The Nature Conservancy's Second Annual Earth Day Virtual Summit

New Milford CT

08 April, 2022

7:11 AM

Description

Press release from The Nature Conservancy: April 5, 2022 The Nature Conservancy in California is hosting its second annual Earth Day Virtual Summit for audiences across California and the globe on Thursday, April 21, 2022. The Earth Day Virtual Summit will bring together environmental luminaries, scientists, entertainers, policymakers and business leaders in a forum on adapting to climate change, energy alternatives and tackling plastic pollution. The summit will feature conservation luminaries and advocates including John Kerry, Meryl Streep and Adam McKay; renowned scientists and environmentalists Dr. Michael E. Mann, Paul Hawken, Dr. John Francis and Eric and Julia Rignot; energy advocate and inventor Saul Griffith; head of Patagonia, Inc. Jenna Johnson; professional ski mountaineer and athlete-activist Caroline Gleich; and National Geographic Explorer and wildlife filmmaker Malaika Vaz. This year's Summit theme is "Fighting for Our Future" and will center our discussions on some of our planet's most pressing problems, and the urgency with which we need to move to solve them in order to mitigate and adapt to the devastating effects of climate change on our planet. The Summit will feature panel discussions and one-on-one conversations designed to provide inspiration, exchange of scientific perspectives and an exploration of nature-based solutions needed to overcome our unprecedented global challenges. This press release was produced by The Nature Conservancy. The views expressed here are the author's own.