An article published recently on Forbes claiming that the world needs an equivalent of pandemic lockdown every two years to meet Paris carbon emissions goals. Although the authors of the study do not recommend that the world relies on “lockdowns” to help battle climate change, an increasing number of multi-billionaires, “experts” and “journalists” are calling for drastic measures to save the environment, as they claim, ignoring the fact that lockdowns do inflict heavy damages on the mental health of the general public and pushing the poor and middle classes to the verge of bankruptcy.
Kevork Almassian is an award-winning political commentator from Syria. He is the founder of Syriana Analysis and is known for his contribution to the literature on the Syrian war.