How Coronavirus Lockdown Has Actually Affected the Environment

Since the beginning of the coronavirus lockdown, we've been forced to do without the "non-essentials". How exactly you define that phrase varies from country to country, person to person – in Canada, weed is deemed essential; in the UK, police had to apologise for patrolling what they decided were "non-essential" supermarket aisles – but it has brought to light questions about what will be deemed necessary after The Great Pause.

It's in the world of work that these questions could have the greatest impact. If you can do your job from home – as many have discovered they absolutely can – then what's the point in commuting to and from an office every day? If businesses can conduct international meetings over webcam, is international business travel really so essential?