![The Coronavirus Impact on the Environment [Infographic] | ecogreenlove](https://ecogreenlove.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/12182020_pandemiceffect-2.png?w=1200&h=675&crop=1)
As the coronavirus pandemic unfolds across the globe, threatening lives and upending the world economy, it’s also had a profound impact on the environment.
Scientists first noticed a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions in China, where the pandemic began. This trend followed the pandemic’s spread across the world.
Meanwhile, viral social media posts started to pop up about wildlife sightings in urban areas, claiming “nature just hit the reset button on us.”
Less reported has been the dramatic rise in medical waste and packaging from online shopping.
In this post, we’ll look at the full environmental impact of the COVID-19 crisis to date and what lessons we can take from this tragedy to fight climate change in the future.
Look at the data on the infographic below:
![The Coronavirus Impact on the Environment [Infographic] | ecogreenlove](https://ecogreenlove.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/12182020_pandemiceffect.png "The Coronavirus Impact on the Environment [Infographic] | ecogreenlove")
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