Great Change is Upon Us?
“it would be deemed prudent now to adopt the old Boy Scout Motto of “Be Prepared,” along with another often-said truism, “Be safe out there!”
That was our final paragraph in our earlier Blog about the world and the economy after Covid-19.
During the period while most of the planet has been on lockdowns and industry has ground to a halt the benefits to the environment have been clear to see. The marvellous clear skies and the modest heatwave has shown us the benefits of reducing the release of carbon into the atmosphere. The official measures of carbon are at their lowest since the Second World War. The obvious downside is the looming recession, but hasn’t this shown us the way forward, the need for a change in how we do everything?
Will governments take heed of the need for even newer greener policies?
Will companies set their staff free to work flexibly at home or from anywhere they choose?
It must surely now be “out with the old ways and in with the new”, bringing in greener, caring methods of business. Has this pandemic been God’s or Nature’s way of telling us that enough is enough?
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