Why The Solutions To Coronavirus And Climate Change Are The Same
LOADING ERROR LOADING The global spread of the coronavirus is intricately intertwined with the climate crisis. HuffPost spoke to Bernstein, an expert on the health impacts of climate change, about how the very actions that could slow climate destruction could also make us healthier, so we can better withstand the next pandemic — or even prevent it from emerging. We know that air pollution in the United States is from burning fossil fuels — from burning gas in cars, it’s from burning coal in power plants, overwhelmingly. The more we can focus on the near term gains of climate actions for health that people can really grab onto, I think the better off we’ll be in terms of promoting where we need to get with climate change. It’s entirely possible that the improved air pollution that resulted from China slowing its economy may save as many — if not more — lives than the virus took away.
Discover Related
Now is the time for a COVID-19 synthesis
After Covid, is the world well prepared for another pandemic?
New coronavirus with potential to cause pandemic discovered in China
China finds new coronavirus that can infect humans just as Covid-19 did
5 things we know and still don't know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared
5 things we know and still don't know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared
‘Moral imperative’: WHO presses China to share COVID origins data
There’s Still Time to Get Ahead of the Next Global Pandemic
Why do so many people ignore major threats like climate change?
HIV infections could rise due to climate change, experts raise concern at COP29
Trump’s botched COVID response has been largely forgotten, but it's crucial we remember
Biodiversity Summit: Lessons from Covid Offer a Warning for the Future
Climate change solutions not always good for biodiversity
Rising flu cases and global warming: How are they connected?
New Blueprint for Pandemic Preparedness in Place: Dr Bhargava
All about leading COVID-19 variants HV.1, EG.5 and others spreading wings across US