5th June, World Environment Day
Today, 5th June is World Environment Day
Every single one of us can help to tackle climate change and prepare for the impacts.
We all have an impact on the environment through our use of resources and burning
fossil fuels for everyday activities such as driving cars and heating our homes.
If we all try to make the most environmentally sustainable choices in our lives then
we can make a real difference.
We all have an impact on the environment through our use of resources and burning
fossil fuels for everyday activities such as driving cars and heating our homes.
If we all try to make the most environmentally sustainable choices in our lives then
we can make a real difference.
Consider the environmental impacts of:
The energy used in your home
The way you travel
The food you eat
This year sees the 40th anniversary of the event that led to the establishment
of World Environment Day. WED, as it is often called, was established by the
United Nations General Assembly to mark the start of the UN Conference
on the Human Environment held inStockholm
The first World Environment Day was on 5th June 1973.
of World Environment Day. WED, as it is often called, was established by the
United Nations General Assembly to mark the start of the UN Conference
on the Human Environment held in
The first World Environment Day was on 5th June 1973.
World Environment Day 2012 the host is Brazil
Green Economy: Does it include you?
A Green Economy, according to the United Nations Environment Programme,
is one that results in improved human well-being and social equity,
while significantly reducing environmental risk and ecological scarcities.
This can be summed up as being a socially inclusive, low carbon economy
that is efficient with its resources.
is one that results in improved human well-being and social equity,
while significantly reducing environmental risk and ecological scarcities.
This can be summed up as being a socially inclusive, low carbon economy
that is efficient with its resources.
In more detail, economic growth, through income and employment, is driven by public
and private investment that in addition to reducing carbon emissions and pollution,
enhances energy and resource efficiency, and prevents the loss of biodiversity
and ecosystem services. In order to support these investments a degree
of targeted public expenditure, coupled with policy reforms and regulation
changes is necessary.
and private investment that in addition to reducing carbon emissions and pollution,
enhances energy and resource efficiency, and prevents the loss of biodiversity
and ecosystem services. In order to support these investments a degree
of targeted public expenditure, coupled with policy reforms and regulation
changes is necessary.
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