#environmentmatters

🌍✨ This World Environment Day, let’s not just optimize our strategies—let’s optimize our planet too!

Together, let’s build a greener tomorrow by making sustainable choices today.

💡 Go Green. Stay Digital. ♻️

📅 5th June 2025 | #WorldEnvironmentDay

Air pollution is a major contributor to the damage to the air we breathe. It also plays a major role in warming the Earth. When air is polluted, it often contains harmful gases and small particles emitted by vehicles 🚗, factories 🏭, coal, oil, and the burning of forests 🔥.

Many of these pollutants are called greenhouse gases. Important examples are carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. These gases accumulate in the atmosphere around our planet. Normally, sunlight ☀️ reaches the Earth and heats its surface. After the surface is heated, some of that heat is released back into space.

However, greenhouse gases act as a blanket around the Earth 🌍. They trap some of the heat that would normally escape. As more polluted air fills the atmosphere, the blanket thickens. This traps more heat in the atmosphere, causing the planet's temperature to gradually rise. This process is called global warming.

The main cause of this increase in greenhouse gases is human activity. Cars, planes ✈️, power plants ⚡ and industrial activities burn large amounts of fossil fuels. These activities release large amounts of carbon dioxide into the air. Deforestation also contributes to this problem because trees 🌳 normally absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

As the Earth warms, many environmental changes occur. The ice on the polar regions and glaciers begins to melt 🧊. Sea levels rise 🌊, which can threaten coastal areas. The nature of the weather also changes, causing stronger storms ⛈️, heat waves 🌡️ and droughts in some parts of the world.

Clean air is the most important thing for life on Earth 🌎. Humans, animals, and plants all depend on it to stay alive and healthy. Without clean air, it becomes difficult to breathe and living things cannot live long ⛔.

For humans, the oxygen in the air is essential. Every cell in our body needs oxygen to produce energy 💪. Breathing polluted air can cause asthma, lung disease, heart disease, and other health problems 😷. Clean air helps people live longer and stay active.

Animals also need the oxygen in clean air to breathe. Birds, mammals, insects, and aquatic animals all depend on oxygen to survive 🐦🐘🐠. Polluted air can damage their lungs, affect growth, and even reduce their chances of survival. Many animals are sensitive to smoke, fumes, and chemical gases, which can damage entire ecosystems 🌳.

Plants also need clean air. They absorb carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the air for photosynthesis, the process by which food is made 🌱☀️. This process also releases oxygen, which humans and animals need. Air pollution can block sunlight, damage leaves, and slow plant growth 🌫️. Without plants, the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the air can be disrupted, affecting all life.

Vehicles 🚗, factories 🏭, burning waste 🔥, and many other human activities cause air pollution. Protecting the air means planting more trees 🌳, reducing emissions, using clean energy ⚡, and avoiding burning waste.

On World Forestry Day, Paradip Port Authority reaffirms its commitment to a greener and more sustainable future.

The ozone layer is Earth’s natural shield. Protecting it is not optional—it’s essential. At Kritagyata Trust, we believe in collective action for sustainability and a healthier planet.