Editing Earth Day (section)

=== Earth Day 2014 ===
The goal of Earth Day 2014 was to dramatically personalize the massive challenges surrounding global climate change and weave that into both Earth Day 2014 and the five-year countdown to Earth Day 2020, the 50th anniversary. It was an opportunity to unite people worldwide into a common cause and call for action.<ref name="Acharya">{{Cite news |last=Acharya |first=Rupashree |date=2014-04-22 |title=International Earth Day |url=https://acharyarupashree48.medium.com/international-earth-day-4b511ec59d25 |work=Medium}}</ref>

The theme of Earth Day 2014 was Green Cities.<ref name="IANS-2014">{{Cite news |title=Earth Day 2014 with Green cities theme celebrated |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/earth-day-2014-with-green-cities-theme-celebrated-114042200722_1.html |access-date=February 18, 2021 |work=Business Standard News}}</ref> Earth Day Network launched the Green Cities campaign in the fall of 2013 to help cities worldwide become more sustainable and reduce their carbon footprint. Focused on three key elements – buildings, energy, and transportation – the campaign aims to help cities accelerate their transition to a cleaner, healthier, and more economically viable future through improvements in efficiency, investments in renewable technology, and regulation reform.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}