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<\/div>\nGlobal Citizen, the world\u2019s leading international advocacy organization on a mission to end extreme poverty NOW, announced its return to the iconic Champ de Mars in Paris on Thursday, June 22 with \u2018Power Our Planet: Live in Paris\u2019.<\/p>\n
A free, ticketed event, \u2018Power Our Planet: Live in Paris\u2019 will feature performances from Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish, H.E.R., Jon Batiste and special guests Ben Harper, FINNEAS, and Mosimann to drive commitments from world leaders and the private sector to confront the climate crisis head on. Under the high patronage of Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, \u2018Power Our Planet: Live in Paris\u2019 will rally global leaders attending the New Financial Pact Summit, chaired by President Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India.<\/p>\n
The Power Our Planet campaign, which is co-chaired by Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados, is calling for a seismic shift in the way the world\u2019s financial systems work to give the world\u2019s poor and developing nations access to the financing they urgently need to quicken their transition to clean energy, strengthen their resilience against natural disasters, and address their most urgent needs.<\/p>\n
Global Citizen\u2019s Power Our Planet campaign is galvanizing millions of people around the world to take action, raise their voices and demand urgent changes from governments, Multilateral Development Banks, and major corporations, including: \u25cf Keep Promises Already Made: Deliver the outstanding $16.7 billion of the committed $100 billion in climate financing for lower-income countries; transfer $100 billion in IMF Special Drawing Rights from wealthy countries to poor countries; increase foreign aid budgets; and enact global carbon emissions taxes. \u25cf Free Up Funding: Make up to $1 trillion in financing available to countries in need through policy reforms at the World Bank and other multilateral development banks; and include natural disaster and pandemic clauses in loans to poorer nations. \u25cf Transition to Clean Energy: Corporations should commit to join the United Nations\u2019 Race-to-Zero by setting science-based targets; publish time-bound action plans for climate transitions; and make transformative investments for a lower-carbon transition in emerging economies.<\/p>\n
Increased access to financing would help bolster governments\u2019 ability to resist climate change by, for example: helping 1.5 million farmers in Zambia withstand climate disasters like droughts and floods; protecting 1.8 million hectares of land in Ghana by 2030; ending deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon by 2030; and strengthening the resilience of national electric grids in island nations like Antigua and Barbuda to withstand Category 5 hurricanes.<\/p>\n
\u2018Power Our Planet: Live in Paris\u2019 will pave the way for this urgent funding to be delivered throughout the year, including at the G20 summit in New Delhi, India in September; the Global Citizen Festival held during the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, USA in September; the IMF and World Bank meetings in October; and culminating at COP28 in Dubai, UAE in November. \u201cOur world needs urgent change.<\/p>\n
Outdated global financial systems are perpetuating the conditions that keep vulnerable countries and their citizens trapped in the cycle of extreme poverty,\u201d said Hugh Evans, Co-founder and CEO, Global Citizen. \u201cWe congratulate Ajay Banga on his appointment as President of the World Bank, and there is an urgent and immediate opportunity for him to show leadership the world truly needs.\u201d \u201cWe need a world with more solidarity.<\/p>\n
Crises are multiplying and the number of those who place their hope in peace and multilateralism will only grow if we, as a global community, demonstrate that we are there to help the most vulnerable,\u201d said Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic. \u201cBecause inequality and poverty are the grounds of today\u2019s and tomorrow\u2019s wars. Because there will be no climate transition worldwide if we don\u2019t fight for more justice and equity.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Halfway to the sustainable development objectives, we need a new financial pact between all countries, so that the world of tomorrow is more united.\u201d \u201cThis year \u2013 and this summit \u2013 are critical for the restoration of justice and equity within the global financial systems that continue to abandon and overlook poor and climate-vulnerable countries,\u201d said Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados. \u201cWe need the presence and commitments of world leaders at the New Financial Pact Summit in Paris. I call on leaders of the G7, G20 and wealthy nations across the globe to step up, and let us act together in the interest of our planet and humanity. Join us in Paris.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe next generation are inheriting a planet that\u2019s being devastated by climate change,\u201d said Lenny Kravitz. \u201cWe have the power to change things with our voices and our actions. Join me on June 22, from wherever you are, and act today to save tomorrow.\u201d An alliance of world leaders representing both Global North and Global South countries has joined the Power Our Planet campaign alongside Global Citizen and Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley, including supporters Emmanuel Macron, President of France; Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone; Pedro S\u00e1nchez, Prime Minister of Spain; Jos\u00e9 Ramos-Horta, President of Timor Leste; Biman Prasad, Deputy Prime Minister of Fiji, the Government of Ghana, the Government of Namibia, the Government of Zambia, and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).<\/p>\n
