Washington, D.C. - On December 5-6, former US Vice President Al Gore and The Climate Reality Project will host the sixth-annual 24 Hours of Reality broadcast - 24 Hours of Reality: The Road Forward - a star-studded, 24-hour live event focused on climate solutions watched by millions of viewers around the world.

This year's event produced by ShoulderHill Entertainment begins at 5:00 pm CST, focusing on the 24 largest CO2-emitting countries and featuring - among others - Ryan Reynolds, Jon Bon Jovi, Carole King, Vance Joy, and Thirty Seconds to Mars.

"The Paris Agreement has fundamentally and permanently altered what the world thought was possible in terms of addressing the climate crisis," said Al Gore. "The conversation no longer hinges on if we can do something to address climate change. Instead, world leaders, environmental activists, and ordinary citizens are asking what we can do to solve this crisis and how we can work together to do it. This year's 24 Hours of Reality will help the global community envision the Paris Agreement coming to life, as we look at the elected officials, business leaders, and activists that are making climate action a reality in countries around the world."

As with the previous years' programs that have rallied millions to demand action on climate, this year's broadcast will feature special appearances and interviews with celebrities, musicians, thought leaders, and environmental experts.

The broadcast also marks the world premiere of an exclusive, never-before-seen aerial performance imagined by Cirque du Soleil that will be part of the 5th edition of One Night for One Drop, a philanthropic spectacle held on March 3rd, 2017 in Las Vegas in support of One Drop, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to providing access to safe water. The subject of this new work is "One Drop for Humankind."

Government Officials: • Governor Jerry Brown • President Felipe Calderón • Patricia Espinosa • EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy

Personalities: • Patrick Adams • Ken Ayugai • Sarah Backhouse • Gisele Bundchen • Sam Champion • Maggie Grace • Vanessa Hauc • Carole King • Julia Louis-Dreyfus • Edward Norton • Zachary Quinto • Nikki Reed • Ryan Reynolds • Jonathan Scott • Jamil Smith • Ian Somerhalder • Mbali Vilakazi • Matt Walsh • Bradley Whitford • Calum Worthy

Musicians and Performers: • One Night for One Drop imagined by Cirque du Soleil • Jon Bon Jovi • Mary Lambert • PJ Harvey • Pete Yorn • Thirty Seconds to Mars • The Skadoos • The RUA • Tom Chaplin • Vance Joy

Each hour of the broadcast will explore the landscape of the climate crisis in one of the 24 largest CO2-emitting countries, delving into its commitments to the climate fight, the region's unique challenges related to climate change, and most importantly, how each country can do its part to make the goals of the Paris Agreement a reality.

As one of three nations in North America, Mexico has cooperated with Canada and the United States to push for 50 percent overall clean power generation continent-wide by 2025, and the country itself is already well on its way to meeting this goal. Energy reforms and a new carbon tax are expanding renewable energy development and diversifying the country's energy mix; Mexico City's effective and sustainable transportation system is one of the most sophisticated in the world; and the country is making a strong effort to improve air quality by committing to halving production of black carbon.

24 Hours of Reality: The Road Forward will also focus on how Mexico's largely Roman Catholic population is responding to the moral challenge of the climate crisis in the face of heatwaves, droughts, disease threat, and other effects.

"24 Hours of Reality: The Road Forward is a celebration of how far we have come in the year since COP 21, but also a reminder of the hard work that lies ahead," said Ken Berlin, president and CEO of The Climate Reality Project. "Ensuring global access to clean and affordable energy and climate-resilient infrastructure for people around the world will not be an easy task, but the Paris Agreement has provided us with the first step in the right direction. We're excited to share stories of climate action and progress from the 24 largest-emitting nations on Earth, and we hope to inspire people to take up the mantle of climate action within their own communities."

24 Hours of Reality: The Road Forward will be viewable on broadcast television in over 75 countries and globally through a worldwide digital network. Broadcast partners include ABS-CBN, AmpLive, DirectTV Latin America, Facebook Live, FOXTEL, IBA, Line TV, Livestream, Mashable, Phoenix TV, People's Weather, RTP, SKY Mexico, TLN, Telemundo, WION, Youku and others. Global transmission feed is being provided by Intelsat.

The Climate Reality Project operates around the world through various branch offices focused on driving local, regional, and continent-wide action for climate solutions. Climate Reality branches currently operate in India, Indonesia, Canada, Mexico and Latin America, Australia, Africa, Brazil, the Philippines, China, and Europe.

Past 24 Hours of Reality events have each focused on a different theme, including The World is Watching in 2015, 24 Reasons for Hope in 2014, The Cost of Carbon in 2013, The Dirty Weather Report in 2012, and the inaugural 24 Hours of Reality in 2011.

About The Climate Reality Project

Founded by Nobel Laureate and former US Vice President Al Gore, The Climate Reality Project is one of the world's leading organizations dedicated to mobilizing action on climate change. With a global movement more than 5 million strong and a grassroots network of trained Climate Reality Leader activists, we are spreading the truth about the climate crisis and building popular support for clean energy solutions. For more information, visit climaterealityproject.org or follow us on Twitter at @ClimateReality.