deforestation, climate change, and biodiversity loss did not take a break. According to the report of the World Meteorological Organisation, the past decade (2015 -2024) was the hottest year on record.
The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Reports 2025 states that environmental risks constitute nearly 50% of the top 10 risks over the next 10 years, with intense weather conditions, biodiversity loss and ecosystem breakdown in the top 3 of the list.
World Earth Day is not just a day to celebrate, but it is a global commitment to protect and preserve our planet for future generations.
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