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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.
World Environment Day: An A-Z of the world’s 17 megadiverse countries. Australia is first in the world for endemic species. There are 17 megadiverse countries – nations with extreme biodiversity. The World Economic Forum’s Nature Action Agenda calls for public- and private-sector collaboration to stop biodiversity loss by 2030.
1. Air pollution kills 800 people every hour or 13 every minute, accounting for more than three times the amount of people who die from malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS combined each year. 2. Some of the same pollutants contribute to both climate change and local air pollution, including black carbon or soot - produced by inefficient combustion ...
Nature and biodiversity are central to the health of planet Earth and must be prioritised through climate action. The World Economic Forum’s Champions for Nature are leading the transition to a nature-positive global economy. To mark World Environment Day, we've outlined three pillars for mobilizing finance for nature. Nature is our lifeline.
Earth Day takes place on 22 April and this year's theme is 'Invest in Our Planet'. It draws attention to the billions of actions being taken around the world to create a greener, more equitable future for all. Here are some of the ways you can get involved, as selected by the website EcoWatch. Since it helped launch a new era of environmental ...
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 ...
1. Micro-investment for mega infrastructure. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) estimates that to limit global warming to 2°C, renewable energy will need to provide 65% of the world’s energy in 2050, up from around 15% today. In dollar terms, this will require around $700 billion to be invested in renewable energy every year.
Beatrice Di Caro. Today is World Environment Day. The Great Reset should prioritise the protection of our planet. Today at 1230 GMT (7:30 am in Colombia, 3:30 pm in Geneva), Professor Klaus Schwab will speak at a session organised by the UN Environment Programme and the Colombian government.
This weekly round-up brings you some of the key environment stories from the past seven days. Top stories: tropical storm Ana kills more than 80 in Africa; drivers stuck in snow in Athens; bigger spend needed to reach net-zero targets; US climate change envoy John Kerry warns 'we're in trouble'. 1. Environment and climate change stories to read ...
Oceanium. Scottish biotech start-up Oceanium uses sustainably-farmed seaweed to create food and nutrition products and compostable biopackaging. It believes that a sustainable seaweed farming industry can help mitigate the effects of climate change and create jobs. COVID Challenge. Intelehealth.