Nobody seems to know exactly what the green ribbons stand for at the #Emmys; Update: They're for climate change

Greg P. | 9:20 PM on September 20, 2015

Also, how did I get through the entire red carpet without figuring out what the green ribbon some people are wearing means? #Emmys

— Rachel Pierce (@thejuniebird) September 21, 2015

It’s a mystery, we tell ‘ya! At tonight’s Emmy Awards, some of the celebrities in attendance can be seen sporting green awareness ribbons. But nobody really knows what cause these ribbons actually support.

Here are some of the theories.

It’s for transgender equality:

Nice to see ribbons of awareness and purpose back at awards shows. #greenribbon #transgender

— sheryl lee ralph (@thesherylralph) September 21, 2015

So the green ribbon is for transgender equality tonight? I thought maybe it was for all the women in sexual slavery c/o #IS

— Jules (@juleslalaland) September 21, 2015

Or it’s to highlight climate change:

Girlfriend & hubby head to #Emmys2015 wearing the green ribbon! #demandclimateaction pic.twitter.com/V47jgTl1rp

— Laurie David (@Laurie_David) September 20, 2015

Wonder what the #Emmys green ribbons are about? We #DemandClimateAction from world leaders! Sign the petition at http://t.co/aHNDTTxnvg

— ella tabasky (@renegadecop) September 21, 2015

If you're wondering why #Transparent cast members are wearing green ribbons, it's for #DemandClimateAction. #Emmys

— Joe Pardavila (@joepardavila) September 21, 2015

Multiple actors, including Transparent’s Jeffrey Tambor and Gaby Hoffmann, donned green ribbons at this year’s Emmy Awards to raise awareness for the Green Ribbon Campaign, a movement to open up discussions about mental health.

Stars also wore the ribbons last year during the Emmys following Robin Williams’ 2014 suicide. “I dealt with it firsthand and lost someone really dear to me,” Allison Janney told EW backstage at the time. “Everyone is feeling that.”

Exit question: What do mental health advocates think of the global warming alarmists who are stealing their publicity?

Update. As you can see above, some of the accounts that said the ribbons were for mental health awareness have deleted their tweets and EW.com issued this correction:

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this post stated that the ribbons were to promote mental health.

According to the L.A. Times, they’re sponsored by the NRDC to promote climate change awareness:

Did you notice the green ribbons on the red carpet? Here's the story behind them. http://t.co/7wQkpQPVv6 #Emmys

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) September 21, 2015

Tonight at the #Emmys, stars are wearing green ribbons to #DemandClimateAction http://t.co/pUtLXHesPE pic.twitter.com/t9DJhSPzqP

— NRDC ? (@NRDC) September 21, 2015

Carry on.

Editor’s note: This post has been updated.

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