May 06 2020 26 mins 7
Once the threat of COVID-19 recedes, will the global economy return to business as usual? Or is this a transition point where world leaders finally start to take the climate crisis seriously? For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman discusses these questions with Sam Fankhauser. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsletter offers a free preview article every day of the week, plus three more complimentary articles in our weekly roundup every Friday. Sign up here. Then subscribe. Relevant Articles on WPR: Earth Day’s New Urgency in the Era of COVID-19 Can the Lessons of the Coronavirus Pandemic Be Applied to Climate Change? Another Victim of COVID-19: Sustainable Development What More Will It Take to Save the Global Economy From COVID-19? Trend Lines is produced and edited by Peter Dörrie, a freelance journalist and analyst focusing on security and resource politics in Africa. You can follow him on Twitter at @peterdoerrie. To send feedback or questions, email us at [email protected].
