In this COVID-19 outbreak, long-term thinking feels like a luxury we cannot afford right now, says Samantha Gross.
WASHINGTON DC: I’ve seen news stories over the past weeks about plummeting greenhouse gas emissions and pollution in areas suffering the worst effects of the coronavirus. For example, emissions from China went down by 25 per cent during the worst phase of the virus.
Factories are idled, commuters aren’t commuting, non-essential businesses are shut down, and people are spending most of their time at home, first in China, then in Europe, and now in North America.DESTROYING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY As my Brookings colleagues have pointed out, low-wage workers stand to suffer the most, both in terms of health and economics.
It’s true that some stimulus funding could be directed toward clean energy investment and research. US Democrats in Congress are pushing for that, along with the head of the International Energy Agency. But governments and voters are more focused on climate today, and a quick recovery followed by renewed emphasis on climate is the best-case scenario.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Commentary: The battle over office leave has been worsened by the coronavirusAnnual leave rosters were always a nightmare to devise but now they have become impossible, says the Financial Times’ Pilita Clark.
Read more »
Overtime for French coffin industry as COVID-19 deaths surgeJUSSEY, France: It's a grim truth that times are good for the coffin business when they're bad for people, and the coronavirus pandemic is no ...
Read more »
Thailand reports 45 new COVID-19 cases, another two deathsThailand reported on Saturday 45 new coronavirus infections and two more deaths.
Read more »
Turkey's coronavirus death toll rises to 1,101: MinisterThe number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Turkey rose by 5,138 in the last 24 hours and 95 more people have died, taking the nationwide ...
Read more »
Two-day lockdown imposed in much of Turkey, coronavirus death toll tops 1,000Turkey's confirmed cases of coronavirus increased by 4,747 and 98 people died in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll from the disease ...
Read more »
Coronavirus: Singapore churches join in praying for healingChurches in Singapore took Good Friday services online yesterday, while offering prayers for healing in this time of coronavirus.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »