We will not Get Rid of Coronaviruses without Creating a True Sustainable Development Model

Abstract

If it is true that covid-19 comes from wild animals that have lost their natural habitat due to deforestation and large forest fires and savannas; if it is true that the mortality of those affected increases exponentially in the areas with higher percentages of fine dust, Nox, Sox, CO, in the atmosphere; if it is true that the most affected are the elderly, what does this have to do with the European call for startups dedicated to the Covid-19 emergency, which expired on 18 March, intended above all for small and medium-sized enterprises for innovative contributions useful for cope with any aspect of the emergency? The budget for this call is 164 million euros. What is this rain of millions on small and medium-sized enterprises? At most, they can develop some control and monitoring software for people who move around the area. This is already being done in China and Korea. Since we are late, we may also be able to import this software from these countries. Why, as Europeans, do we not focus on the real problem that affects the entire world development? Emerging countries, such as China and Korea, have made the mistake of copying our energy and purification solutions, even surpassing us by the amount of pollution produced. EUROPE should anticipate the immediate decarburization of energy, the modification of urban purification systems (we cannot continue to wait for the rains to reduce fine particles).