Covid-19 crisis not a solution to climate change, but a learning opportunity: Earth Hour 2020 organiser

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SINGAPORE - The coronavirus crisis is not a solution to climate change, but there are many parallels between the two crises which governments can learn from, said the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Singapore.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - The coronavirus crisis is not a solution to climate change, but there are many parallels between the two crises which governments can learn from, said the World Wide Fund for Nature Singapore.

"We need the same response from governments when it comes to addressing the climate emergency, but many countries continue to fall behind on their targets." Her comments came ahead of Earth Hour 2020 in Singapore, which was livestreamed online on Saturday for the first time due to the Covid-19 outbreak here.

Last year's Earth Hour event was a three-day carnival at Marina Bay Sands' Event Plaza. It hosted activities centred on reusability and zero-waste practices as well as a live concert featuring home-grown acts such as pop-rock band 53A, pop singer Tabitha Nauser and indie band Subsonic Eye.

 

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Wish that I could turn back the clock. Tick tocking towards the impending doom--enjoy!

There is no solution to climate change. The global warming nonsense promulgated by junk science are a complete hoax. Computer models, which can be made to skew most anything, are not science.

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