World Environment Day is June 5 th this year and the theme for this year’s World Environment Day is “Now For Climate”.  Our understanding of this is that we need to come together as individuals and communities to take immediate action to achieve climate sustainability.

Climate Change and global warming has accelerated more quickly than anticipated and we need to take action in the present to halt the effects on the environment.  Let’s not put taking action off.  We need to take action now rather than later.  Collectively we have the power to do what needs to be done to ensure stability of our planetary ecosystems.  “Now For Climate” is a call to action.

This month at the Spruce Initiative we explore the Implications of the theme for World Environment Day, June 5 th 2026 “Now For Climate.”

Our understanding of the theme for World Environment Day 2026 is that through observing Nature and adjusting to it’s signals we can learn to restore the Climate to sustainable levels.  Nature warns us when life gets out of balance, however it also shows us the way back.

By adjusting to what improves the Climate we can achieve sustainability and secure our lives for the future.  As we are aware the planet is an interconnected, biodiverse ecosystem.  What affects one region affects us all.  Think globally and act locally.

Restoration of wildlife habitat both on land and in our waterways is of utmost importance in our bid to allow our ecosystems to come to a new balance.  With care we can restore both our marine habitat and our Earth to sustainability.

It Is not to late to arrest climate change and restore our planetary ecosystem to sustainable health.  We all know that this may impact our way of life.  The planet can heal if we just give it a chance.  We need to learn to utilise the under utilised resources of human waste.  We can pull together and make our world sustainable.  We need to be frugal with our resources.  We need to harness city heat and reassimilate the precious biomass which creates sludge in the ocean and ...

Earth Day is tomorrow and this week we look at another important aspect of then earth Day theme Our Power, Our Planet, accountability.  At the Spruce Initiative both individual and community responsibility have been at the heart of our strategy.  We tech individuals to be reponnsible members of our world and local communities and for our communities to do likewise.

We take a proactive can do approach and encourage our individuals and communities to be accountable for their actions.  It is within our grasp to ensure a future of sustainability for our environment and our lives. Believe you can make a difference with making sustainable choices.  Hold yourself and your communities accountable for your actions.  ...

Human waste can be used to make renewable fuels and fertilisers.  The fuels produced, petroleum products, and fertilisers are not clean sources of energy and release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.  However  they are renewable as there is always human waste.  

Plastics can also be heated at high temperatures to produce petrochemicals.  However as with waste the resulting fuels and the process of producing these fuels releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.  The upside is the fuels produced are mobile.  So the bottom line is we do have renewable sources of energy however there is a cost to the environment.

Another aspect of the 2026 Earth Day Teme Our Power, Our Planet is the use of clean renewable sources of energy. In our bid to keep global warming to pre industrial levels we need to transition to clean, renewable energy sources.  These sources of power do not add to greenhouse gas emissions and hence are safer for the environment.

Clean Renewable sources of energy are wind power, hydro power, tidal power, solar power, and geothermal power.  These sources of power are clean and renewable.  MassTransit can rely on these sources of power.  There is only one drawback.  When the power produced by these sources of power is stored in batteries harmful chemicals are returned to the environment at the end of their life ...

Environment Equity is another aspect of the Earth Day 2026 theme “Our Power, Our Planet”. It refers to the practise of legally protecting our forests and oceans. When we legally protect our forests and oceans we ensure that they will remain safe into the future. We do this by making marine parks, national and state parks and green belts. For instance Greenfleet, an Australian reforestation organisation protects it’s forests from being logged for 100 years. International legal action ensures protection of wildlife habitat in forests and oceans.

According to oceanservice.noaa.gov the oceans produce 50% of the Earth’s oxygen. However most if not all of this oxygen is consumed by marine life.  According to oceanservice.noaa.gov  dead plants and animals use oxygen when they decay in the bottom of the ocean.  For these reasons it is imperative that we keep our oceans clean.  
 

Some of the ways we can do this are through picking up rubbish while out on our daily walks, participating in cleaning bees and trawling for rubbish in our oceans and waterways.  We can also refrain from pumping untreated human waste into the ocean and legislate to protect our oceans by establishing marine parks and to restore our coral reefs.

Climate Change is also ...

The theme for Earth Day 2026 is “Our Power, Our Planet”. Together as a global community, made up of individuals and communities we have the power to effect positive change. Through education about climate change and that which makes for a healthy environment we can teach each other how to effect positive change. Many small actions such as picking up rubbish and disposing of it appropriately when performed by members of a community have the power to change that community for the better and hence the world. Never underestimate the power of change.

Dr. David Suzuki and Ian Harrington on March 6 discussed how GDP (Gross Domestic Product) wasn’t ever meant to be what runs our lives. Dr. Suzuki explains how we have enough for everyone on our planet. It is just a matter of adjusting our priorities. To quote the science Matters newsletter “The world can provide enough for everyone, but too many greedy people are hoarding wealth and resources and destroying natural life-support systems to accumulate more money and power.” Overuse of technology and unequal distribution and prioritisation of wealth has caused a lot of the problems with our world. However technology and a reprioritisation of resource use can resolve them. We need a call to action. Thank you Dr. Suzuki.