Pandemic side-effects offer glimpse of alternative future on Earth Day 2020
Wednesday’s annual Earth Day event, this year largely taking place
online, comes as public health restrictions to prevent the spread of
Covid-19 have resulted in a sharp dip in air pollution across China,
Europe and the US, with carbon emissions from the burning of fossil
fuels heading for a record 5% annual drop.
online, comes as public health restrictions to prevent the spread of
Covid-19 have resulted in a sharp dip in air pollution across China,
Europe and the US, with carbon emissions from the burning of fossil
fuels heading for a record 5% annual drop.
The waters of Venice are now clear, lions lounge on roads normally
frequented by safari-goers in South Africa and bears and coyotes wander
around empty accommodation in Yosemite national park in California.