Electric vehicle sales and renewable energy demand have surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s how it has accelerated interest in environmental issues
The Tesla Model 3—the high tech, electric sedan car from the Californian electric vehicle startup Tesla. And in April and May 2020, the best-selling car in the UK.
The market share of electric vehicles (EV) has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic to a record-high of 3% globally. It’s as high as 17% in countries like the UK.
This phenomenon doesn’t stop at cars. Demand for renewable energy and clean technologies has increased during the pandemic. In the first 10 weeks of lockdown, while global energy demand dropped by 8%, the US saw renewable energy consumption increase by 40%. India saw a 45% increase.
Environmental issues have dominated the agenda and emerged from the rubble of 2020 with renewed importance and urgency. COVID-19 been a catalyst for interest in environmental issues in three ways.
It has changed our attitude towards environmental issues
In most cases, reducing your carbon footprint during the lockdown hasn’t been a choice. International flights have ground to a halt, driving has been limited to short and necessary excursions, and many of the global supply chains that contribute to carbon emissions have been disrupted.
It seems for many, changing consumer behaviors around the environment has been an active choice: a result of a change in attitude.
The pandemic has shown the disruptive impact of business. Global supply chains and international travel may have sped up the spread of the virus, and contribute to an increase in carbon emissions. This is perhaps registering for many people business’s association with the increasing threat of climate change.
Source: World Economic Forum, International Energy Agency
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We were running with no time to think about our environment, were busy and it was like who cares if something happens to the Earth. When we forgot to think about it, the nature took the matter on its own. Our pace packed lifestyle before Covid 19 changed in a short time. No vehicles on the roads, factories closed, and overall carbon emission level dropped to a lower number; was an instant impact.
Behind the scenes, the lockdown has given many plenty of time to observe and know the nature, most of all have a feeling to contribute something in return. I'm a professional domestic workers trainer and when I'm talking to many of the staffs such as maids, nannies, housekeepers, etc., they shared stories of their employers who turned to nature with an interest in gardening, plants, flowers, etc. Not a big change but together such a feeling can contribute to a bigger picture.
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