{"id":3927,"date":"2021-04-22T16:48:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T16:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/?p=3927"},"modified":"2026-08-03T11:28:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T05:58:27","slug":"youtube-celebrates-earth-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/latest-youtube-updates\/youtube-celebrates-earth-day\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube Launches Sustainability-Focused Originals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube has been on a roll in 2021, with launching new features and updates. While YouTube is uniquely celebrating Earth Day 2021, it has also announced new Ad packages under YouTube Select. The platform makes it easier for creators and advertisers or brands to entertain, promote, and engage with each other.<\/p>\n<p>Earth Day is an annual event celebrated globally to support environmental protection. Many YouTubers use the platform to raise awareness and encourage zero waste living. Just like Manuela Baron (Girl Gone Green), this year will see similar creators as a part of YouTube&#8217;s latest campaign.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_72 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/latest-youtube-updates\/youtube-celebrates-earth-day\/#YouTube_Launches_%E2%80%9CHumans_of_Earth_Day%E2%80%9D_Campaign\" title=\"YouTube Launches \u201cHumans of Earth Day\u201d Campaign\">YouTube Launches \u201cHumans of Earth Day\u201d Campaign<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/latest-youtube-updates\/youtube-celebrates-earth-day\/#YouTube_Sustainability-Focused_Originals\" title=\"YouTube Sustainability-Focused Originals\">YouTube Sustainability-Focused Originals<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTube_Launches_%E2%80%9CHumans_of_Earth_Day%E2%80%9D_Campaign\"><\/span>YouTube Launches \u201cHumans of Earth Day\u201d Campaign<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3931\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/youtube-launches-humans-of-earth-day-campaign.jpg\" alt=\"youtube-launches-humans-of-earth-day-campaign\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/youtube-launches-humans-of-earth-day-campaign.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/youtube-launches-humans-of-earth-day-campaign-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/youtube-launches-humans-of-earth-day-campaign-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>YouTube is kicking off <strong>Earth Day<\/strong> with a slate of sustainability-focused Originals. This move comes as a part of Google\u2019s pledge to fight climate change. The tech giant plans on going carbon-free commitment by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube air a special episode of BookTube, featuring <strong>Bill Gates<\/strong> and his book <strong>How To Avoid A Climate Disaster<\/strong>. During this episode, Gates and YT creators will discuss climate crises and different solutions that the world can adopt to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses.<\/p>\n<p>Creators such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ArielBissett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ariel Bissett<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Emmanuel Acha<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/AsapSCIENCE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>asapScience<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCvCyIiKSCA1fHKSCOKJyjXA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MostlySane<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/destinws2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SmarterEveryDay<\/strong> <\/a>will be a part of this discussion.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube\u2019s \u201c<strong>Humans of Earth Day<\/strong>\u201d campaign will feature many Environmental YouTube creators. YouTube will launch this campaign on its own channel featuring more than 30 creators.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube will host Global Citizen Live with Global Citizen Partnerships on September 25, 2021. This live broadcast airing from many locations globally is similar to New Year Eve\u2019s Countdown. During TED\u2019s Countdown Summit, creators will talk about climate change and sustainability-related to their lives.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"[Replay] Watch the Countdown Global Launch, a call to action on climate change\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5dVcn8NjbwY?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTube_Sustainability-Focused_Originals\"><\/span>YouTube Sustainability-Focused Originals<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>YouTube is focused on coming up with new projects related to the environment to inform, inspire and educate viewers. The below-mentioned is YouTube\u2019s complete sustainability slate for 2021, which will be premiered in October 2021. <span style=\"text-transform: initial;\">These originals will see Jack Harries, Mark Vins, and many more creators and eco-friendly YouTubers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Seat at the Table<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Stay Wild<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Shut It Off ASAP<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kid Correspondent<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lately, YouTube has been experimenting with its platform by hiding the dislikes on its videos. It has also expanded monetization to previously unavailable content types. Creators are using this opportunity to grow their channel. Learn more about increasing views on your YouTube videos with these tips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many YouTubers use the platform to raise awareness and encourage zero waste living.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3928,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[38,21,44,11],"class_list":["post-3927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-youtube-updates","tag-youtube-ads","tag-youtube-channel","tag-youtube-creators","tag-youtube-marketing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3.1 (Yoast SEO v25.3.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>YouTube Celebrates Earth Day 2021 Campaign with Originals<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about YouTube&#039;s Earth Day 2021 campaigns and find out 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