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13 May 2020updated 06 Oct 2020 9:45am

Caroline Lucas: Covid-19 has injected fresh urgency into the climate change conversation

By Rohan Banerjee

One saving grace of the coronavirus pandemic, writes Caroline Lucas MP, is that it has catalysed a number of proactive steps towards cutting carbon emissions.

Mass home-working and fewer cars on the road, at least, have resulted in less pollution. While lockdown may have suspended the economy in many ways, it has allowed time for reflection, on how the UK might do things differently in future, more flexibly and more sustainably.

Covid-19 should make the government think seriously about welfare safety nets, energy efficiency, and restrictions on private travel.

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