Canopy Tree Project
We Know How Solve Your Climate Apathy
October 30, 2025
With so much happening in the world, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, helpless, and even immobilized. When it comes to the climate crisis, that feeling is widespread: nearly two-thirds of adults in America alone have reported experiencing some form of anxiety about climate change.
But young people are the ones most impacted; in 2021, 84% of young people between the ages of 16 and 25 said they were at least moderately worried about climate change, and 59% reported being very or extremely worried. This climate anxiety doesn’t just cause unease, but triggers feelings of despair and defeatism. Which can actually stop young people from being part of the solution and acting. But this inaction does not come from a lack of care; it’s a symptom of not knowing what to do.
Earth Day is here to help! This year, April 22 was Earth Action Day; an opportunity to take any step, no matter how small, towards finding how we can all help slow down climate change. Let’s keep that momentum going for National Speak Up for Service Day, and to inspire you EARTHDAY.ORG staff have some tips for how you can take action.
Evan Raskin, National Campaign Manager – Campaign for Communities
Today reminds us all of the importance of speaking up; it’s one of the greatest acts of service we can contribute to our community. Each of us has the civic duty to speak up and make our voices heard in decision making at the local, state, and federal level. When we all speak up, our society makes choices that benefit all of us.
Here at EARTHDAY.ORG, we’re speaking up for the environment and encourage you to join us. Make your voice heard by sending a letter to your Congressmembers urging them to protect families and communities by voting against a provision that would grant pesticide manufacturers legal immunity, even when their products hurt people.
It takes 5 minutes but it’s a great way to make a difference and get involved.
Lee Franklin, Volunteer Coordinator – Earth Day Champions
As Earth Day 2026 approaches we are launching the Earth Day Champions Program! Earth Day Champions are individuals who want to step up and do more to protect our health and our environment. Earth Day Champions will participate in and help organize actions like clean-ups or clothing swaps.
But Champions can also amplify the voice of the majority of Americans who want to see MORE renewable energy, STRONG protections for clean water, air, and human health, and ACTION to combat climate change. Champions can help us advocate for these principles at local, state, and federal levels. You can view opportunities to become an Earth Day Champion here.
Michael Karapetian, The Great Global Cleanup Coordinator – The Great Global Cleanup
Through the Great Global Cleanup, people, especially young activists, are standing up to protect their communities from the plastic pollution that threatens their health, wildlife and our future. Across the world, young leaders are organizing cleanups not just to remove the waste that is poisoning their communities, but to call out the systems that allow it to exist in the first place.
My favorite part of this movement is seeing cleanup organizers become the cornerstone of the environmental movement in their cities, and not just cleanup the mess, but demanding that their local leaders stop plastic at its source. In The Great Global Cleanup, speaking up for service means standing up for our rights to have a future free from plastic.
Join us and by finding a clean up near you, or registering your own cleanup on our Great Global Cleanup map.
Dennis Nolasco, Education Coordinator – Climate Education
As the world prepares for COP30 in Belém, Brazil, now is the time to speak up for the next generation. Climate education empowers students with the knowledge and civic skills they need to build sustainable communities, enter the green workforce, and take meaningful action on climate change.
EARTHDAY.ORG’s Climate Literacy Petition calls on world leaders to make climate education a core component of their national climate commitments. By signing and sharing the petition, we can urge governments to ensure that every student, everywhere, has access to quality, interdisciplinary climate education.
Aminah Taariqu-Sidibe, Plastic Free Manager – End Plastics Initiative
Plastic pollution is one of the most urgent environmental challenges of our time; devastating ecosystems, endangering wildlife, and threatening human health around the world. Microplastics have now been found in human blood, brains, lungs, and even reproductive organs, raising alarms about long-term health effects including inflammation, hormonal disruption, and links to cancer.
Through the End Plastics Campaign, EARTHDAY.ORG is mobilizing advocacy for a 60% reduction in fossil fuel-based plastic production by 2040, education and awareness about the health impacts of the plastics lifecycle, and full accountability for industries driving pollution. Plastic pollution transcends borders and so must our response. The UN Global Plastic Treaty represents a historic opportunity for nations to come together and commit to a legally binding international agreement to end plastic pollution by regulating the entire lifecycle of plastics, from production to disposal.
Join us by adding your name to the call for a strong, binding Global Plastic Treaty.
Aidan Charron, Associate Director of Global Earth Day – Canopy Tree Project
Reforestation is one of the most practical, powerful ways we can fight climate change, and its impact goes far beyond the environment. Through The Canopy Tree Project, EARTHDAY.ORG is working with communities around the world to plant trees that restore ecosystems, support local economies, and strengthen neighborhoods.
From the Sundarbans to the High Atlas Mountains, we partner with local leaders to ensure each tree planted reflects the needs and values of the people it serves. Whether it’s shading schoolyards, preventing flooding, or providing food and income, trees become part of the solution; rooted in place and purpose.
Join us by supporting The Canopy Tree Project; whether by donating, dedicating a tree, or helping us expand to new areas.If you are feeling inspired (as I am sure you are) you can take any of the movements above. You can also make them your own and register your action on our Earth Action Day site.
