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Our natural environment is severely affected by the impact of man-made climate change, resulting in the loss of biodiversity and shortages in food production and the availability of fresh water. At the same time, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impact on public health and social and economic systems—including a massive depression of economic activity—has caused citizens, central banks, governments, and academics to rethink sustainable finance as something much more than climate change investment or a trendy industry term. While the outbreak of COVID-19 may itself be the product of human interference with nature, it is not the only challenge human societies face today.Racial, gender, and income inequality and the fate of liberal democracy are as important and should feature prominently in public debate and policy-makers’agendas. © 2021 by Emilios Avgouleas. |
