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"This (COVID-19) crisis offers us a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rebuild our economy in order to withstand the next shock coming our way: climate breakdown," read an opinion piece published in British newspaper The Guardian.

"Unless we act now, the climate crisis will be tomorrow's central scenario and, unlike COVID-19, no one will be able to self-isolate from it."

The text was penned by Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey, Bank of France governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau and Dutch central banker Frank Elderson.

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The world must seize this opportunity to meet the climate challenge | Andrew Bailey and others As current and former central bankers, we believe the pandemic offers a unique chance to green the global economy, say Andrew Bailey, Mark Carney and others