What climate change action can learn from coronavirus

The World

What do the coronavirus epidemic and climate change have in common? Both are global crises that can only be solved with global cooperation and large scale action. The World’s Marco Werman speaks to MIT lecturer Otto Scharmer about how the coronavirus is showing us that big swift action is possible in the face of a global crisis. With coronavirus and climate change, he says, we can change the way we live and reimagine our societies to secure a safe and healthy future. 

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