the Epidemic of the coronavirus, which has changed our lives, had an impact on the environment. Around the world, stops production, does not fly planes, people are less likely to travel by car.
many environmental activists happily speak about the positive effect: due to the fact that the economy has slowed, people have the opportunity to enjoy clean air. The media immediately reported about the dolphins in the canals of Venice and other wonders. And even if it later turns out that this is either fake or these things are not rare, a reason to think about the advantages of good ecology all the same.
Get some food for thought — more precisely, the data for analysis by scientists worldwide. On their basis they will be able to comprehend what happens when stop producing. And calculate different scenarios for the future.
But this is only one side. Environmental advantages, the ability to breathe clean air are perceived much less happily, if you’re unemployed, because the company you worked for went bankrupt.
talking About it, many employers, especially large ones, and put pressure on the government, demanding help. And help comes. For example, the European Central Bank has announced that it has developed a special program of redemption of securities totaling € 750 billion to support the economy of the European Union.
— it Turns out that companies are just giving money, says Laurent Hubert, Secretary of the Brussels branch of the Association of volunteers of The Shifters, which deals with climate change issues. – But now have a great opportunity to link the receipt of financial support with the fulfillment of certain conditions, primarily environmental. Thus it is possible to encourage companies to use green technologies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. Otherwise, the pollution will only grow after will end its restrictive measures. Because employers will be talking to us about the need to increase production, increase in working hours for the sake of preserving jobs.
there is No doubt that after the application of restrictive measures and restore economic life, the amount of emissions will increase. This happens at least due to the resumption of air travel.
But not immediately.
the Planes make a significant contribution to air pollution. Even flying for a short distance is a release of hundreds of kilograms of carbon dioxide for each passenger. Not to mention flights to other continents. And environmental activists urge to fly less than one year.
Now the opponents of aerial overflights are a lot of reasons for joy. For example, according to ��of aviakompanii “Air France-KLM”, its activity is currently only 2-3 percent of the regular program. And in the words of its CEO Benjamin Smith, the same volume of traffic will be able to return for only two years, and perhaps need even more time.
the German airline “Lufthansa” (the largest aviakontserna Europe) is also not optimistic in their assessments. 95 per cent of its aircraft are on the ground, and the recovery of air travel demand, according to the manual of the carrier, will take years. The company is preparing to reduce fleet and staff and has ceased operations of its “daughter” – loukoster “Germanwings”.
So that some positive environmental effect will remain for a long time. But what awaits us in the long run?
– the Current crisis gives the authorities the perfect opportunity to put pressure on industry to reduce emissions of atmospheric pollution, says Laurent Hubert. But economic interests prevail over environmental ones. Business has a very serious lever of influence on politicians. Employees of the voters. Therefore, the policy is primarily concerned that their constituents are not left without work. And environmental problems recede into the background. Although if you do not take proactive measures, the situation could become irreparable. Because global warming is over fifty years in some European territories life will become impossible. And Russia this process is also affected.
the Current APR, scientists are sounding the alarm, the warmest for all history of measurements.
When the crisis is over, and where we all will come out of it? Now the question to answer is almost impossible. One problem triggers another. And what is happening now, may be only the beginning of the present crisis.
We, for obvious reasons, are closely watching the price of oil. Under its current cost serious problems have kancevica in the United States. American shale oil producers have accumulated considerable debts. And at the current price level of production in many fields unprofitable. Already one big company went bankrupt – “Whiting Petroleum”, which several years ago was one of the leaders in the market of shale oil. If the process continues, the banks will not get hundreds of billions and even trillions of dollars. And this is a serious blow to the economy that will reverberate around the world. And many will say it is not up to the environment!
But it is not.
because of the epidemic of the coronavirus we all were members of a sort of experiment on a radical change in lifestyle. People work from home and do not go to the office. Canceled countless business trips and leisure trips. And it turned out that much of what used to require the personal presence, the VPthe Aulnay really be done remotely, via the Internet. It can become a habit. Especially the residents of cities, many of whom commute for hours a day. We will have more free time to walk around and breathe in the fresh, less polluted air. And think about how to save the environment.
Vitaliy Leonidov, Russell
