Climate in the Time of Coronavirus
Grist is all about climate and environment, but for the moment, there’s a new most-pressing issue gripping the world: the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The way that humanity tackles this pandemic parallels how it might fight warming — there are stories of government preparedness, individual action, and transformative change. Grist is still all about climate and environment; today we are looking at them through a new, profound lens.
In This Series
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The world’s mayors want a pandemic recovery that takes cars off the streets
The Global Mayors COVID-19 Recovery Task Force's proposal calls for an embrace of the “15-minute city” paradigm.
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Is nature all healed now? A look at the pandemic’s best meme.
Laughter is the best hydroxychloroquine.
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It’s getting hot in here: Can NYC keep seniors cool during COVID?
The city has installed about 18,000 of the 74,000 free AC units it plans to distribute this summer.
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UN gives airlines a break on emissions targets because, duh, COVID-19
Airlines: Give us a break! UN: Done.
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Republican lawmakers’ familiar blame game hangs COVID’s spread on young people
As with climate change, coronavirus is becoming a story of boomers versus millennials.
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Fake news is killing us. How can we stop it?
Here's what conspiracy theorists REALLY don't want you to know.
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Activists shut down these cancer-causing plants. COVID is bringing them back.
A common chemical used to sterilize medical equipment is poisoning communities around the U.S.
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What greater good? COVID is unmasking America’s collective action problem.
The debate over masks shows the limits of American cooperation.
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A prescription for a post-COVID economy: A national climate bank
It probably won't happen if President Trump wins in November.
