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Global initiatives to prevent climate change

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  • Climate change is one of the most critical global challenges of our times

  • Recognizing that climate change is becoming the defining issue of our era, UNEP is asking countries, companies, and communities to focus on greenhouse gas emissions and how to reduce them

  • In 2008, World Health Day focuses on the need to protect health from the adverse effects of climate change

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Climate change is one of the most critical global challenges of our times. Recent events have emphatically demonstrated our growing vulnerability to climate change. World Environment Day slogan for 2008 is “Kick the Habit! Recognizing that climate change is becoming the defining issue of our era, UNEP is asking countries, companies, and communities to focus on greenhouse gas emissions and how to reduce them. Environment Day will highlight resources and initiatives that promote low carbon economies and lifestyles, such as improved energy efficiency, alternative energy sources, forest conservation, and eco-friendly consumption.[2] In 2007, The

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