United Nations DESA Statement
" As the deadly COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to a standstill, greenhouse gas emissions plummeted by a record amount. Yet, in the grand scheme of climate change, this
historic reduction was but a blip with little impact on atmospheric carbon dioxide levels"
The experience this year clearly demonstrates that restraining economic activities, with its painful consequences, will not slow down CO2 build-up and global warming. Austerity cannot lead to a zero emissions economy. The green transition needs a new mode of production and consumption and post-crisis investments must accelerate economic transformation to ensure that we “recover better together”.