The spread of COVID-19 has already resulted in the cancellation of some preliminary meetings at the United Nations climate conference planned in Glasgow in November. Without any doubt, the fight against climate change will lose positions in the global priorities list, and an even stronger diplomatic commitment will be needed to avoid failure.

Few weeks ago, the pollution monitoring satellites of NASA have detected significant decreases in nitrogen dioxide over China, caused by the effects of the new coronavirus. Many people thought that this terrible crisis could have had at least one positive effect: slow down climate change. Is this real?