We are changing the world to fight COVID-19: can we do the same for climate change?

The federal government’s Bill C-12 offers a promising national approach. However, its plans must be transformative in all sectors and aspects of society in order to account for social systems.
Rapid societal change is possible. We have seen in this pandemic how willing the public and private sectors are to work together for a common goal and adopt new behaviours, if they understand the risks and benefits, writes Prof. Madhur Anand.
GUELPH, ONT.—I lead a lab that has been conducting research on the impacts of climate change on ecosystems in Canada and worldwide for decades. While knowing the details of these impacts is important, knowledge must be followed by action. Realizing this, we have also studied how human behaviour an...

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