defenders belonging changing of the climate gathered outside the British Parliament on Friday, the eve of Earth Day, to call for action against global warming as volunteers from around the world prepared to plant trees and take out the trash for the 54th annual Earth Day celebration.

This year, Earth Day, which officially falls on Saturday, follows weeks of extreme temperatureswith record highs in Thailand and a heatwave in India where at least 13 people died from insolation at a ceremony this past weekend.

Climatologists have warned that average global temperatures could reach record highs in 2023 or 2024.

Pope Francis, who has championed environmental causes since his election in 2013, called on people to take care of the environment.

“The book of Genesis tells us that the Lord has given humans the responsibility of being the custodians of creation. For this reason, caring for the earth is the moral duty of all men and women as children of God. #Earth Day@Earth Day‘, posted on social media on Saturday.

The book of Genesis tells us that the Lord gave humans the responsibility of being the stewards of creation (Genesis 2:15). Thus, caring for the earth is the moral duty of all men and women as children of God. #Earth Day @Earth Day

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) April 22, 2023

“The climate impact is already here,” said Ariba Hameed, one of the chief executives of Greenpeace UK, on ​​Friday as climate change campaigners walked down the street outside Parliament in London, some wearing green suits and green paint.

Hamid said that when he now visits Delhi, his hometown, it’s like “putting your head in the oven” and that the London heat wave in 2022 was like “a dystopian movie (…)” We are no longer we can afford it. “

activists led by Extinction Rebellion met in London to start four day promotion proclaimed “Big”, coinciding with Earth Day.

Nails 30,000 people they signed up for family rallies and marches, marking a change in strategy for a group known for its disruptive tactics such as block roads, throw paint And break windows.

PURIFICATIONS AND RITUALS

All over the world it was flurry of activity on the eve of Earth Day planned activitiesin Rome and Boston and important cleaning campaigns in Dal Lake in Srinagar (India) and Cape Coral (Florida) affected by the hurricane.

In Peru, shamans staged a Friday offer to Pachamama, or Mother Earth. Carrying yellow flowers and rattles, the shamans walked around the papier-mâché ball, performing a purification ritual.

Ancestral rituals, with origins traced back to Peru’s indigenous culture, are held to thank the Earth and raise awareness of the planet, explained Walter Alarcon, president of Peru’s Shaman Healers International.

Governments have largely failed to deliver on the promises of the 2015 Paris Agreement. limit global warming moving away from fossil fuels in the midst of crises such as COVID-19, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, food shortages and tensions between China and the US, two major sources of greenhouse gases.

A report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says the planet is on track to warm more than 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial times – a key threshold for even more damaging impacts – between 2030 and 2035.