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Reopening Mostly Erases Effects of Pandemic Reductions in CO2 Emissions
Although emissions temporarily dipped due to coronavirus, the numbers are bouncing back quickly as economies reopen.
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Density, Equity, and the History of Epidemics in New York City
The city’s economic success depends on its density. But density also allows contagious diseases to spread. Looking at how the city has managed this conflict in the past could shed light on what the future holds.
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Even During Lockdown, California Moves to Decarbonize Trucking
California’s Air Resource Board and governor deserve enormous credit for moving ahead even in the face of the worsening pandemic. It demonstrates leadership, vision and persistence.
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COVID-19’s Long-Term Effects on Climate Change—For Better or Worse
Changes in carbon emissions, individual behaviors, and government responses will have a big impact on the environment and our ability to combat climate change.
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Waste in the World of COVID-19
Single-use plastics are having a revival. Some of the changes have been brought on not by necessity, but by the powerful plastics lobby taking advantage of a time of crisis.
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The Health Governance and Management Needs of the Global Economy
Action on pandemics, ecosystem destruction and climate change needs to be seen as part of a redefinition of national and global security.
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The Amazon Continues to Burn
The environmental tragedy does not stop even in the face of the pandemic. From January to April, over 1200 square kilometers of forest were wiped out.
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Glaciers May Record the Story of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Reductions in human emissions and changes in atmospheric composition during the coronavirus pandemic might be observed in future glacial ice cores.
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Glaciers Preserve Our History. We Must Defend Them.
In a century or two, future generations will be able to ‘read’ the pandemic chapter in ice cores — if glaciers still exist then.
