April 23, 2020, Updated April 19, 2021

Have the lockdowns all over the world been good for the environment? What will the long term impact of coronavirus be on the planet? Is climate change more dangerous than corona? Why won’t governments take climate change more seriously?

These were just a few of the questions that ISRAEL21c Editor, Nicky Blackburn put to leading Israeli environmentalists, Prof. Colin Price, Professor at the Porter School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Tel Aviv University, and the Head of the Department of Environmental Studies, and Prof. Alon Tal, founder of the Israel Union for Environmental Defense and the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, during a webinar held yesterday. Their answers were fascinating.

If you want to find out more about the long term impact of corona on our environment, watch the film below and discover how each one of us can make a difference to our world.

Earth Day Webcast: Did Earth Just Hit Pause?

In honor of EARTH DAY Wednesday, April 22nd, ISRAEL21c editor and director, Nicky Blackburn, sat down (virtually) with guests Alon Tal, a leading Israeli environmental activist, and Colin Price, head of the Department of Environmental Studies at Tel Aviv University, to examine how our planet has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and what it means for climate change and our future.

Posted by ISRAEL21c on Wednesday, April 22, 2020

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