Germany, Britain call for 'green recovery' to revive economy after COVID-19 pandemic

Germany and United Kingdom have urged countries to ensure a 'green recovery' while making efforts to revive global ecomy that is currently facing a crisis due to coronavirus pandemic. According to reports, Germany's Environment Minister Svenja Schulze, while talking to officials from over 30 countries said that y should invest in a recovery program that would help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in future. 

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Germany's Environment Minister Svenja Schulze told Associated Press, "We mustn't invest in techlogies of past." While ting that some countries are planning to build new coal-fired power plants as part of ir recovery programs to return to business as usual. Britain’s Business Secretary Alok Sharma during talks said that world must work toger to support a green recovery from pandemic in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

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Many environmentalists have warned that heavily polluting industries are taking vant of vast amounts being offered by countries as part of stimulus packs to revive ecomy keeping in mind coronavirus lockdown. two-day long virtual talks that are being co-hosted by Germany and United Kingdom will see United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres taking part along with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on April 28. 

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Decrease in pollution

world is seeing a significant decrease in pollution since lockdown has begun in most parts of globe. However, United Nations' World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on April 22 said that fall in greenhouse gas emissions linked to global ecomic crisis caused by COVID-19 pandemic is only 'short-term good news'. WMO expects emissions to return to rmal once global ecomy starts recovering from coronavirus outbreak. According to European ncy (ESA), lockdown has played a huge role in bringing down pollution levels in continent by about 50%.

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