Friday, 5 June 2026

Today is the day. 5th June 2026

 It pains me to post this. Did you know that today is World Environment Day. I will post some of the text from the web site here. Copy and paste. I am not going to sit any longer than I need to tapping away on this keyboard. You may explore it at your leisure if you so wish. 

There is a video of the conference on the web site. It is two and a half hours long. The introduction starts at 40 minutes. 

The planet doesn’t argue. It doesn’t negotiate. It sends signals—rising seas, raging wildfires, heatwaves, melting glaciers.

#WorldEnvironmentDay 2026 focuses on climate change—on the urgent signals the Earth is sending and the signals we choose to send back. UNEP’s global campaign calls on all of us to step in #NowForClimate, and steer a world already in motion. See how you can get involvedMark 5 June 2026 for one of the world’s largest international days for the environment.

The world is in a climate emergency. Unless greenhouse gas emissions fall dramatically, warming could pass 2.9°C this century 
Unless greenhouse gas emissions fall dramatically, warming could pass 2.9°C this century, which would have catastrophic consequences for life on this planet. UNEP takes a four-pronged approach to addressing the climate crisis and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. 

As global demand for protein continues to rise, aquaculture has become a vital sector, producing more than half of all aquatic animals consumed worldwide. This growth is essential for ensuring food security, improving nutrition, and supporting livelihoods. However, it also presents a significant challenge: how to scale production sustainably while minimising environmental impacts and restoring ecosystems. 

unblocking private finance. 

Global public debt reached over US$100 trillion in 2024. This means that public finance is constrained. That is precisely why blended finance matters: small, strategic amounts of public capital can de-risk and crowd in far larger flows of private investment.

These people are going full steam ahead to change our lives, and we need to know about it. It's no good saying it won't affect me, because it will. Now I shall get my lunch, and go and do some litter picking. A mundane task, but it helps me to switch off from this madness. 

Toodle pip.   ilona

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