World Earth Day

The 50th anniversary of World Earth Day is here.

We’ve previously celebrated World Earth Day by providing predictive analytics on what changes were needed to positively impact our fight against global warming.

Out of the devastating worldwide pandemic that is Covid-19, we have one positive outcome – Earth is healing itself.

This image is proof, but can we act quickly and make changes to ensure its sustainability?

We can all make a difference in the short term to achieve long term goals.

Whether it’s choosing a provider who supplies green energy, reviewing and monitoring how we currently use our energy or installing renewable solutions into our buildings.

World Earth Day first took place in the 1970’s within the US, following an oil spill in California. The gathering led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency within the US and also the introduction of the clean air act, the clean water act, and the endangered species act. In 50 years, however, it has grown from a smaller gathering of environmentally conscious people, to over a billion individuals worldwide who take part in marches, petitions and clean-ups to help protect the environment – it is also the largest gathering of people united for one cause in the world.

Every year, Earth Day has a different theme, and the theme for this year is climate action – but it may have taken form in a way that organisers could never have expected. In recent years, a big focus has been shifted towards green energy alternatives and sustainable ways to act – some industry leaders such as those at Tesla have been mindful of this by setting up huge solar panel farms to power their factories, as well as huge efforts across Europe to meet carbon emission targets early. This is something that the lockdowns implemented to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, have actually brought forward. 

We’ve already seen oil prices drop to a record low, as yesterday traders were paying to have barrels taken away, as demand drops whilst vehicles are off the road. With this, we’re starting to see some signs of reduced pollution in many areas. Whilst this may only be temporary and we could see a quick return once lockdown restrictions are lifted, many hope it brings the winds of change with it – protestors are pushing toward large oil companies to not receive a bailout during this time and the International Renewable Energy Agency found that accelerating investments in renewable energy could be a giant boon for not only economic reasons, but also in steps to tackling the global climate emergency. Experts will no doubt look towards data that has come throughout the start of 2020 for the impact of climate change, but the changes seen could be the beginning of a wider spread push to reduce our use of fossil fuels, and kickstart further investment into green and renewable energy.

Get in touch today to see how Utility Trade can help you with going green.