SEARCHING FOR A GREEN WORLD
The topic of climate change and global warming has been gaining attention around the world. Scientists stress the need for a solution, warning that through delayed action we are inadvertently choosing the long-term future socio-economic conditions of all nations. At the same time, a new generation, personified in 18-year-old Greta Thunberg, urges people to speak out against global warming and pressures governments towards stronger policies. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that air pollution has become more severe; oceanic experts tell us that water pollution is rising and coral reefs are decaying.
6 | MYANMAR’S RENEWABLE ENERGY VISION 2021
Finally, some of the large societies only is taking notice. On Earth Day and at the Rio+20 Earth Summit, leaders and relevant stakeholders from around the world discussed how to preserve the environment. The annual World Environment Day is still celebrated on 5 June every year, and the COP (Conference of the Parties) established in 1995 continues in its 26th iteration this year.
