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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 · 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.
Apr 22, 2024 · By 2050, climate change will place immense strain on global healthcare systems, causing 14.5 million deaths and $12.5 trillion in economic losses. This was the warning from the Quantifying the impact of climate change on human health report published in January 2024 by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with Oliver Wyman, As we celebrate ...
Apr 22, 2024 · This weekly round-up contains key nature and climate news from the past week. Top nature and climate stories: Earth Day: we are almost certainly all eating plastics; Climate crisis could leave global economy 17% poorer by 2050; Powerful El Niño weather event has finally ended. 1. Earth Day: We are almost certainly all eating plastics, says report.
Aug 3, 2023 · Earth Overshoot Day is calculated by dividing Earth’s biocapacity by man’s ecological footprint and multiplying the result by 365 days. Similar calculations are applied on a country-by-country basis to determine Country Overshoot Days each year. Earth Overshoot Day fell on 2 August in 2023. Image: Earth Overshoot Day.
Jan 10, 2024 · From disinformation to inflation, these are the world's most pressing risks. 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.
Jun 4, 2024 · World Environment Day: An A-Z of the world’s 17 megadiverse countries. Jun 4, 2024. Australia is first in the world for endemic species. Image: Unsplash/Gagandeep Singh. This article is part of: Centre for Nature and Climate. There are 17 megadiverse countries – nations with extreme biodiversity. The World Economic Forum’s Nature Action ...
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 ...
Apr 19, 2023 · Ploughing or tilling can release this CO2 back into the atmosphere. Therefore, “climate-smart” agricultural methods that don’t disturb the soil, crop rotation and improving soil cover are ways of sequestering CO2 and containing it underground. Adjusting end-user demand is vital to the success of climate solutions. Image: IPCC. 5.
Mar 4, 2024 · Disrupted supply chains for critical goods and resources were among the top risks identified in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024. We’re racing into a resources crisis that’s set to intensify unless urgent action is taken. Global natural resource consumption is predicted to increase by 60% by 2060, compared with 2020 ...
