Some say the pandemic has become a permanent ally in the fight against climate catastrophe. It has jump-started a drop in the burning of fossil fuels, and that will continue. Others say this is short-term thinking: The public may abandon its concerns over global warming as it tries to climb out of the economic hole left by the COVID-19 lockdowns. Let’s accentuate the positive. First off, the government-mandated social distancing and its freezing of much […]

The Virus Slightly Cools The Planet. Can It Do More?
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