Impact of COVID-19 on the social, economic, environmental and energy domains: Lessons learnt from a global pandemic.

Mofijur, M; Fattah, IMR; Alam, MA; Islam, ABMS; Ong, HC; Rahman, SMA; Najafi, G; Ahmed, SF; Uddin, MA; Mahlia, TMI

Impact of COVID-19 on the social, economic, environmental and energy domains: Lessons learnt from a global pandemic.

Mofijur, M Fattah, IMR Alam, MA Islam, ABMS Ong, HC Rahman, SMA Najafi, G Ahmed, SF Uddin, MA Mahlia, TMI

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Citation:: Sustainable production and consumption, 2021, 26, pp. 343-359
Issue Date:: 2021-04

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dc.contributor.author	Mofijur, M
dc.contributor.author	Fattah, IMR
dc.contributor.author	Alam, MA
dc.contributor.author	Islam, ABMS
dc.contributor.author	Ong, HC
dc.contributor.author	Rahman, SMA
dc.contributor.author	Najafi, G
dc.contributor.author	Ahmed, SF
dc.contributor.author	Uddin, MA
dc.contributor.author	Mahlia, TMI
dc.date.accessioned	2021-02-03T22:05:28Z
dc.date.available	2020-10-12
dc.date.available	2021-02-03T22:05:28Z
dc.date.issued	2021-04
dc.identifier.citation	Sustainable production and consumption, 2021, 26, pp. 343-359
dc.identifier.issn	2352-5509
dc.identifier.issn	2352-5509
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/145777
dc.description.abstract	COVID-19 has heightened human suffering, undermined the economy, turned the lives of billions of people around the globe upside down, and significantly affected the health, economic, environmental and social domains. This study aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the ecological domain, the energy sector, society and the economy and investigate the global preventive measures taken to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. This analysis unpacks the key responses to COVID-19, the efficacy of current initiatives, and summarises the lessons learnt as an update on the information available to authorities, business and industry. This review found that a 72-hour delay in the collection and disposal of waste from infected households and quarantine facilities is crucial to controlling the spread of the virus. Broad sector by sector plans for socio-economic growth as well as a robust entrepreneurship-friendly economy is needed for the business to be sustainable at the peak of the pandemic. The socio-economic crisis has reshaped investment in energy and affected the energy sector significantly with most investment activity facing disruption due to mobility restrictions. Delays in energy projects are expected to create uncertainty in the years ahead. This report will benefit governments, leaders, energy firms and customers in addressing a pandemic-like situation in the future.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Elsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartof	Sustainable production and consumption
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.spc.2020.10.016
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dc.subject	0502 Environmental Science and Management, 1402 Applied Economics, 1604 Human Geography
dc.title	Impact of COVID-19 on the social, economic, environmental and energy domains: Lessons learnt from a global pandemic.
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Abstract:

COVID-19 has heightened human suffering, undermined the economy, turned the lives of billions of people around the globe upside down, and significantly affected the health, economic, environmental and social domains. This study aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the ecological domain, the energy sector, society and the economy and investigate the global preventive measures taken to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. This analysis unpacks the key responses to COVID-19, the efficacy of current initiatives, and summarises the lessons learnt as an update on the information available to authorities, business and industry. This review found that a 72-hour delay in the collection and disposal of waste from infected households and quarantine facilities is crucial to controlling the spread of the virus. Broad sector by sector plans for socio-economic growth as well as a robust entrepreneurship-friendly economy is needed for the business to be sustainable at the peak of the pandemic. The socio-economic crisis has reshaped investment in energy and affected the energy sector significantly with most investment activity facing disruption due to mobility restrictions. Delays in energy projects are expected to create uncertainty in the years ahead. This report will benefit governments, leaders, energy firms and customers in addressing a pandemic-like situation in the future.

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