Glastonbury’s Emily Eavis named in the Time 100 Climate list 2024

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Glastonbury Festival co-organiser Emily Eavis has been named in the Time 100 Climate list for 2024, which highlights people making progress in fighting climate change through their work.The official Glastonbury X (formerly Twitter) account shared the news earlier today (November 12) along with a link to the full list, which sees Eavis sit alongside figures including Prince Harry, Bill Gates and the King of Bhutan.Time wrote: “To identify this year’s changemakers, TIME’s editors spent months vetting names from across the economy.

We valued measurable, scalable achievements over commitments and announcements. We favored more recent action.“The result is our second annual TIME100 Climate list which represents multitudes of individuals making significant progress in influencing the business of climate change.”Emily Eavis has been included in the 2024 TIME100 Climate list, which celebrates individuals making significant progress in fighting climate change through their work #TIME100ClimateSee the full list at https://t.co/6AVJvP48zS now.

pic.twitter.com/q0LROSu1xV— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) November 12, 2024Time spoke to Eavis about Glastonbury’s efforts to be eco-friendly and the importance of it, and she said: “I really do believe that progress – the power of change – lies in our hands.

The single most important thing we can do at this time, aside from living our lives with integrity and with kindness, is to make our voices heard.