Artists' Project Earth is a
UK registered charity
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The legal definitio ...
which recruits internationally known musicians and artists through albums, concerts, art exhibitions and art related projects to raise awareness of
climate change
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and funds for campaigns and
disaster relief
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.
On 20 February 2018, Artists Project Earth (APE) launched their Plastic Oceans Album at the Ocean Plastics Crisis Summit in
London
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. An array of international artists including
Ed Sheeran
Edward Christopher Sheeran ( ; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently r ...
,
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his nearly 70-year ...
and
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer and percussionist Will Champion, and manager Phil Harvey (band m ...
have contributed to the album with the purpose to raise awareness and funds aiming to counter
plastic pollution
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of the oceans.
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Non-profit organisations based in the United Kingdom
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