Humanity’s environmental problems can only be fixed by changing the system. The coronavirus offers a chance.

Humanity’s environmental problems can only be fixed by changing the system. The coronavirus offers a chance.

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Societies need to introduce much more radical emissions reductions targets than those agreed in Paris if they are to successfully slow the pace of change. Covid-19 makes this possible. By forcing aviation and other transportation businesses to downsize emissions have started to fall. By paying peop...

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Main Author: Graeme Maxton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The White Horse Press 2020-12-01
Series:The Journal of Population and Sustainability
Subjects:
COVID-19 pandemic
alternative economic systems
climate change
population growth
reforming democracy
Online Access:https://www.whp-journals.co.uk/JPS/article/view/655
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spelling doaj-f0f728eacae74153b5a5aa91ab52644c2021-09-01T06:35:26ZengThe White Horse PressThe Journal of Population and Sustainability2398-54882398-54962020-12-015110.3197/jps.2020.5.1.47Humanity’s environmental problems can only be fixed by changing the system. The coronavirus offers a chance. Graeme Maxton Societies need to introduce much more radical emissions reductions targets than those agreed in Paris if they are to successfully slow the pace of change. Covid-19 makes this possible. By forcing aviation and other transportation businesses to downsize emissions have started to fall. By paying people to stay at home governments have shown that they can support them during a transition. Societies should grasp this unique chance for radical social and economic reform. https://www.whp-journals.co.uk/JPS/article/view/655COVID-19 pandemicalternative economic systemsclimate changepopulation growthreforming democracy
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Humanity’s environmental problems can only be fixed by changing the system. The coronavirus offers a chance.
The Journal of Population and Sustainability
COVID-19 pandemic
alternative economic systems
climate change
population growth
reforming democracy
author_facet Graeme Maxton
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title Humanity’s environmental problems can only be fixed by changing the system. The coronavirus offers a chance.
title_short Humanity’s environmental problems can only be fixed by changing the system. The coronavirus offers a chance.
title_full Humanity’s environmental problems can only be fixed by changing the system. The coronavirus offers a chance.
title_fullStr Humanity’s environmental problems can only be fixed by changing the system. The coronavirus offers a chance.
title_full_unstemmed Humanity’s environmental problems can only be fixed by changing the system. The coronavirus offers a chance.
title_sort humanity’s environmental problems can only be fixed by changing the system. the coronavirus offers a chance.
publisher The White Horse Press
series The Journal of Population and Sustainability
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2398-5496
publishDate 2020-12-01
description Societies need to introduce much more radical emissions reductions targets than those agreed in Paris if they are to successfully slow the pace of change. Covid-19 makes this possible. By forcing aviation and other transportation businesses to downsize emissions have started to fall. By paying people to stay at home governments have shown that they can support them during a transition. Societies should grasp this unique chance for radical social and economic reform.
topic COVID-19 pandemic
alternative economic systems
climate change
population growth
reforming democracy
url https://www.whp-journals.co.uk/JPS/article/view/655
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