The recent slowdown in economic activity has brought a sense of comfort to the green left. Aeroplanes have been grounded, fewer cars are on the roads, and there has been a significant drop-in industrial activity. As a result, pollution levels have dramatically decreased. 

The British public have also shown a willingness to submit to temporary restrictions on freedom to combat the coronavirus crisis. 

Could the same tactics be applied to climate change? And does the authoritarian response of many governments provide a template for future controls to limit carbon emissions and other forms of pollution? 

Andy Mayer, Chief Operating Officer at the Institute of Economic Affairs joins Media Manager Emily Carver, to discuss the potential impact of coronavirus on the climate change debate.

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