Global Green will roll out the green carpet for hundreds of eco-conscious stars and allies at its 14th annual pre-Oscar party on February 22.
Global Green USA is dedicated to helping the people, places, and the planet in need through catalytic projects, transformative policy, and cutting-edge research. Global Green USA's signature programs include greening affordable housing, schools, neighborhoods, and cities as well as rebuilding communities - such as New Orleans and areas of New York and New Jersey -- that have suffered from the impacts of climate change, sea level rise, and environmental degradation.
Global Green USA is the U.S. affiliate of Green Cross International, which was founded by President Mikhail Gorbachev in 1993 to foster a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure future.
Connect4Climate honored for its climate advocacy work in 2016
The World Bank Group’s Connect4Climate global partnership program received a special recognition for its public outreach, youth engagement and advocacy work with creative industries. Connect4Climate was praised especially for its Action4Climate competition which engaged more than 260 young filmmakers from 70 countries to bring their local stories to a global audience, and for its ongoing Film4Climate campaign that unites over 170 film industry organizations to green the silver screen.
“Movies have a huge impact on people”, said Lucia Grenna, Connect4Climate’s Program Manager – “They enable us to experience lives different from our own, to feel sentiments and emotions far from our daily experience, to be someone else for a couple of hours. At the same time, films can influence our behavior and shape our habits, encouraging the kind of transition in behavior that we need to reach with climate messaging. The film industry could play a pivotal role in raising public awareness about the climate challenge and delivering effective calls for action.”
The internationally acclaimed musician Stevie Wonder and Connect4Climate's Program Manager Lucia Grenna on the green carpet
Recall the best moments of the #GreenOscar16 here.