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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.
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 .
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 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, 2021 · Industrial waste makes up at least 50% of global waste. Much of that waste is the result of poor quality products from manufacturing processes. AI can help workers reduce waste and lower the cost of quality. Earth Day inspires many consumers to examine their recycling, composting and consumption. That’s all good, but it isn’t where the ...
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.
The theme of this year’s Earth Day, on 22 April, is Environmental and Climate Literacy. The Earth Day Network, which coordinates the global awareness-raising day, is launching an ambitious drive to ensure every student in the world is “climate literate” when they leave high school - by Earth Day 2020.
