Pandemic side-effects offer glimpse of alternative future on Earth Day 2020

Coronavirus has led to reduced pollution, re-emerging wildlife and plunging oil prices and shown the size of the task facing humanityCoronavirus latest: at a glanceSee all our coronavirus coverageThe skies are clearing of pollution, wildlife is returning to newly clear waters, a host of flights have been scrapped and crude oil is so worthless that the industry would have to pay you to take it off their hands - a few months ago, environmentalists could only dream of such a scenario as the 50th anniversary of Earth Day hove into view.But this disorientingly green new reality is causing little cheer given the cause is the coronavirus pandemic that has ravaged much of the world. Continue reading...