Plus: What cities will look like post-pandemic
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Hey readers, this week we explored the two paths of post-pandemic recovery.
One sees us heading down a dark path of authoritarianism – the road mapped out, for example, by President Donald Trump’s attacks on the World Health Organization and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s tightening of his grip on power.
But there’s another path, too, a more inclusive one beginning to emerge in places like Amsterdam, where leaders are embracing a philosophy that prioritizes residents’ well-being over economic growth, and South Korea, where President Moon Jae-in’s party won a landslide election victory on promises to weave climate action into its coronavirus recovery plans. Moments of crisis have often been turning points in history, for good and for ill. COVID-19 and the social and economic earthquakes it has triggered have all the makings of an era-defining cataclysm.
In the midst of the disaster, it’s impossible to know what the world that emerges will look like, but experts say one thing is clear ― its shape depends on the decisions leaders make now. “We’re at a crossroads,” said Åsa Persson, research director at the Stockholm Environment Institute. “There is a battle at the moment of these different world views, and time will tell what will be the outcome.”
What do you think? We'd love to hear from you. Cheers, Laura, Amanda and Kyla |
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One Way To Protect Workers In A Pandemic: Make It Harder To Fire Them Unionized workers are far more likely to speak out about dangerous working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic. There’s no mystery as to why. [HuffPost]
France To Focus Aid On Greener Car Sector After Virus Hit France's finance minister said an industry support plan was coming, the latest in a series of measures aimed at a greener recovery. [Reuters]
Coronavirus Exposes The Inextricable Connection Between Housing And Health Escalated efforts to get homeless and unsheltered people off the streets during coronavirus can serve us long after the crisis is over. [CityLab]
World’s Greenest Coronavirus Recovery Package Arriving in Europe The European Union is poised to announce the world's greenest recovery package, as it seeks to curb pollution and save its economy from the coronavirus pandemic. [Bloomberg]
China Abandons GDP Target For First Time In Decades Amid 'Great Uncertainty' Of Virus The government will instead “give priority to stabilising employment and ensuring living standards.” [The Guardian] |
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