Society & Culture
Embracing technology, in the face of the pandemic, Becky and Mac video call their way through a lockdown chat. COVID-19 has obviously brought radical changes to our daily lives but what does this mean for climate action? What are our hopes for 'normal' life, whenever that resumes? A lack of travel, lower consumption, less waste, fresh air to breathe, and a renewed sense of what matters, it feels impossible that life will ever return to normal, and research indicates the vast majority of people in the UK don't want it to. Recorded on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we reflect on our changing perspectives and making the best of bad situations. P.s. Free Deidre Rashid! Links: Earth Day 2020: https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2020/ First Person: COVID-19 is not a silver lining for the climate, says UN Environment chief https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061082 What can we learn from COVID-19 to help with climate change? https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2020/03/26/covid-19-lessons-climate-change/ How COVID-19 might help us win the fight against climate change https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/covid-19-climate-change COVID-19 and the nature trade off paradigm https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/covid-19-and-nature-trade-paradigm Fake animal news https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/animals/2020/03/fake-animal-news-abounds-social-media-coronavirus-upends-life More fake animal news https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/animals/2020/04/here-we-go-again-hopeful-fake-animal-news-keeps-spreading-amid-pandemic