THE STANDARD By
Simon Mordue |
December 18th 2020 at 01:48:16 GMT +0300
On December 12 – the day that marks the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement – several world leaders came together to celebrate the resolve of so many across the globe in working towards a safer, more resilient world with zero emissions.
In the past five years, that resolve has been tested many times. In the last year in particular, our global community has been hit by a virus that is having long-lasting seismic impacts on our societies and economies.
Amid the pandemic, is it realistic to call for stronger global action to fight climate change? We confidently say that the case is now stronger than ever. Looking at the droughts and devastating swarms of locusts in Africa, massive fires in Australia, floods in Pakistan, infrastructure collapsing in Siberia as permafrost melts, intense hurricanes in America and typhoons in Asia, a more pertinent question is: Can we afford to let things get worse?