London’s skyline seen through a haze – but when COVID-19 struck, cities across the world saw a reduction in air pollution.
Image source: PA Images, via REUTERSDr. Rima J. Isaifan, Head of Journals and Academic Publishing at Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press, and a joint faculty at HBKU College of Science & Engineering was behind some of the first research into the environmental impact of the pandemic. Here, she explains her work – and her hope that lockdown has shown how productivity and preserving the planet are not mutually exclusive.
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