LETTER: Wishful green thinking
Article fails to explain how the health crisis offers an opportunity to go green
31 May 2020 - 18:22
There is much talk among “greens” (and I would generally consider myself to be painted with that colour) that the Covid-19 pandemic may lead to a more environmentally responsible world.
Some of this is encouraged by beautiful images of clear skies over usually polluted cities and wild animals wandering along usually busy streets. Gaylor Montmasson-Clair and Jesse Burton have offered us an example of such thinking (“We can go green if we don’t let the crisis go to waste (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2020-05-26-we-can-go-green-if-we-dont-let-the-crisis-go-to-waste/)”, May 27). ..
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