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 ‘The ‘net gain’ principle has been used repeatedly as an excuse to destroy precious wild places, replacing them with uniform saplings in plastic guards.’ Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images
June 25, 2020
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Out of this horror comes hope. In the backwash of the pandemic’s first wave, we see the shingled ruins of the old economy, and the chance to construct a new one. As we rebuild our economic life, we should do it on green principles, averting a crisis many times greater than the coronavirus: climate breakdown and the collapse of our life-support systems. This means no more fossil fuel-based infrastructure. Even existing infrastructure, according to climate scientists, could push us past crucial thresholds. 

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