Prime Minister Modi and President Macron - 2018 Champions of the Earth, Policy Leadership

Emmanuel Macron, President of France and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, are recognized in the Policy Leadership category for their pioneering work in championing the International Solar Alliance and promoting new areas of levels of cooperation on environmental action, including Macron’s work on the Global Pact for the Environment and Modi’s unprecedented pledge to eliminate all single-use plastic in India by 2022.

25 Clean Air Measures

Millions of lives could be saved and one billion people living in Asia and the Pacific could be breathing clean air by 2030 if 25 simple and cost-effective measures are implemented, according to a new UN report. Currently, about 4 billion people – 92 per cent of Asia and the Pacific’s population – are exposed to levels of air pollution that pose a significant risk to their health.

#SolveDifferent - Find your goat!

Leading a sustainable lifestyle can be difficult. Many luxuries are sacrificed for options that are less attractive and easy. That is what Stan discovers when he switches his electric lawnmower for a push-mower, or when he collects rainwater for his plants. Yet, he is determined to reduce his carbon footprint and his family’s use of natural resources.

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