A new report highlights the severe health and environmental impacts of plastics, pesticides, and forever chemicals, exposing billions to dangerous health effects. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) warns that waste generation, dumping, and burning are on the rise, urging a swift transition to zero waste and circular economy approaches to mitigate human health, economic, and environmental costs. The UNEP report predicts a surge in public waste by 2050, leading to hundreds of billions of dollars in damages through biodiversity loss, climate change, and deadly pollution. Air pollution, identified as the fourth leading cause of premature death globally, results in nearly 7 million premature deaths annually, prompting actions at the UNEA6 to address this critical issue.
Did you know air pollution is the fourth leading cause of premature death globally? Almost 7 million lives are lost prematurely each year due to air pollutants. That’s why #UNEA6 is taking action to address this environmental concern. @EPA #AirPollution #UNEA6 #UNEP https://t.co/tj8Jo0Y4fV
A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme warns of billions of dollars worth of damages through biodiversity loss, climate change and deadly pollution unless urgent measures are taken to reduce global waste generation https://t.co/WXfQ7FkXKi https://t.co/WtUMx239lo
Waste produced by the public will surge by 2050, causing hundreds of billions of dollars of damage through biodiversity loss, climate change and deadly pollution, the United Nations Environment Programme said in a report https://t.co/WXfQ7FkXKi https://t.co/Ya37fcACf2
Waste generation, dumping & burning are growing every year. Inaction on global waste management costs human health, economies & the environment dearly. New @UNEP report calls for swift transition to zero waste & circular economy approaches. https://t.co/8eGEyHxBY4 #UNEA6 https://t.co/282Z8vBJ6e
Harmful waste generation set to jump, U.N. warns https://t.co/zH7GIrX6RD https://t.co/8N3RUSdZ1z
Plastics, pesticides and forever chemicals are exposing billions of people around the world to pernicious and dangerous health effects, a new report has found. https://t.co/zKqayIbWJl https://t.co/b3clptGEH2