Growing a greener biomedical community together

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the measures taken in reaction to it presented a mixed environmental impact with both indirect positive and negative effects. Due to global restrictions on travel, there has been a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. However, the pandemic has also led to an increase in medical waste, including greater use of disposable personal protective equipment and toxic disinfecting chemicals. Early on, prominent environmental activists, such as Nobel laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz in June 2020, suggested to use this unfortunate opportunity to rethink the model of our societies, starting by imagining more sustainable alternatives to our daily activities.

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