5th June is the World Environment Day
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Ranjan K Baruah
Contd from previous issue
Many people think that climate change mainly means warmer temperatures. But temperature rise is only the beginning of the story. Because the Earth is a system where everything is connected, changes in one area can influence changes in all others. The consequences of climate change include, among others, intense droughts, water scarcity, severe fires, rising sea levels, flooding, melting polar ice, catastrophic storms and declining biodiversity.
On the other hand every year, we produce more than 400 million tons of plastic—enough to fill more than a million garbage trucks! Imagine that amount spilling into oceans and cities. Plastic has many valuable uses in our daily lives, but our current production and consumption practices and levels pose threats to our health and environment. Plastic pollution poses a global challenge; with plastic waste projected to nearly triple by 2060 under a business-as-usual scenario.
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Contd from previous issue
Many people think that climate change mainly means warmer temperatures. But temperature rise is only the beginning of the story. Because the Earth is a system where everything is connected, changes in one area can influence changes in all others. The consequences of climate change include, among others, intense droughts, water scarcity, severe fires, rising sea levels, flooding, melting polar ice, catastrophic storms and declining biodiversity.
On the other hand every year, we produce more than 400 million tons of plastic—enough to fill more than a million garbage trucks! Imagine that amount spilling into oceans and cities. Plastic has many valuable uses in our daily lives, but our current production and consumption practices and levels pose threats to our health and environment. Plastic pollution poses a global challenge; with plastic waste projected to nearly triple by 2060 under a business-as-usual scenario.
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