This position holds that coronavirus will have a pivotal impact on the climate crisis. It weighs both directions — that the pandemic's disruption to travel and industry could help mitigate climate change, or that its economic fallout and shifting priorities could end up making it worse.
Supporting arguments · 2
- Coronavirus will help to mitigate climate changeGreenhouse gas emissions have declined dramatically as the outbreak has reduced travel and industrial activities.
- Coronavirus will make climate change worsePublic attention and critical resources are being diverted from the climate crisis to handle the coronavirus outbreak.