DEAR DIARY // earth day 2020

Marking 50 years today is Earth Day 2020 and the theme for this year is climate action. It seems even more relevant now with everything the world is going through with COVID-19. Apart from the obvious health threat, there are the human challenges of social distancing, changes to the way we live and the economic repercussions. It has been well documented how the effects of closing down factories, restricting air travel and limited car usage has drastically improved the pollution in the air, oceans and waterways. Since self isolating, I think most of us have been far more careful about waste and more thoughtful of actual needs over wants. Once the quarantines are lifted, it will be interesting to see if we continue this conscious thinking as individuals. Hopefully the companies and manufacturers also have a rethink about their own practices and learn from these lessons. Every action can make an impact, so if we are enlightened after this we can all bring about change and strive for a new future.