Impact of COVID-19 on the Environment, Energy and Economics

Dear Colleagues,

The COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus—Sars-Cov-2) pandemic has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization due to its devastating impact on humanity. The institution of lockdown across countries is reported to have hampered several facets of life, ranging from waste management to economic development, energy consumption, and the environment. Thus, prompt discussions from the scientific community would be helpful in the fight against the virus. In line with the SDGs and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we invite papers on the following topics:

1) Chemicals—waste management—water and sanitation and COVID-19;

2) COVID-19 and the environment: transmission via surfaces, air, water, soil—detection of COVID-19 virus—the impact of environmental factors on transmission, survival, and infectivity such as wetness, dryness, temperature, relative humidity, sunlight, and air pollution (particulates, bioaerosol);

3) COVID-19 and oceans and blue economy—biodiversity and wildlife;

4) COVID-19 and economic growth, green recovery/greening economies;

5) Effective containment and preventive options and strategies for present and future spread, i.e., face masks, hand wash, disinfection technologies in public places and healthcare facilities;

6) Forecasting short- and long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic owing to current intervention and preventive measures.

Dr. Samuel Asumadu-Sarkodie
Guest Editor

References

1. Sarkodie, S. A., & Owusu, P. A. (2020). Impact of meteorological factors on COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from top 20 countries with confirmed cases. Environmental Research, 110101.
2. Sarkodie, S. A., & Owusu, P. A. (2020). Investigating the cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China using dynamic statistical techniques. Heliyon, e03747.
3. Sarkodie, S. A., & Owusu, P. A. (2020). Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on waste management. Environment, development and sustainability, 1-10.
4. Sarkodie, S. A., & Owusu, P. A. (2020). Global assessment of environment, health and economic impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-11.

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