CLIMATE CHANGE/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN: “This year, Earth Day comes amid global crises: the difficult, immediate, and undeniable reality of pandemic disease, and the existential threat of climate change — which we are already experiencing and which threatens equally deadly results in the near future if we fail to act. COVID-19 and the climate emergency both underscore the fragility of life on this planet, the connections that bind us to our fellow humans, and the responsibility we all have to meet these global threats with urgent action, ambitious plans, and every tool at our disposal.”
-Joe Biden, “Statement by Vice President Joe Biden on Earth Day,” medium.com, Apr. 22, 2020