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Silver linings?—The global environment and coronavirus (COVID-19)

Published on: 09 April 2020

Table of contents

  • What immediate positive impacts are we seeing on the global environment as a result of coronavirus, eg lower levels of air pollution, reduced carbon emissions, improvements in public health?
  • What negative impacts are we seeing for the environment?
  • What other impacts are we seeing of relevance to environmental law, for example contractual issues, inability to conduct surveys and assessments?
  • What about the longer term? Do you expect that there will be long term environmental benefits as a result of coronavirus? For example, through resetting of the global), changes in public attitude and behaviours and a change in regulatory response)?
  • Might we see a change to the law in certain areas post-coronavirus, for example the laws relating to wildlife trading?

Article summary

Environment analysis: Stephen Tromans QC, barrister, and Jonathan Darby, barrister, at 39 Essex Chambers discuss the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the global environment.

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