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Analysis and tools to learn about behavior change from reduced economic activity during pandemic response.
π¨π³πhttps://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146362/airborne-nitrogen-dioxide-plummets-over-china
NASAβs Earth Observatory reports on reduced air pollution as Wuhan, China responds to pandemic.
πhttps://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2020/03/05/how-the-coronavirus-is-and-is-not-affecting-the-environment/
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reports environmental effects of Coronavirus.
πΊπΈπ¨π¦π²π½πwww.airnow.gov
Historical, current, and forecast air quality data from US federal government for US, Canada, and Mexico.
ππhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2043820620933859
Essay published in Dialogues in Human Geography criticizes the "Earth is healing, we are the virus" meme that has become popular during the pandemic.
ππhttps://apnews.com/e3cddd53e453a22158663f0eeb116194
Discusses COVID-19 as a barrier to ongoing environnmental preservation efforts.
Implications of pandemic and response for the ability to address global climate change.
ππhttps://www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-change/news/coronavirus-climate-change-and-the-environment/
Frequently asked questions and expert responses on COVID-19 and the environment.
ππhttps://www.thegrayrhino.com/the-climate-covid19-nexus/
CEO and author of The Grey Rhino, Michelle Wucker, compares COVID-19 and climate change as obvious, large-scale crises.
πΊπΈπhttps://www.vox.com/2020/4/10/21216216/coronavirus-social-distancing-texas-unacast-climate-change
Data show one of the strongest predictors of social distancing behavior is attitudes toward climate change.
ππhttps://www.technologyreview.com/2020/03/25/950315/radio-corona-so-what-about-climate-change/
Radio Corona podcast and transcript with James Temple, Senior Energy Editor for MIT Technology Review, and a group of experts.
James Temple, MIT Technology Review, explains that when the pandemic wanes, a poorer, more divided world will still face the rapidly rising threat of global warming.
Feedback, an environmental organisation based in London, argue that Food is a right, not a luxury, and itβs time for our food system to reflect this.
ππhttps://feedbackglobal.org/why-growing-food-isnt-the-same-as-making-cars/
Feedback, an environmental organisation based in London, outlines how the 'Just in Time' model used by supermarkets has failed in the current crisis and discusses how to build a sustainable food system.
OECD Policy recommendations
πΊπΈπhttps://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/03/18/states-and-stores-are-banning-reusable-bags-is-it-safe-to-use-them
Minnesota public radio (MPR) reporting on US states and major retailer Target banning reusable bags as a response to COVID-19.
ππhttps://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/06/ppe-masks-gloves-coronavirus-ocean-pollution/
World Economic Forum blog post reporting on discarded items in oceans.
πΊπΈπhttps://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/air-pollution-linked-with-higher-covid-19-death-rates/
πΊπΈπhttps://projects.iq.harvard.edu/covid-pm
Blog post and study page reporting research conducted at Harvard. Analysis of nationwide US data shows people with COVID-19 who live in U.S. regions with high levels of air pollution are more likely to die from the disease than people who live in less polluted areas.