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Apr 11, 2024 · Earth Day takes place every year on 22 April and is one of the biggest environmental protest movements on the planet. The theme of Earth Day this year is 'Planet vs. Plastics' - campaigners are calling for a 60% reduction in the production of plastics by 2040. The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2024 finds that environmental risks ...
Apr 22, 2024 · This Earth Day we consider the impact of climate change on human health. The health outcomes of climate change are highlighted this Earth Day. Earth Day takes place every year on 22 April when we are encouraged to come together to work on solutions to give our planet a healthier future.
May 31, 2022 · World Environment Day, on 5 June, is a global event to celebrate and encourage action on the climate crisis. The cost of climate adaptation in developing nations is now estimated to be $500 billion a year. CO2 emissions will need to halve by 2030, the UN says, to avoid temperature rises of 2.7C and higher by the end of the century.
Apr 19, 2023 · On April 22, the world will be marking Earth Day, a global day of environmental activism to bring about policy changes, mobilize funding and transform human behaviour to fight the climate crisis. Earth Day 2023 comes as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report has reinforced we are still way off-track when it comes to redressing the impacts of global warming .
Apr 22, 2024 · Earth Day 2024: These 4 innovators have big ideas for developing a sustainable plastics ecosystem. Apr 22, 2024. Earth Day 2024 was an opportunity to raise awareness of the issue of unsustainable plastic production and usage. Image: Unsplash/Jonathan Chng.
Aug 3, 2023 · Earth Overshoot Day is marked every year at the point when human consumption outstrips the resources nature can regenerate. Since the 1970s, humanity’s ecological footprint and Earth’s biocapacity have diverged to the extent that the planet’s resources now only last us until early August. The World Economic Forum's First Movers Coalition ...
Apr 14, 2023 · The Earth Day 2023 Festival will take place Saturday, April 16 in New York’s Union Square, while the Earth Day 2023 Virtual Stage will stream live on Wednesday, April 19. The Earth Day Festival will run from 12 to 6 p.m. ET with booths organized by area environmental groups and initiatives from 511NYRideshare to Grounds For A Peel Composting ...
Apr 22, 2022 · To mark Earth Day 2022, we highlight three projects tackling climate change with tree-based solutions. From investing in trees and pop-up urban forests, to mapping them by satellite. “Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks.”
Aug 23, 2018 · Every day new evidence of our unsustainable impact on the environment is emerging. The last five years have been the warmest five-year period on record, the Arctic warmed much faster than predicted and the UN estimates that in the last 10 years, climate-related disasters have caused $1.4 trillion worth of damage worldwide.
Mar 22, 2024 · World Water Day is held every year on 22 March, and is a United Nations (UN) day focused on raising awareness of the importance of freshwater. This year's theme is Water for Peace. The aim is to highlight the tensions that can emerge over resources like water, leading to potential instability and conflict, but also the role that water can play ...
