'The parallels between coronavirus and climate crisis are obvious'

Campaigning journalist Emily Atkin hopes public pressure over the pandemic will be a model for forcing governments to act"I'm sorry," says Emily Atkin, not sounding very apologetic, "but if you still refuse to see parallels between climate change and coronavirus then honestly you're just stupid."A few weeks ago, the 30-year-old journalist wasn't feeling so confrontational. Less was known about the global pandemic; the data and scientific research showing how the two global crises are linked was not as clear is it is today. But the connections quickly became obvious to Atkin, founder of the climate newsletter and podcast Heated. "Both are global crises which threaten millions of lives with clear science on how to solve them which governments have been too slow to act on; the same people who promote climate denial are refusing to accept the science of coronavirus, too. Continue reading...