Coronavirus: Earth Day goes digital as the planet heals due to pandemic – The National

Coronavirus: Earth Day goes digital as the planet heals due to pandemic – The National

Coronavirus: Earth Day goes digital as the planet heals due to pandemic. The event, now in its 50th year, will be held entirely online due to strict measures in place to combat Covid-19. A United Nations chief has called on global leaders to show the "same determination" exerted to tackle the coronavirus crisis to address ongoing concerns over climate change.. On the 50th Earth Day - an annual event to highlight the importance of protecting the planet - the world is facing unprecedented challenges.. Organisers of Earth Day said the many events planned to promote this year's theme of climate change would instead take place online.. The WMO said a new global temperature record is likely to occur in the next five years if nothing was done to reverse climate change.. It has warned it would make it more difficult to tackle weather, climate and water-related hazards, which are becoming more acute because of climate change.. Extreme weather events, which have increased, would not go away because of the coronavirus, said Mr Taalas.. "We need to show the same determination and unity against climate change as against Covid-19..