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Penny Urquhart

Penny Urquhart, a South African, works internationally on policies and plans for climate-resilient development. She was a Lead Author on the IPCC 5th Assessment

Dangerous business: A bushmeat vendor in the Congo. Inger Andersen, the executive director of the UN Environment Programme, has said: ‘Never before have so many opportunities existed for pathogens to pass from wild and domestic animals to people.’ (Florent Vergnes/AFP/Getty Images)

CLIMATE CHANGE

8 APR 2020

Covid-19 stimulus packages must prioritise the green economy

Our response to the Covid-19 pandemic can and should place a just transition at the centre of all economic stimulus packages

Penny Urquhart

7 min read