Coronavirus: Climate change 'bigger threat' than Covid-19
Poor air quality and climate change pose a bigger threat to people's health and the economy than coronavirus, NHS staff have warned.
BBC Wales has seen a letter sent on behalf of hundreds of healthcare workers to the Welsh Government.
It calls for environmental issues to be prioritised as part of a "healthy recovery" following the pandemic.
The Welsh Government said it was "committed" to a green recovery.
The letter calls for scientific advisors to be involved in developing economic policy in the aftermath of the pandemic.
Efforts to pedestrianise cities, encourage walking and cycling, and increasing how much energy is supplied by renewable sources should be sped up, it says, as well as businesses getting money to help cut energy consumption and waste.
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Atlantis Viewpoint
Climate change definitely has the potential to kill many more people than coronavirus
