World Environment day is celebrated every year on June 5. The United Nations calls it a "principal vehicle for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment". According to the U.N., if current consumption and production patterns remain the same and the population grows to its expected figure of 9.6 billion, three planets will be needed to sustain our ways of living and consumption by 2050.
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