Power Our Planet\u2019s coalition of supporters also includes leading activists, philanthropic foundations, nonprofit organizations, and private sector leaders, including Dr. Rajiv Shah, President, Rockefeller Foundation; Mark Malloch Brown, President, Open Society Foundations; Benedict Oramah, President of AfreximBank; Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization; Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi; Kate Higgins, CEO, Cooperation Canada; Jennifer Jones, President of Rotary International; Ban Ki-Moon, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations; Eloise Todd, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Pandemic Action Network; and Ineza Umuhoza Grace, Co-Founder of the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition and 2023 Global Citizen Prize winner.<\/p>\n
The Power Our Planet campaign is supported by: Aspire Artemis Foundation Inc.; Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens; BASICS International; Beyond Bretton Woods; the Center for Environmental Peacebuilding; Climate Finance Group for Latin America and the Caribbean; Common Good Marketplace; Connected Development; Don\u2019t Gas Africa; E3G; Education Cannot Wait: Focus 2030; Germanwatch; Glasgow Actions Team; Global Alliance for a Green New Deal; The Global Fund; The UN Global Fund for Education in Emergencies; Green Republic Farms; Hungry for Action; International Climate Change Development Initiative; International Climate Financing WG; International Fund for Agricultural Development; Jane Goodall Institute France; Malala Fund; The ONE Campaign; OWIT Brussels \u2013 Organization of Women in Trade; Oxfam; Plastic Punch; Power to Girls Foundation; Primavera Zur; Project Everyone; Re:Wild, SDG2 Advocacy Hub; Sustainable Development Solutions Network; Shamba Centre for Food and Climate; She Leads Climate Action; Stage For Change; Strategic Youth Network for Development; Sungulo Comm NPC; Support Humanity Cameroon (SUHUCAM); United Nations Foundation.<\/p>\n
The Power Our Planet campaign and the \u2018Power Our Planet: Live in Paris\u2019 event is hosted in partnership with the City of Paris, is produced by Live Nation, and supported by Cisco and Citi as well as Afrexim Bank, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, European Climate Foundation, Open Society Foundations, The Rockefeller Foundation, and the Seadream Family Foundation. A series of thought leadership events focused on driving action from the private sector is being supported by Cisco and Citi.<\/p>\n
The \u2018Power Our Planet: Live in Paris\u2019 broadcast will be produced by Done and Dusted. \u2018Power Our Planet: Live in Paris\u2019 will be livestreamed globally across Global Citizen\u2019s platforms on Thursday, June 22. Amazon will host the livestream on their Twitch channel \u201cAmazon on Twitch,\u201d with more streaming and broadcast platforms to be announced. Global Citizen is grateful for the support of leading media companies across the world including: AIM Group, Arena Holdings, Bella Naija, Brut. Media, EIB Network, Vanguard Media and Zikoko.<\/p>\n
For more information visit globalcitizen.org\/powerourplanet, download the Global Citizen app, and follow Global Citizen on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.<\/p>\n
\u00a0About Global Citizen<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0Global Citizen is the world\u2019s leading international advocacy organization on a mission to end extreme poverty NOW. Powered by a worldwide community of everyday activists raising their voices and taking action, the movement is amplified by campaigns and events that convene leaders in music, entertainment, public policy, media, philanthropy and the corporate sector.<\/p>\n Over the past 10 years, $43.6 billion in commitments announced on Global Citizen platforms has been deployed, impacting nearly 1.3 billion lives. Established in Australia in 2008, Global Citizen\u2019s team operates from New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Berlin, Melbourne, Toronto, Johannesburg, Lagos and beyond.<\/p>\n Join the movement at globalcitizen.org, download the Global Citizen app, and follow Global Citizen on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and Twitter. Press Kit Click here for artwork Media Credentials Applications are now open for media credentials to attend and cover \u2018Power Our Planet: Live in Paris\u2019. Please complete the application form here.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p><\/div>\n