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“We are facing a global health crisis unlike any in the 75-year history of the United Nations — one that is spreading human suffering, infecting the global economy and upending people’s lives.... We must ensure that lessons are learned and that this crisis provides a watershed moment for health emergency preparedness and for investment in critical 21st century public services and the effective delivery of global public goods. We have a framework for action – the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. We must keep our promises for people and planet.”

António Guterres, United Nations Secretary General

Covid has rocked the globe - and the climate with it. Whether the pollution-reducing lockdowns, the decreased CO2 emissions, increase in biomedical waste, or the extensive use of disinfectants harming wildlife, its effects are profound and evident. These effects, as well as many more, are discussed and analysed in the following:

Environmental effects of COVID-19 pandemic and potential strategies of sustainability - NIH

COVID-19 Responses Could Help Fight Climate Change - World Bank

Coronavirus, Climate Change, and the Environment - Harvard School of Public Health

COVID-19 Lockdowns Cut Pollution, But Not All of It - NASA

How COVID-19 has changed the face of the natural world - MedicalNewsToday

Focus on green recovery - OECD