Lessons From Covid. One Year On.

2020 emerged as one of the most challenging years in recent times. In less than 12 months, Covid19 created a global economic, financial and social crisis. This crisis on the grandest scale will go on to deeply affect individuals, families, communities and whole cities as we live through our collective grief.

From a sustainability point of view, coupled with multiple climate-related impacts, this crisis only serves to remind us of the fragility of our ecosystems. It reminds us that our communities are also fragile. That our governance structures need attention. And that this social and economic global crisis appears at the same time that our local and global leaders declare a climate emergency.

Looking for anything vaguely resembling a silver lining to such a global calamity is hard to imagine at this juncture. But if ever there was a time to reflect on what is possible in times of crisis, it is now. A vaccine developed in record time. Global cooperation and leadership, although fractured at times, has led to the unprecedented rapid development of a working vaccine. Unprecedented production and distribution. And, at least, movement towards making the vaccine available widely, in every nation and for all people.

Sixty7.Green believes that a clear, collective vision for a sustainable future rests in our hands. 

Just as the unprecedented events of the past 12 months have shown, leaders with a clear sense of purpose and a personal passion to find a solution, can move mountains. Likewise, for a more sustainable future now is the time to find solutions to the the climate emergency. But this, like the C-19 pandemic will take concerted, collective action from all leaders and at every level of government and civil society.