ClimateCovid P1.5: Labor in the COVID-era
CONFRONTING THE CLIMATE CRISIS WITH SYSTEMIC ALTERNATIVES IN THE AGE OF CORONAVIRUS
A NEARLY CARBON-NEUTRAL CONFERENCE | #EHIClimateCOVID
Panel 1.5: Labor in the COVID era
“Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?”
Vicky Johnson (Open University, UK)
“Confronted by Crisis: The Limits of Climate Adaptation in the Context of COVID
Danielle Falzon (Brown University) and Laura Bahlman (Massey University, NZ)
Q & A
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Thank you Vicky and Danielle!
Vicky – Thank you so much for this detailed break down of the 2020 New Deal. As a US citizen, I have heard very little news of the proposed policies in the UK, or what they will mean in terms of economic and climate recovery. Unfortunately, a focus on the fiscal control of a nation (rather than the health and wellbeing of the people) seems to be a common theme in world leadership today.
Danielle – Thank you for educating us on adaptation interventions. I had never heard this specific term being used to describe these kinds of projects before. The more you explain, the more they seem like bandaid solutions to a much more deeply rooted issues. When creating new solutions for these communities, where do you think we should focus the most on creating stability, especially in the context of covid?
Julia, yes, it is interesting the similarities in approach across many different world leaders, particularly where there are other options to enable health and wellbeing of both people and the planet to be explored.