Could we imagine a greener way of life after the lockdown ends, such that we look back on 2019 as the last year of continually growing emissions?
This would take a widespread change of mindset, the kind of determination to improve the world that has been seen after wars and major disasters in the past.
And it would require truly visionary leadership from political leaders and CEOs ... are we up for it?
By the time this horror ends, it might have changed our way of life. Already, the coronavirus has achieved something that government policies and moral awakening couldn’t: it is pushing us into green living.
The nature of work, commuting and shopping changed this month. If that transformation sticks, then one day we’ll have happier and more productive societies, and we’ll look back on December 2019 as the all-time peak in global carbon emissions.