Seven years ago when I began lobbying for CO2 emissions reduction, the received political wisdom for reaching the broadest audience was to downplay the use of the term “carbon emissions” and to emphasize “air pollution.” The rationale was, Who doesn’t want to reduce air pollution? I understood the psychology but thought it self-defeating to perpetuate an artificial barrier between carbon emissions and air pollution. It seemed better to connect the dots.
Now the Harvard School of Public Health has found a clear connection between air pollution and higher rates of death from COVID-19. The virus essentially catches a ride and persists longer on pollution particles released by coal plants and oil refineries, rendering people of color and the poor most vulnerable since that is where they are more likely to live and work. Reducing carbon emissions would eliminate most of that pollution, as the present pandemic has illustrated.
— Lynda Marin, Santa Cruz
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