World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5 to raise awareness and generate action on a pressing environmental issue.
Source: UN Environment
GENERAL BACKGROUND:
The Day
offers an opportunity to reflect on accomplishments and renew our resolve in
overcoming the environmental challenges facing the world today. Held annually
since 1974, World Environment Day is a vital platform for promoting progress on
the environmental dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals. Governments,
major corporations, non-governmental organizations, local communities,
celebrities and citizens around the world adopt the World Environment Day brand
and participate in celebrations every year in support of the environment.
World Environment Day 2021 is hosted by Pakistan on the theme of “Ecosystem Restoration” under the campaign “Reimagine. Recreate. Restore.”. This year, the Day will also serve as the formal launch of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030.
Source: UN Environment
Source: UN Environment
TOP 10 ENTREPRENEURS THOUGHTS ABOUT ENVIRONMENT
1. Elon Musk: Tesla Motors, Space x
Even if producing CO2 was good for the environment, given that we're going to run out of hydrocarbons, we need to find some sustainable means of operating
2. Bill Gates: Founder of Microsoft
We need to start thinking about the future of food if we are going to feed 9 billion people in a way that does not destroy our environment
3. Jeff Bezos: Amazon E-Commerce
“This is a big problem and it’s going to take collective action all over the world if we are going to make progress on that problem."
4. Bernard Arnault: LVMH
I prefer positive solutions
5. Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook.inc
We are taking steps to reduce our emissions and setting the goal to reach net zero for our company's value chain by 2030.
6. Warren Buffet: Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway Energy is a leader in renewable energy. Today, approximately 48% of our businesses' owned and contracted generation capacity comes from renewable and noncarbon sources
7. Larry Ellison: Philanthropist
“Philanthropy is the definition of not sustainable,” he told Forbes last April. “Business is the definition of sustainable.”
8. Larry Page: Google
The latest target the company has set is operating its data centers and campuses on carbon-free energy 24/7 by 2030.
9. Akon: Singer
We are looking at Akon city to become the beginning of Africa’s future. Our idea is to build a futuristic city that incorporates all the latest technologies, cryptocurrencies, and also the future of how African society should become in the future.
10. Joe Biden: President of United States
The new target for the USA: reduce GHG emissions by 50% - 52% by the year 2030 relative to the level of 2005
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