May 15 is International Climate Day

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On May 15, the world community will celebrate International Climate Day. The establishment of this informal environmental holiday was prompted by the call of meteorologists to preserve the climate, which is a source of prosperity for present and future generations. Climate conservation is one of the global challenges facing humanity. Globalization, an increase in the amount of ozone in the atmosphere, drastic changes in nature, changes in weather conditions on the planet - all this is leading to a worsening of the Earth's climate, resulting in a negative impact on food, life and property security. Modern science cannot answer the question of how fast global warming can lead to catastrophic climate change. One of the main problems leading to irreversible climate change on the planet is the rise of saturated greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This view was first considered at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Representatives of more than 180 countries around the world have signed the UN Convention on Climate Change (UNCCC). This agreement set out the general principles of action by states aimed at stabilizing greenhouse gases at the atmosphere. At the end of 1997, at the third conference of RKIK members in Kyoto (Japan), in addition to the convention, the famous Kyoto Protocol - an international document - was adopted. This document obliges developed and transition economies to reduce or stabilize greenhouse gas emissions in 2008-2012 compared to 1990 levels. Ten years later, in December 10, another UN conference on climate change was held in Bali, Indonesia. Its participants, representatives of more than 2007 countries, signed an international agreement. Everyone can contribute to climate conservation, which is not complicated. This can include, for example, less use of the car, the use of energy-saving lighting sources in the home, the planting of trees and participation in the protection of greenery.