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Global Citizen Festival Delivers Clean-Energy Push and Amazon Funding as 60,000 Fill Central Park

Organizers say fan-driven advocacy yielded commitments to power 4.6 million African homes and to boost rainforest protection and children's education.

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Global Citizen Festival 2025 will be headlined by Cardi B and Shakira

Overview

  • European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced more than $638 million for climate-friendly energy production, and Energea pledged $250 million for renewable projects.
  • Organizers reported clean-energy commitments sufficient to reach 4.6 million homes across Africa.
  • More than $280 million was pledged toward protecting the Amazon rainforest, including $100 million from the Inter-American Development Bank for its Amazonia Forever program.
  • Education and sport funding advanced with a $9 million MetLife Foundation commitment to the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, with coverage citing over $30 million raised overall.
  • The free-ticket-for-action model drew an in-person audience topping 60,000 and a global livestream, with Cardi B and Shakira headlining under host Hugh Jackman.