Everyone involved with Live Earth India, from our U.S.- and India-based staff, artists and crew to our India-based broadcast, production, non-profit and marketing communications partners, is stunned and saddened by the tragic events of the past few days in our host city Mumbai. We always felt very welcomed and safe as we spent more time on the ground in Mumbai to finalize plans for Live Earth India, scheduled for December 7.
Due to circumstances far beyond our control, we are saddened to announce that Live Earth India has been cancelled. We will continue to work for solutions to the climate crisis for the good of the people of India and around the world. But for now, our thoughts and our prayers are with the victims of this terrible attack, with the bereaved, with the people of Mumbai and with everyone in India.
The Lighting a Billion Lives initiative hopes to bring solar lanterns to villages across India, where over 400,000 people live without electricity. Even if you don’t have solar-powered electricity, you can still make a difference for the environment — and to your energy bill — by using motion-sensing lights, as actress Emily Blunt does in the short clip below. Press play to watch:
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