Do Your Bit – Earth Day

Begun in 1970, after a devastating oil spill in the US, Earth Day marks the day the global community comes together to celebrate our planet.

This Earth Day, 22 April 2016, world leaders from 160 countries come together to sign the Paris Climate Agreement. During the Paris talks world leaders agreed to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, with developed countries providing $100 billion (£70 bn) of public and private finance to help developing countries by 2020.

The organisers behind Earth Day, which occurs annually on April 22, are hoping to use the 2016 celebration to plant 7.8 billion trees, divest from fossil fuels and make cities 100 per cent renewable.

You can get involved by doing your bit:

Walk to work, cycle or take public transport
Use a reusable coffee cup
Make sure you recycle
Go paperless
Take a tote bag to the shop
Plant a tree
Go meat or dairy free at least once a week
Carry a reusable water bottle
Add the Earth Mode Google Chrome extension to your browser to monitor your energy use
Buy local produce