S1.2 Is the Earth Better Off Without Us?” - COVID-19, Climate Change & The Environment

Launched on World Environment Day (June 5, 2020), under the theme 'TIME FOR NATURE', this episode explored the very close link between climate change, environmental health, and the spread of diseases. The COVID-19 Stay-At-Home orders drastically reduced transportation, both air travel and on the ground, and also reduced economic activities such as manufacturing, fishing. A study published in May 2020 found that the daily global carbon emissions during the lockdown measures in early April fell...