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Live Earth co-organizer Kevin Wall at a press conference in Mumbai, India, Thursday. (Rajanish Kakade/Associated Press)Live Earth will rock in Mumbai, India, on Dec. 7 to combat climate change.
Live Earth organizers said in Mumbai Thursday this year's concert for a climate in crisis will feature international performers, including Jon Bon Jovi and Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, environmental advocates and celebrities from around the globe.
It will follow up last year's musical extravaganza, the largest global entertainment event to date. The July 7, 2007, Live Earth concert spanned four continents, saw 150 acts perform over a 24-hour period and sparked a three-year commitment to raising awareness of a climate in crisis.
But organizers Al Gore and Emmy-winning concert producer Kevin Wall decided to stage only the one concert in Mumbai this year to focus attention on positive environmental action in the developing world.
"India will be among the leading powers of the global economy in coming decades," former U.S. vice-president Gore said. "It should lead the world by committing to produce all of its new energy in the electricity sector from clean and renewable sources within the next 10 years."
The world has a lot to learn from traditional Indian culture about sustainability, Wall added.
He said the Live Earth team is committed to implementing last year's guidelines in India, including recycling, minimizing waste and using Indian lighting, staging and video companies to reduce waste in transportation.
Live Earth India's proceeds will go to charities, including Light a Billion Lives, a non-profit organization headed by Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, who shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Price with Gore for sounding the alarm on global warming.
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