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Coronavirus relief funds could easily pay to stop the worst of climate change while rebooting economies

  • Written by David L. McCollum, Senior Research Scientist, University of Tennessee
imageGlobal economic support for COVID-19 relief is providing an opportunity to kick-start a shift toward a green future. Maksim Chernyshev/EyeEm via Getty ImagesimageCC BY-ND

As of late summer, governments around the world had pledged US$12.2 trillion of relief in response to the coronavirus pandemic. That’s around 15% of global GDP, three times...

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