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Returning to net zero as a major public health priority: Learning the lessons of the pandemic
CUSSH researchers have derived lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic critical to the delivery of net zero actions. Modelling these actions in health terms as well as emissions has demonstrated a gain of
27 November 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic required health responses beyond the normal functioning of cities.
Achieving net zero emissions also requires significant action on city and national scales which can also be justified by health impacts. Given these potential impacts, modelling pathways to net-zero emissions could benefit from accounting for learnings from the pandemic.
Seven opportunities have been highlighted to build a positive legacy from COVID-19 [1]. In addition, multi-sectorial modelling has assessed pathways to net zero emissions in electricity supply, transport, housing, food and diet [2] using life tables.