Can Covid-19 Help Ease the Climate Crisis?

Posted on AllSides May 25th, 2020
From The Center
ANALYSIS

It’s been three months since governments around the world implemented lockdowns in response to Covid-19. The virus has killed hundreds of thousands and forced millions more into joblessness and destitution. With the global transport of people and goods severely curtailed, once-polluted skies have turned blue again and some people are rethinking their environmental footprint. But what effect will this temporary shutdown really have on our planet? Stephanie Hancock asked senior environment researcher Felix Horne how the fight against climate change can succeed amid a global pandemic.

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https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/05/22/can-covid-19-help-ease-climate-crisis

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