Avoiding a Climate Lockdown
The world is approaching a tipping point on climate change, when protecting the future of civilization will require dramatic interventions. Avoiding this scenario will require a green economic transformation β and thus a radical overhaul of corporate governance, finance, policy, and energy systems.
LONDON β As COVID-19 spread earlier this year, governments introduced lockdowns in order to prevent a public-health emergency from spinning out of control. In the near future, the world may need to resort to lockdowns again β this time to tackle a climate emergency.