What is Earth Day? When is it in 2024? And what happens? | World ...
2024年4月11日 · 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.
Earth Day 2024: These 4 innovators have big ideas for developing …
2024年4月22日 · The theme of Earth Day 2024 is Planet vs Plastics, to raise awareness of the issue of plastic pollution. UpLink the World Economic Forum's open innovation platform, is supporting innovative start-ups working on critical sustainability challenges, including the shift towards a more sustainable plastics economy.
On Earth Day, a look at how climate change is impacting health
2024年4月22日 · 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. Climate change is one of the biggest challenges to the health of our planet, which also impacts human health worldwide.
Earth Overshoot Day. What is it and why do we need it?
2023年8月3日 · This year, Earth Overshoot Day 2023 fell on 2 August, which is five days later than last year, but four of those days are due to integrating new data sets. For the next seven years, we need to push back Earth Overshoot Day by 19 days each year to reach the United Nation’s (UN) IPCC target of a 43% reduction in carbon emissions worldwide by ...
Earth Day: We are almost certainly all eating plastics, says report ...
2024年4月22日 · Earth Day: We are almost certainly all eating plastics, says report As Earth Day 2024 sees global governments and NGOs meet in Ottawa to continue negotiating terms of the UN Global Plastics Treaty, a new report from EARTHDAY.ORG on this year's theme of "Plastics vs. Planet" explores the challenges humans face reigning in the plastics industry.
Earth Day: Four ways to safeguard investment in nature now
2022年4月22日 · 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.
These are the biggest global risks we face in 2024 and beyond
2024年1月10日 · The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 says the biggest short-term risk stems from misinformation and disinformation. In the longer term, climate-related threats dominate the top 10 risks global populations will face. Two-thirds of global experts anticipate a multipolar or fragmented order to take shape over the next decade.
Earth Day: Here are 5 ways we can scale up climate solutions
2023年4月19日 · 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 ...
World Environment Day 2024: 17 megadiverse countries | World …
2024年6月4日 · World Environment Day is held every 5 June to encourage action to protect and restore the Earth. Biodiversity is essential for tackling climate change – it’s the world’s strongest natural defence against greenhouse gases .
It will take hope, inspiration and action to save the earth
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