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Earth Day 2024: Ending Single-Use Plastic

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The official theme for Earth Day 2024 is “Planet vs. Plastic,” a call to arms issued by Earthday.org to reduce all plastic production by 60 percent by 2040 and to rapidly phase out all single-use plastics by 2030.

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California Passes Extensive Climate, Clean Energy Bill

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The overall goal of the newly passed legislation is to codify new benchmarks in the state to have California at 90% clean energy by 2035, 95% by 2040 and 100% clean energy by 2045. . $5 billion for measures to mitigate severe drought. Read More : Healthy World: Is Net-zero Enough? Hospitality, Tourism Industries Combat Climate Change.

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Boeing Sees Global Air Travel at Pre-Pandemic Levels by 2024

Business Traveler USA

The manufacturer is predicting that 43,610 new airplanes will be needed by 2040, valued at $7.2 In all, the global commercial fleet will surpass 49,000 airplanes by 2040, with China, Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific countries each accounting for about 20 percent of new deliveries.

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Earth Day is a Call to Action

Smart Meetings

credit: Shutterstock The central goal is for a 60% reduction in the production of plastics by 2040 to lead to the larger goal of a plastic-free future. Plastics This year, EarthDay.org , the official site for the annual event, has set “ Planet vs. Plastics ” as the theme. Beach pollution at Kuta beach, Bali. February 2017.

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Starting IPW 2022 with a Green Bang: Tourism Cares Pledges $10,000 to IDEAS for Us

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315 companies have signed the Climate Pledge so far, an agreement to be fully carbon neutral by 2040. Environmentally-friendly practices are becoming increasingly important to corporations around the world. Tourism Cares’ goal to fund sustainable travel practices aligns with this trend of going green. Taking Eco-Friendly Action.

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The Future Is Now: The Case Of Event App Design

Endless Events

” Speculations For 2040: VR Will Finally Take Over. What about 2040? You have to design that functionality, design, and connection. Hire that moderator who is going to be the in-person voice of the online audience and give the online audience things that are just for them.”

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The Spa: From Luxury to Preventative Medicine

Smart Meetings

trillion and is projected to continue a 5-10% increase year-over-year, culminating in a worth of $9 trillion by 2040, according to Delaware North. In 2021, the global wellness industry’s estimated worth was $4.5 Another space has received increased attention over the years: the spa.

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