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The Coronavirus pandemic created a global crisis that prompted immediate large-scale action, including economic shutdowns and mobility restrictions. These actions have had devastating effects on the economy, but some positive effects on the environment. As the world recovers from the pandemic, we ask the following question: What is the public attit...
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... modelling suggests two main themes in Twitter discussions: climate action during COVID-19 recovery (6 out of 15 topics; summarized in Table 1); and lessons learned for future climate action (8 out of 15 topics; summarized in Table 2). These two themes cover all but one topic, containing specific discussions about China's role in the pandemic and in the global carbon footprint. ...Context 2
... second theme focuses on the lessons learned from the pandemic and discusses whether these lessons should be applied to mitigate climate change (Table 2). Topic 10 has a significantly high fraction of positive tweets that encourage applying lessons learned from the COVID-19 crisis to fighting climate change. ...Context 3
... many tweets positively reflect on the lessons learned during the pandemic that may shape future climate action, such as the importance of preventive measures, the role of science in public policymaking, and the need for coordinated global action. In particular, we identified a topic (Topic 8; Table 2) reflecting the opinion that climate change may become a worse global crisis than COVID-19, underscoring the need for global action. Additionally, we found tweets that criticized politicians who ignore both climate change and COVID-19 safety protocols such as face masks, reinforcing the importance of making scientifically-sound decisions in the future (Topic 11; Table 2). ...Context 4
... particular, we identified a topic (Topic 8; Table 2) reflecting the opinion that climate change may become a worse global crisis than COVID-19, underscoring the need for global action. Additionally, we found tweets that criticized politicians who ignore both climate change and COVID-19 safety protocols such as face masks, reinforcing the importance of making scientifically-sound decisions in the future (Topic 11; Table 2). ...Similar publications
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