iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Feb 19, 2021 12:01pm (Pexel photo)
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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched a report outlining three environmental emergencies currently facing humanity – the climate crisis, the devastation of wildlife and nature, and the pollution that causes millions of deaths every year.
“Humanity is waging war on nature. This is senseless and suicidal,” said UN Secretary–General Antonio Guterres. “The consequences of our recklessness are already apparent in human suffering, towering economic losses, and the accelerating erosion of life on Earth.”
The report, entitled “Making Peace With Nature,” provides a scientific blueprint on how to repair the planet. One of UNEP’s recommendations encourages redirecting more than $5 trillion from fossil fuels and industrial agriculture to renewable energy and low-carbon technology. It also urges wealthier nations to reduce meat consumption and waste less energy a
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