Covid-19 is bad… Could Climate Change even Worse?

18 August 20208 January 2021

Covid-19 is bad… Could Climate Change even Worse?

A brief article by Bill Gates published on his blog compares the environmental impact (or lack thereof) of Covid and it similarities with climate change.

It’s not that climate change will be disastrous. If we learn the lessons of COVID-19, we can approach climate change more informed about the consequences of inaction, and more prepared to save lives and prevent the worst possible outcome. The current global crisis can inform our response to the next one.

Bill’s other salient observations include:

Let science and innovation lead the way.
Make sure solutions work for poor countries too.
Start now.

Visit Bill Gates ‘ Blog

30 May 202030 May 2020

New Roots for the Economy

The crisis triggered by Covid-19 has exposed many weaknesses of the growth-obsessed capitalist economy.

Life and wellbeing should be at the centre of the economy, instead of growth and wasteful production, according to signatories of an open letter titled ‘New Roots for the Economy’.

The letter, signed by 1,100 scientists, academics and activists from over 70 organisations worldwide, states that the crisis triggered by Covid-19 has exposed many weaknesses of “the growth-obsessed capitalist economy”, such as healthcare systems crippled by years of austerity.

Authors of the letter argue that as long as the economic system is dependent on growth, a recession will be devastating. Instead, degrowth – where the economy is downscaled in a planned and equitable way – will lead to a future where people can live better with less, the letter says.

Read the full article by Catherine Early at Ecologist