You and the Planet: fighting climate change in the 'new normal' | The Royal Society

#Covid #climatechange #newnormal #COP26

With the world on lockdown, rapid changes in how society functions and travels have revealed some promising climate benefits, from falling carbon emissions to nature reclaiming land. People have had to change how they live and this presents an unprecedented opportunity to take greener and more sustainable steps forward.

Moving towards a green economy where sustainability and climate resilience are a higher priority is crucial. At the heart of this transition should be people and the places they occupy, to ensure the benefits are shared, and that decisions that affect the many are not just taken by the few.

Join our panel of experts as they discuss the so-called just transition and, as society emerges into the “new normal”, the opportunity we are presented with for a fair green recovery.

This event is being held in partnership with The British Academy.

Watch more in our You and the planet series:

[i.m.gurney]

Clean Air,
Clean Water,
Clean Data.

[emmcrosskey]

This may not be a particularly productive way of thinking but I personally would not speak so kindly on oil companies who worked so hard for so long (in coordination with other hyper wealthy people) to spread misinformation and prevent climate action from gaining momentum for so long, could we have been having these conversations 10/15 years earlier if they hadn't done this?

[i.m.gurney]

If we eat the plant material rather than the cattle, we will produce then methane. Giving up meat will not reduce methane production.