Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Of France Emmanuel Macron Bag UN’s Highest Environmental Honour

On Wednesday, United Nations anunced Champions of Earth Awards. As name of award indicates, UN’s highest environmental hour is bestowed upon ‘six outstanding environmental change makers’. As per press release, se outstanding achievers are recognised for ir success in categories including  Policy Leership, Entrepreneurial Vision, Science and Invation, Inspiration and Action, and Lifetime Achievement.

six laureates of 2018 have been lauded for ir swift action towards pressing environmental issues. Emmanuel Macron, President of France and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India are among winners of 2018 Champions of Earth.

“Emmanuel Macron, President of France and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, are recognized in Policy Leership category for ir pioneering work in championing International Solar Alliance and promoting new areas of levels of cooperation on environmental action, including Macron’s work on Global Pact for Environment and Modi’s unprecedented pledge to eliminate all single-use plastic in India by 2022”, United Nations wrote in a press release. 

In dition to PM Narendra Modi and President of France, Joan Carling was awarded lifetime achievement award, Cochin International Airport was houred for its “leership in use of sustainable energy” , China’s Zhejiang’s Green Rural Revival Programme was awarded for "Inspiration and Action for transformation of a once heavily polluted area of rivers and streams in East China's Zhejiang province" and “Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods has jointly been recognized in Science and Invation category”.  

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se awards will officially be presented at Champion of Earth Gala in New York on sidelines of 73rd UN General Assembly. According to press release, this gala will be hosted by Hollywood actor and environmental activist Alec Baldwin and Bollywood actress, producer, and UN Environment Goodwill Ambassor Dia Mirza.

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Several environmental trailblazers have been houred over years. From Afroz Shah, who led world’s largest beach cleanup (2016) to scientist-explorer Bertrand Piccard, and developer of Google Earth Brian McClendon (2013).