In the early months of the pandemic, we reported on the sustainable shifts in the works, with more bike lanes and walking space in Milan, and boosts to the “no-fly movement” in Scandinavia. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Boris Johnson both called to “build back better” toward sustainability. And billions of stimulus funds could have been invested to speed up the green transition. Has that happened? Not so much.
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