A BOOST FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVISM
Apr. 1st, 2020 12:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
michaelkoloboffКто там предсказывал, что зеленых будут на столбах вешать? Три раза ха:
The spread of Covid-19 brings into sharp relief the fact that from time to time, the world will face collective dangers. Pandemics are but one example. Climate change is another that has the potential to trigger catastrophes on a global scale. There will also be a growing realisation that the two are not unrelated.
The transmission of viruses from animals to humans is partly the result of deforestation and the loss of biodiversity, which have driven animals out of their natural habitats and closer to human populations, increasing the chances of cross-species contagion.
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has also warned that global warming is likely to accelerate the emergence of new viruses. The wildlife trade, which China has now banned but which is still prevalent in other countries, is also a hazard.
One of the silver linings of the Covid-19 pandemic is that it will create greater consciousness of climate change as an existential threat to the world.
Больше, больше социализма! (По ссылке предсказывают MORE INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH и STRONGER SOCIAL SAFETY NETS.)
The spread of Covid-19 brings into sharp relief the fact that from time to time, the world will face collective dangers. Pandemics are but one example. Climate change is another that has the potential to trigger catastrophes on a global scale. There will also be a growing realisation that the two are not unrelated.
The transmission of viruses from animals to humans is partly the result of deforestation and the loss of biodiversity, which have driven animals out of their natural habitats and closer to human populations, increasing the chances of cross-species contagion.
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has also warned that global warming is likely to accelerate the emergence of new viruses. The wildlife trade, which China has now banned but which is still prevalent in other countries, is also a hazard.
One of the silver linings of the Covid-19 pandemic is that it will create greater consciousness of climate change as an existential threat to the world.
Больше, больше социализма! (По ссылке предсказывают MORE INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH и STRONGER SOCIAL SAFETY NETS.)
