World Environment Day – 2024

To create awareness about the changing environment and to lay down principles to save environmental hazards – the world environment day is celebrated every year. Organized by the United Nations, there is a theme and a host country every year.

Do you know that 92% of people in the world do not breathe clean air? That’s an alarming stage that the world is in currently. Thus, the United Nations Environment Programme has taken up “Air Pollution” as the theme of this year World Environment Day. There are at least 7 million people across the globe who die prematurely due to air pollution. 4 million out of these 7 million deaths occur in Asia-Pacific. This year the host nation is China and the United Nations along with the host country and all other countries will urge governments, industry, communities, and individuals to come together and start using renewable energy. Also, the emphasis would be laid on green techniques to save the planet and mitigate air pollution. The Government of China has committed to organizing World Environment Day celebrations across multiple cities, with Hangzhou, in the province of Zhejiang, to host the main event.