Simon Jones: A green reset

The impact the Coronavirus pandemic is having on our daily lives is almost immeasurable and there will be aspects that will never go back to normal. The stream of consciousness around sustainability in recent years cannot be allowed to lose any momentum.

Prior to the pandemic, there was a tangible shift in public thinking about the impact everyone’s lives were having on the planet. My worry is that this will be forgotten, a concern prompted by images of birds of prey caught up in facemasks and plastic gloves strewn over supermarket car parks. Yes, that’s the worst of society and hopefully a short-term problem, but when you consider how some have behaved during lockdown, hope is somewhat dashed.