Utilizing The Green Momentum Of Earth Day (FOR APRIL 2024)

Earth Day is a universal celebration of the Earth and the environments we live in; this day is often used to illuminate humanity’s impact on these environments as well. Utilizing the green momentum of Earth Day celebrations can help to reduce the eco-anxiety that is growing alongside climate change.

What Is Earth Day?

The multi-nationally recognized Earth Day helps to increase the awareness of how important it is to protect Earth’s natural resources for future generations. Above all, it is one of the world’s biggest activism movements, with hundreds of millions of people annually participating.

There are more organizations like earthday.org that combat issues of education & climate literacy, fast fashion, pollution, food sustainability and conservation. In addition, protests from younger generations have increased ever since young activist voices like Greta Thunberg’s have hit the global stage.

With this uptick in knowledge and activism around Earth, it is easy to see why eco-anxiety has globally increased as well.

How We Fight Eco-Anxiety.

Activist Clover Hogan, a researcher on eco-anxiety and founding CEO of Force of Nature nonprofit, tells us that our mindset is the first stepping stone to combating eco-anxiety in her TED video below:

https://www.ted.com/talks/clover_hogan_what_to_do_when_climate_change_feels_unstoppable?referrer=playlist-a_playbook_for_protecting_the_planet&autoplay=trueTEDxLondonWomen, February 2021.

Utilizing Green Momentum.

Earth Day is a yearly reminder that we as humans, have an obligation to combat climate change. However, there are little changes we all can make to alleviate the stresses of these obligations.

In other words, buying second-hand clothes and furniture, keeping lights off until it’s dark or biking instead of driving may seem insignificant. But, these small acts can collectively make quite an impact against the acceleration of climate change.

Even being more conscious of your plastic and carbon footprint can begin your environmental hero journey. In essence, you begin with small steps and then grow into larger environmental acts until you’re a full-blown environmentalist.

To conclude, expanding yourself toward activism and introducing others to sustainable living can help both our earth and your own eco-anxiety.