Many of the profound economic and social impacts of the pandemic, and our attempts to limit its spread, have been immediate, with many economies coming to a virtual standstill overnight 6 Unemployment has soared to record heights in the US and the price of crude oil has dropped below zero for the first time in history 7 These effects are expected to be long-lasting and profound, with many industries doubting whether recovery is possible at all 8 More systemic challenges, such as an economic depression, seem likely 9 Worryingly, basic necessities – including food – may not be available to a large share of the world population in the near future without carefully planned, yet urgent, action 10 Notwithstanding ongoing uncertainty regarding the scale and timeline of the current pandemic, the world that will emerge from this globally disruptive event inevitably will look different from the one we knew before The answers to these and many more questions depend on the short- and long-term impacts of the pandemic, our response to it and its aftermath, on the environment itself, and on the actors and legal frameworks that regulate our environment [ ]it is worth noting that the relationship between our natural and social environment has never been more important, nor subject to such intense scrutiny The unequal way in which the pandemic affects population groups, especially with regard to age and gender, may also lead to a shift in demographics with far-reaching consequences 16 Finally, while there are positive environmental effects, it is unclear which of these will last: the need to maintain social distancing for a long period of time could also lead to an increase in car use and decrease in public transport use [ ]the vast amount of resources currently spent on combating this pandemic cannot be used for fighting other crises, such as climate change At the European level, many legislative and policy plans under the European Union (EU) ‘Green Deal’ have already been reported to be delayed until 2021 17 These pressing social issues will have a major impact on environmental scholarship [ ]the coronavirus crisis has profound direct effects on the academic community itself, including effects on our ability to engage in (certain types of) research,18 the funding that will be available,19 and the form that teaching will take in the future 20 The many questions that emerge, and their answers, undoubtedly will be heavily debated in this journal and the academic community at large, fostering a discussion which we hope will continue to be diverse in terms of geography, gender, and stage of academic career

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转型环境中的跨国环境法

大流行的许多深远的经济和社会影响以及我们限制其传播的努力都是立竿见影的，许多经济体在一夜之间几乎陷入停顿 6 美国的失业率飙升至历史新高，原油价格上涨历史上首次跌破零 7 这些影响预计将是持久而深远的，许多行业都怀疑是否有可能复苏 8 更可能出现经济萧条等系统性挑战 9 令人担忧的是，基本必需品– 包括食物 – 如果没有精心计划但紧急的行动，在不久的将来可能无法为世界大部分人口提供 10 尽管当前大流行的规模和时间表仍存在不确定性，从这场全球性破坏性事件中出现的世界不可避免地将与我们之前所知道的世界不同 这些问题以及更多问题的答案取决于大流行的短期和长期影响、我们对它的反应及其后果，环境本身，以及调节我们环境的参与者和法律框架 [ ] 值得注意的是，我们的自然环境与社会环境之间的关系从未如此重要，也从未受到如此严格的审查。影响人口群体，尤其是在年龄和性别方面，也可能导致人口结构的变化，产生深远的影响 16 最后，虽然存在积极的环境影响，但尚不清楚哪些会持续：长期保持社交距离的需要也可能导致汽车使用量增加和公共交通使用量减少[]目前用于抗击这种流行病的大量资源无法用于抗击其他危机，例如气候变化 在欧洲层面，据报道，欧盟（EU）“绿色协议”下的许多立法和政策计划被推迟到 2021 年 17 这些紧迫的社会问题将对环境学术产生重大影响 [ ] 冠状病毒危机对学术界本身有着深远的直接影响，包括影响我们从事（某些类型的）研究的能力，18 可用的资金，19 以及未来的教学形式 20 出现的许多问题，以及他们的回答，毫无疑问将在本期刊和整个学术界进行激烈的辩论，促进讨论，​​我们希望在地理、性别和学术生涯阶段方面继续保持多样化