Climate experts say the way Australia chooses to rebuild its economy after the pandemic will seal its climate change fate
Australian climate scientists are urging the government to recognise the similarities between the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, arguing they could be the key to stopping global warming.
"We’ve seen all around the world that the nations ignoring the best advice of their scientists are suffering the most, and climate change is no different," he told SBS News. While these significant improvements in air and water quality are showing people around the globe what is possible when emissions are reduced, Mr England said it is not time to celebrate yet.
"To solve climate change, we actually need large scale innovation and the huge economic boom that is poised to happen out of this pandemic."While COVID-19 has already killed at least 90,000 people, the World Health Organisation has warned that climate change will kill as many as 250,000 people per year by 2030.
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