Music superstars Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish and HER will team up with advocacy nonprofit Global Citizen for a free concert in front of the Eiffel Tower designed to persuade world leaders to take further action against climate change .
“Power Our Planet: Live in Paris” is set to coincide with the June 22 summit of a new global financial accord that will bring the world’s political and business leaders together to help develop countries’ financial stability projects. There is a gathering.
Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans says the summit is an opportunity for governments and global banks to collaborate to jump-start climate projects stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic. He hopes “Power Our Planet” will encourage leaders to take advantage of that opportunity and deliver the $16.7 billion in outstanding climate financing promised in 2009 to low-income countries. He is also seeking to advance reforms at the World Bank, with up to $1 trillion in additional financing available.
“Global leaders and democratically elected governments really only respond to the motion of their people, and summits like this can come and go,” Evans told The Associated Press. “If it does not achieve its goal, we are going to miss the window to make climate talks a success this year, which is even more important after last year’s complete failure in Egypt.”
The Eiffel Tower program is part of a global citizen initiative, announced last month at the Global Citizen Now conference in New York, that seeks to rewrite the rules of global development banks and address the debts of low-income countries. The Minister supports Mia Motley’s call. Increased funding for climate adaptation projects.
Global Citizen has shown over the years, most notably with its A-list concert in New York’s Central Park, that it can generate action by mobilizing its supporters as cultural leaders. And artists like Kravitz plan to inspire fans to “act today to save tomorrow.”
“The next generation is inheriting a planet that is being ravaged by climate change,” Kravitz said in a statement. “We have the power to change things with our voices and our actions.”
French President Emmanuel Macron supports the Global Citizen program, citing the need for a “more united world”.
“The crises are growing and the number of those who put their hope in peace and multilateralism will only increase when, as a global community, we demonstrate that we are there to help the most vulnerable,” Macron said in a statement. “Because there will be no climate change around the world if we don’t fight for more justice and equality.”
Major philanthropic organizations including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, Rotary International, and the Open Society Foundations – as well as the public-private partnership Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance – will support the effort.
“Power Our Planet: Live in Paris,” which will also feature performances from Finneas, Jon Batiste and Ben Harper, will be livestreamed on Global Citizen’s social media platforms, while Amazon Music will host the livestream on its Twitch channel.
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