It should initiate an “International Prosperity Initiative” – to provide an alternative to the “aid” agendas of authoritarian rivals.
During this crisis, people have forgotten that it fulfils diplomatic functions as much as scientific ones.
The UK has an opportunity to play a leading role in shaping a new global agreement which reinvigorates conservation efforts.
How will we feel about cutting aid if we see the kind of shocking scenes of starvation that started Live Aid in the 1980s?