30,000 coronaviruses

  In just 24 hours, the world’s leading finance ministers will consider the global COVID-19 economic recovery plan. They could listen to corporations and choose business as usual. Or they could adopt a historic plan that cracks down on planet-destroying industry like fossil fuels and protects us all from future crises. A group of scientists and economists is fighting hard for change, but need to show people are behind them. Demand a recovery plan for the planet: [Take Action!]( [ Sign the petitionÂ]( {NAME}, In 24 hours, the world’s most powerful finance ministers will discuss the global economic response to COVID-19 at the G20. We can’t have it focus on business as usual, with mega-bailouts for planet-destroying industries like fossil fuels. But that’s exactly what corporate lobbyists are asking for. That’s why a leading group of scientists and economists is pushing for a historic recovery package that would feature the fight against climate change, the protection of nature, and help for the world’s most vulnerable populations — as part of the solution. If they go to the G20 alone, corporate lobbyists will try to dismiss them as out-of-touch elites. But if we can quickly get a million signatures to prove that the people overwhelmingly support the plan, we’ll give them critical ammunition — and give the plan a real chance: [Click to demand a COVID-19 recovery plan for the planet]( A world-leading scientist says there’s 30,000 more coronaviruses just waiting to be unleashed by environmental destruction. It makes so clear how our planetary crises are deeply interconnected, from COVID-19 to climate change to species extinction. That’s why this expert plan addresses all of these crises, in a way specially designed to make us more resilient by changing how our economy works. It demands that any recovery package focus on: - prioritizing climate change and protecting nature: including renewable energy and reforestation - helping the most vulnerable: including debt relief for developing countries and raising income for the lowest earners - shifting the economy toward sustainability: including eliminating fossil fuel subsidies and introducing a real price on carbon This is what our planet needs, and it’s what all of us need -- a reboot to our unjust economic system. And we may never have this kind of chance again. We know that vast numbers of people support this plan, but we need to show it, and fast, to counter corporate arguments. Sign and share everywhere for a sustainable recovery plan: [Click to demand a COVID-19 recovery plan for the planet]( The head of the world’s vaccination institute says that the more we destroy nature, it becomes a “certainty” that more viruses will leap into humans, with the potential to cause more pandemics. It’s time our leaders face up to corporate destruction of the planet and say “no more”. [ Sign the petitionÂ]( Thanks for all that you do, Danny and the team at SumOfUs More information: ['Tip of the iceberg': is our destruction of nature responsible for Covid-19?]( The Guardian, March 18, 2020 [Deforestation And Climate Change Could Unleash A Mind-Boggling Number Of Coronaviruses]( Forbes, April 1, 2020    --------------------------------------------------------------- SumOfUs is a community of people from around the world committed to curbing the growing power of corporations. We want to buy from, work for and invest in companies that respect the environment, treat their workers well and respect democracy. And we’re not afraid to stand up to them when they don’t. Please help keep SumOfUs strong by chipping in $3 [Chip in $3]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. | [Unsubscribe](