Covid-19 and Climate Change: Lessons Learned

The coronavirus outbreak has deeply impacted our world. Its great effects on health, businesses, and society as a whole is unprecedented. However, it’s important for us to take a closer look at its relations with Climate Change. Not only may the outbreak be related to Climate Change, but also the measures taken to mitigate the crisis seem to have positive consequences on the environment. Lockdowns, social distancing and isolation mean fewer cars and buses on the streets and many industries have slowed down or stopped their production altogether. We believe there are many lessons to be learned from this scenario. Governments around the globe took drastic measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus and they seem to be working. Climate Change is just as an urgent question as this pandemic is. Maybe, for Climate Change, we too need to try to “flatten the curve”. Will the efforts to rebuild a global economy increase pollution and gas emissions when the pandemic is over?  

Join us on June 10th to discuss this and more!

The event will be moderate by Jane K. Aparecido, Ohio State University - Brazil Gateway and Professor Luiz Eduardo Krünger, UniEvangélica International Affairs.

 ATTENTION the event will be on Jun 10 at noon (ET) / 1pm (Brasília)

More about the speakers:

Professor Cinnamon Piñon Carlarne



Prof. Cinnamon Piñon Carlarne is a leading expert in environmental law and climate change law and policy. Prior to joining the Moritz faculty, she was an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law. From 2006-08, Professor Carlarne was the Harold Woods Research Fellow in Environmental Law at Wadham College, Oxford, where she was a member of the law faculty and the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies. She previously taught at the University of Cincinnati Center for Environmental Studies. Prior to that, she was an associate attorney in the Energy, Land Use, and Environment section at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in Washington, D.C. Carlarne earned her law degree from the University of California at Berkeley. She also holds a B.C.L. and a master’s degree in environmental change and management from the University of Oxford.

Professor Adriano Gouveia Lima

Prof. Adriano Gouveia Lima has worked as a professor at UniEVANGÉLICA’s College of Law since 2001. He holds a degree in Law from the Catholic University of Goiás and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Sciences from the University Center of Anápolis. Internationally, he has studied in the UK and Canada. His experience is related to criminal and environmental law and he also works as lawyer. His articles have been published in Portuguese and English in specialized academic journals. He has recently contributed for a book about the socio-environmental tragedies of Brumadinho and Mariana where he addressed the international perspective of the tragedies.

Join the webinar by registering and share with those who might be interested. See you on Jun 10 at noon (ET) / 1pm (Brasília). The event will be in English.