Earth Day: UN chief calls for 'green recovery' from coronavirus pandemic

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The UN chief urges governments to use economic responses to the pandemic to tackle the 'even deeper emergency' of climate change.

Mr Guterres has called for the huge amounts of money that will be spent on recovery to deliver new jobs and businesses through a clean, green transition.Staff members of the the Gujarat Science City wearing face masks stand in front of a planet earth model in Ahmedabad, India.

Fuel subsidies must end and polluters must start paying for their pollution, he warned, adding the financial system and all areas of public policy-making and infrastructure must factor in climate risks and opportunities. "Our health is a truly global issue: we must choose a sustainable path for our planet, to prevent further crises and protect lives."

 

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