Author(s)

Alexandros M. Goulielmos^1,2

¹Former Professor of Marine Economics, University of Piraeus, Department of Maritime Studies, Faculty of Maritime and Industrial Studies, Piraeus, Greece.
²Professor Emeritus of Shipping, Transport and Logistics Department, Business College of Athens, Athens, Greece.

This paper analyzed the impacts of Covid-19 in 2020 on: a) Global economy, b) Greek economy, c) Greek society and d) Shipping Industry. The impacts were grouped in negative and positive. Analyzed is also the impact of Climatic Change or rather Collapse by writing-down in a table the major hurricanes etc. since 1780 and the cyclone “Janus”, which hit “Greece”. We revised the principle of Sustained Development, and formed a model entering Environment in production function. We proposed the establishment of the “Sustainable City”. A “digital citizen” emerged in our theory, and we showed his/her future needs in small robots, re-skilling and others. The coming global war will be over “data” prophesized. The firm decision of EU, to protect EU’s environment by pouring millions of € by issues of green bonds and other measures, presented.

COVID-19 Negative & Positive Impacts, Climatic Change and Collapse, A Model with Environment as Factor, Sustainable Development, The Sustained City, The “Digital Citizen”, EU Environmental Policy, Humanitarian Considerations

Goulielmos, A. (2020) Society in Front of 2 Enemies: COVID-19 & Climate Collapse/Their Impact on Shipping Industry. Modern Economy, 11, 2006-2026. doi: 10.4236/me.2020.1112134.