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Reflecting on Earth Day 2020: could this pandemic mark the start of a greener future?

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By: Diana Petrowicz, Mon Apr 27 2020
Diana Petrowicz

Author: Diana Petrowicz

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Lately there have been a number of media reports highlighting a call for a radical rethink in climate change policies in the face of the current worldwide health crisis, and voices in the research community are proposing ways to rebuild our economy in a cleaner and more sustainable way.

There is no denying that we are currently facing one of the biggest health crises in a long time. The question is; how will this impact our actions in the future? Will this pandemic make us reflect on how we treat our planet or are we postponing all climate action until later? Could we come out of this crisis with stronger action plans to save the planet and will governments commit to stricter policies? Only time will tell.

The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (short: COP26), scheduled to take place at the end of this year in Glasgow has been postponed to 2021, providing us with additional time to come up with an action plan for a greener future. One of the widely reported ideas to make this happen, is that the government should combin