Regions
- Plastic waste has become a consistent pollution and threat of the 21st century, affecting public health, livelihoods and our natural environment.
- People everywhere are being affected by the growing climate crisis, with many people—those who have contributed little to the crisis—already experiencing the loss of life and basic human rights.
- Rising temperatures have led to a rising number of wildfires across the globe.
- Indigenous communities are disproportionately affected by the consequences of climate change.
- In the past year we’ve seen wildfires spread across Europe in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy and Greece.
- Extreme weather events are often a byproduct of climate change. As these events grow in intensity and frequency, it has become clear that we all are vulnerable and no one is guaranteed safety.
- Small island states are experiencing sea level rise, increasingly extreme weather events and storms.