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Klimaeksperten from the School has almost 300,000 followers on Twitter, and says virusutbruddet the world over can be demanding for miljøkampen. The united nations has called koronapandemien a threat to humanity, but Tveitdal believe miljøkrisa is worse.
– Go is not over the
Tveitdal says the handling of the koronakrisa is a completely natural the focus now, but that the consequences of human-induced climate change will continue to evolve even after the pandemic is over.
the WHO estimated that 150 000 people die annually due to. of climate change. This number will increase going forward, depending on how much the temperature is going to rise.
Tveitdal refers to a range of consequences that will affect billions of people. Sea-level rise, loss of rain forests, more droughts and floods. And a development towards fewer plant and animal species, many of which are totally dependent on.
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the Sahara desert is growing steadily and tørkeperiodene come more and more frequently in many parts of the world.
Photo: satellite image from NASA – Less environmental focus,
Tveitdal notice that the environmental focus now is significantly lower than normal, and he has a great understanding for the most part now is about the korona.
But he fears that this too may continue after the crisis is over.
– Attention and public funding can frame the green transition, when very much to act on infectious disease and emergency preparedness in the years ahead.
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the World’s countries have an agreement to limit global emissions of greenhouse gases to avoid dangerous climate change, but is it already too late? We have really the opportunity to reach togradersmålet?
But there is one bright spot, he believes:
– People will probably get a better kriseforståelse than in the past. It can lead to many more taking inward of how dangerous climate change is, and wish for faster action.
– No reason to fire on the environmental requirements
Tveitdal follow the focus around the korona and environmental issues closely, and says it is completely understandable that the focus now is all about dealing viruskrisa. At the same time, he believes it is a mistake to four of the environmental standards now, even though many companies are in danger of going bankrupt.
– It is not the environmental requirements as traps companies, it is the lack of market and demand.
Authorities now spend huge sums to keep your life in many industries, and these investments provides a unique opportunity to invest in green solutions, believes Tveitdal.
He warns against four of the environmental standards and taxes as you can see in the f.ex. The united STATES.
– This is a short-term solution that is not future-oriented.
Attempt shopping malls because of the korona-crisis.
Photo: Åse Marit Befring – this Is the environmentalists want the
member of parliament Åse-Bruun Gundersen of the progress party is just like it was fresh from the own koronasykdom, and she says it’s only right the focus now is to save businesses and jobs.
Åse Bruun-Gundersen have even been sick with koronaviruset. She warns against thinking one-sided miljøkamp now.
Photo: Adrian Nyhammer Olsen / NRK
– Is the environmental and measures that are burdensome for businesses, these can be facilitated. It may also mean lower fuel surcharges, ” says Gundersen.
She has the past few days has been to prepare and adopt krisepakken that was put forward in Parliament on Tuesday.
She believes that the consequences we now see, with a flypark on the ground and many biltomme roads, is exactly what many environmentalists have dreamed about.
– We now see how serious it is if klimaforkjemperne get the green light to hit air travel and use of private cars, ” says Gundersen.
She emphasizes at the same time that it is environmental initiatives that do not go at the expense of corporate profitability.
Parked aircraft in korona-the pandemic.
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