Covid-19 and climate change have a lot more in common than you think

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Mar 12

Mar 12 Covid-19 and climate change have a lot more in common than you think

Edwin Lau

Merit Award (Commentary), Mar

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Climate scientists tell us that climate change will not only bring about rising sea levels and more extreme weather events, it also increases the likelihood of epidemics. But despite the clear linkage between the two, our response to the current Covid-19 pandemic is almost completely opposite to our usual response to climate change.

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Written by
Donald Low and Xun Wu

Thursday,
12 March 2020

Merit Award, Commentary