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Coronavirus required mass deaths for governments to act with urgency. What will it take for climate change? | Opinion

Amid apocalyptic climate predictions for the world and our region, a crucial point gets lost: We know how to avoid this catastrophe.

Global Climate Strike Rally held in Center City Philadelphia outside of Philadelphia City Hall on Friday, September 20, 2019. The coronavirus has exposed that leaders can mobilize to fight an existential threat, and should do the same with climate change, writes environmental researcher Lucas Isakowitz.
Global Climate Strike Rally held in Center City Philadelphia outside of Philadelphia City Hall on Friday, September 20, 2019. The coronavirus has exposed that leaders can mobilize to fight an existential threat, and should do the same with climate change, writes environmental researcher Lucas Isakowitz.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer
    by Lucas Isakowitz, For the Inquirer
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