Modi among UN Environment Champions of Earth Award recipients |
The United Nations Environmental Program announced that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India-based airport Cochin International Airport are among the recipients of the UN`s Champions of the Earth Award. The Champions of the Earth Awards, the UN`s highest environmental honor, honored six outstanding environmental changemakers, recognized for their achievements in categories including Policy Leadership, Entrepreneurial Vision, Science and Innovation, Inspiration and Action, and Lifetime Achievement. This year`s laureates – which include John Carling, Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, France President Emmanuel Macron and China`s Zhejiang`s Green Rural Revival Program in addition to Modi and Cochin – are recognized for a combination of bold, innovative, and tireless efforts to tackle some of the most urgent environmental issues of our times. Modi was recognized in the Policy Leadership category for his pioneering work in championing the International Solar Alliance and promoting new areas of levels of cooperation on environmental action, including Modi`s unprecedented pledge to eliminate all single-use plastic in India by 2022.
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