World Environment Day 2019, our world is in our hands

Today, the head of the Chinese delegation, Zhao Yingmin, Deputy Minister of Ecology and Environment, and Ms. Joyce Msoya, Acting Executive Director of the United Nations Environment, announced that China will host World Environment Day celebrations on June 5, 2019, under the theme of air pollution.

Nearly 7 million people worldwide die each year as a result of air pollution, with about 4 million of these deaths occurring in the Asia-Pacific region. World Environment Day 2019 will urge governments, industry, communities, and individuals to work together to explore renewable energy and green technologies and to improve air quality in cities and regions around the world.

The Government of China has committed to organizing World Environment Day celebrations across multiple cities, with the main event being hosted by Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.

The announcement comes as environment ministers from around the world participate in meetings of the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, the world’s highest-level environmental forum.

Negotiations at the fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly from 11 to 15 March are expected to address critical issues such as halting food waste and encouraging the spread of electric vehicles.

The association will also continue to publish an air pollution control review report in Beijing 20 years ago.

“China will be one of the largest host countries in the world to celebrate World Environment Day in 2019,” Joyce Missoya said in a statement on Friday. “China can now help motivate the world to do more. Air pollution is a global emergency that affects everyone. China will now push efforts to save millions of lives.”

With the growth of the green energy sector, China has emerged as a major player in climate change mitigation efforts.

China has half the world’s electric vehicles and 99% of the world’s electric buses. By hosting World Environment Day 2019, the Chinese government will be able to demonstrate its innovation and progress towards a cleaner environment.

According to a new UN report on air pollution in Asia and the Pacific, the implementation of 25 technical policies could result in a 20% reduction in carbon dioxide and a 45% reduction in global methane emissions, leading to a reduction in global warming of level 3.

World Environment Day is a United Nations-led global environmental event, celebrated on 5 June each year and celebrated by thousands of communities around the world.

Since the event began in 1972, World Environment Day has become the world’s largest public awareness platform widely celebrated around the world.

Facts about air pollution:

92% of people around the world do not breathe clean air.

Air pollution costs the world economy $ 5 trillion a year in welfare costs.

Ground-level ozone pollution is expected to reduce basic agricultural crops by 26 percent by 2030

About the United Nations Environment

Amendment of the United Nations Environment Program It provides leadership and encourages partnership with the environment. Us the United Nations environment and the private sector.

Man is a creature and at the same time compliant to his environment, which allows him the opportunity to survive and develop intellectual, moral, social and spiritual.

Throughout its history, man has reached the stage of scientific and technological acceleration, which enabled him to transform the environment in a number of ways at an unprecedented level.

The United Nations recognizes that the protection and improvement of the human environment is a key issue affecting the well-being of people and economic development throughout the world. It was therefore adopted on 5 June as World Environment Day.

Today is, therefore, an opportunity to broaden the base of informed opinion and responsible behavior of individuals, businesses, and communities in order to preserve the environment. Since it started in 1974, it has grown into a global public awareness platform that is widely celebrated in more than 100 countries.

Rollback air pollution

Every day is a global environment organized around a topic that focuses attention on a particular environmental concern.

The theme of 2019, Rolling Back Air Pollution, is a call to action in addressing this global crisis. This year’s theme – chosen by China as the host country – invites us to consider how to change our daily lives to mitigate the amount of air pollution we cause, as well as its contribution to reducing global warming and its impact on health.

reasons for air pollution

Understanding the different types of pollution and how they affect health and the environment will help us work towards improving air quality around us.

Often you can’t see air pollution even though it is everywhere. It is true that we cannot stop breathing, but we can still work to improve air quality. Nine out of 10 people in the world breathe polluted air beyond the safe levels set by the World Health Organization, and there is no way we have an urgent task ahead.

reasons for air pollution

-Household living

The main cause of domestic air pollution is the burning of fossil fuels, wood and other biomass-based fuels used in cooking, heating, and lighting. Indoor air pollution causes approximately 3.8 million premature deaths each year, the vast majority in the developing world.

– Industry

In many countries, energy production is a major source of air pollution. Coal-fired power plants are a major contributor to pollution, while diesel generators are a growing concern in areas outside the government power grid.

-Transport

The global transport sector accounts for more than a quarter of CO2 emissions in energy-related fields. The proportion is rising, and these emissions have been linked to nearly 400,000 premature deaths.

-Farming

There are two main sources of air pollution in agriculture: beasts that produce methane and ammonia, and burning agricultural waste. It causes agricultural, forestry and other land uses.

-Waste

The burning of open waste, buried organic waste, releases harmful lidoxides, furans, methane, and carbon black into the air. Globally, nearly 40% of the waste is burned openly.

-Other sources

Human activities are not always the only cause of air pollution. Volcanic eruptions, dust storms and other natural processes cause problems as well. Sand and dust storms are of great concern.

Environment and Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Agenda emphasized “ensuring the permanent protection of the planet and natural resources”. The objective focuses on the protection of underwater and land ecosystems, as well as the sustainable use of marine and land resources.

The goal is to make the world better

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are to call on all poor, rich and middle-income countries to act to promote prosperity, taking into account the protection of the planet. These goals recognize that poverty eradication must go hand in hand with strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and employment while addressing climate change and environmental protection.

The SDG is a plan for a better and more sustainable future for all. These goals address the global challenges we face, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate, environmental degradation, prosperity, peace, and justice. As well as the coherence of goals, and to ensure that no one is left behind, it is important to achieve each goal by 2030.

Why do we celebrate International Days?

International Days are events to educate the general public on issues of importance, mobilize resources and political will to address global problems and celebrate and promote humanitarian achievements.

Although the celebrations of some international days precede the establishment of the United Nations, the United Nations has adopted these celebrations as a powerful tool to raise awareness.

Each international day provides an opportunity for many actors to organize activities related to the theme of the day. The organizations and offices of the United Nations system, as well as Governments, civil society and private sectors, educational institutions and the public at large, are striving to make the International Day a starting point for outreach activities on the theme and objectives of the day.

World Environment Day 2019 – UN Chief’s message

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