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A Chicken Can’t Lay a Duck Egg: How Covid-19 Can Solve The Climate Crisis
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Vast swathes of the current economic system have to be dismantled to secure humanity’s future. Until recently that was thought impossible. Covid-19 proves this wrong. It is possible to shut polluting businesses overnight and pay people during a transition. Because Covid-19 has done half the job for us, a sustainable future is finally within our grasp. This book explains how societies can embrace this unique chance to build a future where people live with decency, and in balance with nature.
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Graeme Maxton
Graeme Maxton is the author of six books on climate change, economics, and the automotive industry. He contributes regularly to a wide range of online and print publications, is an Advisory Board Member on the UN’s Energy Pathways Project, and of Population Matters. Born in Scotland, he currently lives in Zurich, Switzerland.
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