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Apr 11, 2024 · Earth Day is an international day devoted to our planet. It draws attention to the environment and promotes conservation and sustainability. Each year on 22 April, around 1 billion people around the world take action to raise awareness of the climate crisis and bring about behavioural change to protect the environment.
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, 2020 · Plastic Pollution. The origins of Earth Day first started 50 years ago, on April 22, 1970 when millions of Americans took to the streets to voice their concern over the treatment of the planet. Since then, Earth Day has become an international day promoting conservation and sustainability, whilst celebrating the earth's natural beauty.
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 22, 2022 · Earth Day’s 2022 theme is “Invest in our planet”. The World Economic Forum's New Nature Economy Report series show that more than 50% of the world's total GDP is highly or moderately dependent on nature and its services, and $700 billion is required annually (less than 1% of global GDP) to reverse the global biodiversity crisis.
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, 2022 · Earth Day: Why we need diverse decision-makers to progress climate negotiations Coral reefs are also victims of climate change. Due to rising sea temperatures and the resulting coral bleaching, up to 50% of the live coral framing Point aux Feilles in Mauritius perished in 2016.
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 22, 2021 · Earth Day 2021 marks a historic moment for action on climate change. Today, at President Biden's unprecedented Leaders Summit on Climate, he put forward an ambitious national commitment from the US to help the world tackle the climate crisis – to halve greenhouse gas emissions from the country by 2030 compared to 2005.
