Global rapid response IS possible (and effective!)
: "Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths per year, from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat stress." 393,552 have, at the time of publishing, died of Coronavirus. In both cases, the scientific community is offering clear warnings about what to do.And yes, ethical is different to sustainable.
One theory is that it's down to unity. A worthwhile climate change reaction needs to be a combined effort, with the impact almost nullified if countries go it alone. This is unlike the fight against Coronavirus, which - due to the ease at which each nation can implement its own rules - feels like every country out for itself as it patriotically battles to protect its people.
Another is that it's an impulsive reaction to rate of development. The threat of Coronavirus swept across the world like a dark cloud in a storm, overwhelming and panicking huge swathes of the globe one country at a time. It required immediate, instinctive reactions - which could, in hindsight, have benefitted from being much quicker - that the quieter, less tangible deterioration of the planet doesn't demand.
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