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Tackling climate change: is corona a blueprint?

July 16, 2020

COVID-19 has taught us to change our lives. So, is it time for a rethink on tackling the other huge challenge to humanity: climate change? Our guests: Helena Marschall (Fridays for Future), Stefan Rahmstorf (climatologist), Donata Riedel (Handelsblatt)

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To The Point 16.07.2020 | D E | Helena Marschall
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Helena Marschall, an environmental activist with Fridays for Future. She says: “To put a stop to global warming, we need to change the way we do things now!”

To The Point 16.07.2020 | D E | Donata Riedel
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Donata Riedel from the business and finance paper Handelsblatt. “If the economy doesn’t pick up, then we’ll be going right back to where we started because there’s no funding for climate-friendly modernization.”

To The Point 16.07.2020 | D E | Stefan Rahmstorf
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Stefan Rahmstorf is a climatologist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. He believes: "The climate crisis is far more serious than the corona pandemic."