Purpose

This article examines US official and public responses to the COVID-19 pandemic for insights into future policy and pubic responses to global climate change.

Design/methodology/approach

This article compares two contemporary global threats to human health and well-being: the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. We identify several similarities and differences between the two environmental phenomena and explore their implications for public and policy responses to future climate-related disasters and disruptions.

Findings

Our review of research on environmental and public health crises reveals that though these two crises appear quite distinct, some useful comparisons can be made. We analyze several features of the pandemic for their implications for possible future responses to global climate change: elasticity of public responses to crises; recognition of environmental, health, racial, and social injustice; demand for effective governance; and resilience of the natural world.

Originality/value

This paper examines public and policy responses to the coronavirus pandemic for their implications for mitigating and adapting to future climate crises.

中文翻译：

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大流行的教训：气候变化和 COVID-19

目的

本文研究了美国官方和公众对 COVID-19 大流行的反应，以了解未来政策和公众对全球气候变化的反应。

设计/方法/方法

本文比较了当代对人类健康和福祉的两种全球威胁：COVID-19 大流行和气候变化。我们确定了这两种环境现象之间的一些相似之处和不同之处，并探讨了它们对公众和政策应对未来与气候相关的灾害和破坏的影响。

发现

我们对环境和公共卫生危机研究的回顾表明，尽管这两个危机看起来截然不同，但可以进行一些有用的比较。我们分析了大流行的几个特征，以了解它们对未来可能应对全球气候变化的影响：公众对危机的反应的弹性；承认环境、健康、种族和社会不公；对有效治理的需求；和自然世界的弹性。

原创性/价值

本文研究了公众和政策对冠状病毒大流行的反应，以了解它们对缓解和适应未来气候危机的影响。