Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish or even Ben Harper will perform on June 22 in Paris during a charity concert for the climate and against poverty, on the sidelines of an international summit organized at the initiative of the Élysée, announced Tuesday the NGO Global Citizen. The artists H.E.R., Jon Batiste, Finneas and Mosimann will also participate in the free festivities planned at the Champ-de-Mars, which had already hosted a slew of stars in 2021 under the aegis of the philanthropic organization, including Elton John.
Entitled Power our planet: live in Paris, the event will highlight the summit for a “new global financial pact”, organized on June 21 and 22 in the capital at the initiative of President Emmanuel Macron, with the aim of reforming the international financial system to meet the climate challenge.
Paris had launched the idea of this summit in the fall during COP27 in Egypt with the Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley (whose island is on the front line facing the threats of climate change), who co-chairs the Global Citizen’s “Power our planet” campaign. Through this campaign, the NGO hopes for “a strong presence and commitments” in Paris from the new president of the World Bank, Ajay Banga, from the American secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and from the nations of the G20.
It calls for a “step change” to enable poor and developing countries to access “the financing they urgently need to accelerate their transition to clean energy, build their resilience to natural disasters and meet their needs. most pressing”. “There will be no climate transition on a global scale if we do not fight for more justice and equity”, warns Emmanuel Macron, quoted in the press release. “The next generations are inheriting a planet devastated by climate change”, laments Lenny Kravitz, calling for “change things”.
Co-founded in 2008 by Australian Hugh Evans, Global Citizen, headquartered in New York, has organized the Global Citizen Festival every year since 2012, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, distributing free tickets to people pledging to mobilize against poverty. Produced by Live Nation, the Parisian concert in June will be broadcast online.