Covid19 and Environment-A Theoretical Review from Higher Education Students Perspective

Abstract

The economic rescue packages for dealing with the impact of coronavirus must also be green. The government has to spend a large amount of money to sustain jobs and livelihood. This should be done keeping in view the green concept. The year 2020 seems to be more remarkable and transformational in recent history. There have been demand and supply shocks across the global economy as a result of the emergence of COVID-19. Many European economies faced dislocations as a result of the virus spread. COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly invented coronavirus. They were first discovered in the late 1960s. The study covered the various ways in which coronavirus is bringing changes in the environment. Some of them are positive, and the others have a negative impact on the environment. The impact of COVID-19 on International Environmental law was also examined. The environmental consequences of COVID-19 in various countries were also analyzed. Italy and China were the countries selected for identifying environmental impact. The various ways in which the virus is bringing changes in the environment are air quality improvement, greenhouse gas emission, waste, metro, airline emissions, and climate. The interconnections between COVID-19 pandemic and international environmental law at three stages of the crisis were made.