Monthly Archives: March 2020

State aid will keep many businesses afloat, and if the right conditions are attached it could transform society. But if we’re going to bail out large corporations and businesses, there need to be some conditions. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/31/bailouts-coronavirus-state-aid

Coronavirus has led to an astonishing shutdown of economic activity and a drastic reduction in the use of fossil fuels. In the short term, response to the pandemic seems to be having a positive effect on emissions. But in the … Continue reading →

Green Growth is the big plan to deal with environmental damage while still growing the global economy. Can we trust it? A 3:50 minute video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO36VGjdMq8#action=share

A good overview of the political, economic and ecological elements of the pandemic. PUBLIC GOODS • March 28, 2020 Without a doubt, it is a serious health problem, but not the most important one, and perhaps not even the most … Continue reading →

The Great Recession could have killed globalization, but China emerged as the champion of a new global “connectivity.” With the coronavirus, that phase is finished. by Walden Bello https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/03/24/coronavirus-and-death-connectivity

Since we all may well get it, this is an important reminder. Act as if you have it and don’t want to spread it! As communities and as residents of this country, we need to work together to slow the … Continue reading →

Britain’s automotive industry may never recover from the coronavirus crisis, experts have warned, after responsible for more than two-thirds of the UK’s annual vehicle production paused assembly lines. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/18/bmw-and-toyota-suspend-european-operations-coronavirus

Terrible times have engulfed the world, yet a silver lining would be if suddenly due to $30/barrel oil prices, the fracking industry dies, and if the massive contraction in the world economy now underway reduces greenhouse emissions. Of course the … Continue reading →

This very graphic satellite photo compilation shows the impact of our industrial/capitalist model on the quality of life in China. https://ecohustler.com/nature/5-ways-coronavirus-could-help-humanity-survive-the-ecological-crisis/

Coronavirus is both a symptom of the problematic globalised economy and an important signal that things need to change. Emergency short-term measures to contain the virus also have a positive impact on decimated global ecosystems. Crisis can be an opportunity … Continue reading →