News Forum - Global Covid-19 recovery efforts will have lasting impact on climate

[Thaiger]

A comprehensive environmental assessment has warned that the global Covid-19 recovery efforts will have a long lasting impact on the climate. The assessment highlighted countries’ heightened use of fossil fuels as a part of their recoveries, and explained the risk that this poses to the environment and human health. The Lancet Countdown is the largest annual assessment on what impacts climate change is having on human health. The report explained that the biggest environmental risks to people right now are food and water insecurity, increasing temperatures and infectious diseases.  The report found that in 2020, 19% of the world’s land […]

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[Dedinbed]

22 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

The assessment highlighted countries’ heightened use of fossil fuels as a part of their recoveries,

Says it all really .. 

 

[Jason]

We are bathed in the light of the greatest energy source in the solar system and in the universe. Harness it's energy and say goodbye to fossil fuels...

[ThailandBob]

And China is telling it's coal producers who had all but shutdown this year, "More coal, more coal!"

China is not alone; there will be others.

I think we're taking a big step backwards in our fight against climate change.