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Could COVID-19 mark a ‘turning point’ in the climate crisis?

Environmental activists of Swiss Klimastreik Schweiz movement hold banners, one of them reads: "Crisis is crisis", after placing shoes in place of live participants to demonstrate against climate change, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in front of the opera house on the Sechselaeutenplatz square in Zurich, Switzerland April 24, 2020.  REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann - RC2YAG9410MM

“The COVID-19 crisis could mark a turning point in progress on climate change.” Image: REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

Matthew Green
Climate Correspondent, Reuters
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