The Lumineers, 5 Seconds of Summer, Jeff Goldblum to Perform at Al Gore's 24 HOURS OF REALITY Global Broadcast

On December 3-4, former US Vice President Al Gore will host The Climate Reality Project's eighth-annual 24 Hours of Reality broadcast - 24 Hours of Reality: Protect Our Planet, Protect Ourselves - a 24-hour live event exploring how the climate crisis is threatening human health worldwide. This year's program will be carried by broadcast partners globally and streamed live online at 24HoursofReality.org.

Celebrities, musicians, elected officials, and thought leaders will join the broadcast to highlight the climate-health connection around the world, with features including:

• Special appearances and exclusive performances: Sting & Shaggy; The Lumineers; 5 Seconds of Summer; Moby; Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra; Portugal. The Man; Bob Weir and WOLF Bros; Robyn; Courtney Barnett; Arlissa; Kate Nash; Goo Goo Dolls; CLARE BOWEN; David Crosby; Nahko; Michael Franti; We Three; Marcin Patrzalek; Nyah Grace; Khalil Fong; LiCong; Raja Kumari; and Ben&Ben, including:
  • Exclusive world premieres of Portugal. The Man's new single, "Easy Tiger," and Kate Nash's new single, "Trash."

• Celebrity appearances: Jaden Smith; Calum Worthy; Bill Nye; Téa Leoni; Jonathan Scott; Claire Danes; Mandy Patinkin; Thomas Middleditch; Van Ness Wu; Hans Zimmer; Cody Simpson; and more.

• Elected officials and thought leaders: President Sauli Niinistö, president of the Republic of Finland; President Carlos Alvarado Quesada, president of the Republic of Costa Rica; First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, first minister of Scotland; George Heyman, minister of environment and climate change strategy, British Columbia; Dr. Eckart Würzner, mayor of Heidelberg, Germany; Gina McCarthy, former US EPA administrator and director of C-CHANGE (Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Dr. Maria Neira, director, Department of Public Health, Environmental, and Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization; Dr. Zitouni Ould-Dada, deputy director of climate and environment division at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Dr. Robert Bullard, distinguished professor of urban planning and environmental policy at Texas Southern University; Catherine Flowers, rural development manager for the Equal Justice Initiative, founder of the Alabama Center for Rural Enterprise (ACRE), The Climate Reality Project Board Member; and more.

"Our health depends on the health of the planet," said Al Gore. "The climate crisis is not an abstract issue; it has direct impacts on us and the people we love the most. I'm looking forward to exploring the climate and health connection on this year's 24 Hours broadcast and to discussing how we can take bold and ambitious action to ensure that future generations can live long, healthy lives full of opportunity and promise."

Produced by Peter Green, Danielle Addair, and Steve Addair of ShoulderHill Entertainment, this year's 24 Hours of Reality will air live from Los Angeles beginning on Monday, December 3 at 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST. The show will travel around the globe, highlighting unique regional health impacts and celebrating local, national, and international efforts to implement meaningful climate solutions. The program will also broadcast two hours live from locations in China and India.

24 Hours of Reality: Protect Our Planet, Protect Ourselves will be carried on television globally by broadcast partners in 125 plus countries, including ABS-CBN, Discovery Poland Group, France 24, KAN, NDTV, People°s Weather (DSTV), Phoenix TV, RTP, SBS Viceland, SKY Mexico, TLN, Yle and more. The full list of television broadcast partners will be available at24HoursofReality.org. The show will also be available live via online streaming at 24HoursofReality.org, ifeng.com in China, and through a network of social distribution partners. Global transmission feed is being provided by Intelsat, operator of the world's first globalized network and leader in integrated satellite communications.

For more information, visit 24HoursofReality.org

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