COVID-19 and Climate: Economic Impacts
b"The COVID-19 recession is unfolding at historic speed and depth. New jobless claims reached a record 10 million in just two weeks. Wall Street\\u2019s fear gauge closed at an all-time high in mid-March. Environmentally, though, the shutdown has come with some temporary benefits \\u2014 decreased travel, cleaner water, a plunging demand for oil. But crashing the economy isn\\u2019t exactly a climate solution. \\n\\nHow will the coronavirus recession reshape the economy and prospects for addressing climate in a post-pandemic world? How does this economic crisis compare to others in history? \\n\\nVisit climateone.org/watch-and-listen/podcasts for more information on today's episode.\\n\\nGuests: \\nKathleen Day, Finance Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University; Author, Broken Bargain: Banks, Bailouts, and the Struggle to Tame Wall Street\\nAmy Myers Jaffe, Director, Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Council on Foreign Relations \\nMatt Rogers, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company\\n\\nAdditional interviews:\\nShubhayu Saha, Health Scientist, Climate and Health Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)\\nPhil Ting, California State Assembly Member \\n\\nThis program was recorded at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on April 15, 2020.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"