Environmentalists gather at Victoria Park in London, Ont. for first annual EarthFest
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The Environmental Action Committee and the City of London encourages Londoners to continue doing their part to make a difference, even after EarthFest is over.
Many environmentalists gathered at Victoria Park in London, Ont. on Earth Day to kick off the first annual EarthFest. The park was filled with various vendors, sign-making stations and chalk art to celebrate the day.
“I think it’s really important that people remember the importance of climate action,” said Heenal Rajani, EarthFest Organizer and co-founder of ReImagine Co.
“For the past couple of years during the pandemic, it hasn’t been at the forefront of people’s minds for obvious reasons. Meanwhile, global carbon emissions are increasing year after year, biodiversity loss continues, we’re seeing record temperatures in the Antarctic, and it’s time for us to take action.”
EarthFest kicked off with various speakers taking the stage, including Acting Mayor Josh Morgan, Rajani, and Mary Ann Hodge, another EarthFest organizer.
“This idea started back in January, I think,” said Rajani. “It’s the first event of this new committee called the Environmental Action Committee. We first thought, well, it’s Earth Day, it happens to be on a Friday, let’s have a small demonstration and do a march around the park.”
At the event, Morgan spoke about the climate emergency action plan recently passed by the city of London and how the environment is a top priority of the city.
“The climate emergency action plan is our new roadmap to addressing both the mitigation and adaptation that needs to be done,” said Morgan. “It builds on our previous work we’ve done to reduce emissions and care for our environment. It’s a bold plan because it has to be. It’s doable because it must be.”
The plan features reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and a 55 per cent reduction in citywide carbon emissions by 2030.
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