We work with and support
Growing out of the first Earth Day held on April 22 1970, Earth Day Network (EDN) works with over 22,000 partners in 192 countries to broaden, diversify and mobilize the environmental movement. All of EDN’s activities, whether greening schools or promoting green economic policies, inform and energize populations so they will act to secure a healthy future for themselves and their children. With its partner organizations, EDN provides civic engagement opportunities at the local, state, national and global levels. At every turn, EDN works to broaden the definition of "environment" to include all issues that affect our health, our communities and our environment, such as greening deteriorated schools, creating green jobs and investment, and promoting activism to stop air and water pollution. Over the last 40 years, EDN has executed successful environmental campaigns on issues ranging from climate change and drinking water to voter registration and saving the whale. EDN is a recognized leader in creating civically–oriented innovative programs with partners outside of the environmental movement to tackle new challenges.
The Global Campaign for Climate Action (GCCA) is an unprecedented global alliance of more than 270 non-profit organizations all over the world. Their shared mission is to mobilize civil society and galvanize public support to ensure a safe climate future for people and nature, to promote the low-carbon transition of our economies, and to accelerate the adaptation efforts in communities already affected by climate change.
Climate change is a huge challenge for the entire planet, but the solutions to tackle it are available today. More and more people, businesses, investors and governments endorse these solutions, reaping the benefits of new lifestyles, smart investments and climate-friendly policies. GCCA runs the TckTckTck campaign to grow this movement for change, working towards a strong public mandate for bold political decisions that will make our vision become real.
We also work closely with 350.org, a movement founded by U.S. author Bill McKibben, who wrote one of the first books on global warming for the general public, and a team of university friends. Together, they ran a campaign in 2007 called Step It Up that organized over 2,000 rallies at iconic places in all 50 of the United States. These creative actions - from skiers descending a melting glacier to divers hosting an underwater action - helped convince many political leaders, to adopt a common call to action: cutting carbon 80% by 2050. Starting in 2008, 350.org has built upon Step It Up's model of creative activism and is making it global. Through 350.org, the team has expanded to include young people from all over the world.
To preserve our planet, scientists say we must reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere from its current level of 392 parts per million ("ppm") to below 350 ppm. But 350 is more than a number—it's a symbol of where we need to head as a planet. At 350.org, they are building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis and push for policies that will put the world on track to get to 350 ppm.
From June 2010 to July 2012 we were an active hub for 24 countries in the 10:10 campaign, an ambitious project to unite every sector of society behind one simple idea: cutting carbon emissions by 10% a year. Individuals, families, businesses and organizations were inspired and supported to commit to this initiative.
Other cooperation
And last, but not least, in the countries where we are active we work together with local communities, elementary schools and high schools, environmental protection agencies, ministries and many more.