As lockdown restrictions gradually lift around the world, thoughts are turning to an economic recovery from the ravages of coronavirus. Researchers from Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment looked at whether economic stimulus packages in the wake of coronavirus would help or harm progress on measures to limit climate change. Experts say biodiversity loss is ... [+] inextricably connected to climate change and virus outbreaks, and that protecting "natural capital" can help mitigate both. “Specifically on stimulus spending, policy makers worry that you won’t have the same economic outcomes from green spending as ‘normal’ spending,” he said. Countries also had an opportunity to show leadership in the aftermath of coronavirus and lead a green recovery, O’Callaghan said.

Source: Forbes May 05, 2020 21:00 UTC