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I think that the pandemic is just a temporary pause in human activities that illicit pollution, this is a good breather though because it can help us reflect on what we should do to address the pollution after this pandemic. I hope this pandemic will serve as a reflection of our character as humanity that lives on this unforgiving planet.

In his 2008 book "Taking Rights Seriously," the late professor Ronald Dworkin explored the origins and governmental treatment of human liberty. He argued that Thomas Jefferson – who wrote the Declaration of Independence – and James Madison – the scrivener at the Constitutional Convention and the author of the Bill of Rights – were clear in their articulations that the premise of America at its birth is that our rights are personal and natural because they come from our humanity, not from the government.

Dworkin also recognized that government, which is essentially the negation of liberty, is only moral and valid when it enjoys the consent of the governed, respects individual rights as inalienable and interferes with them only after it proves fault to a jury at a fair trial.

The Dworkin thesis is obviously not novel, but he wrote it toward the end of his illustrious career as a bulwark against those in government and academia who argued to the contrary. These folks claimed – and do so today – that the law is whatever those in power say it is, and the dead hands of the framers cannot control the living hands of those whom the people have elected. To these folks, the majority rules, even when it is tyrannical toward a minority.

This argument – that a popularly elected government can trump individual liberties – is utterly repugnant to the concept of natural rights and accepts as somehow lawful the horrific acts of popularly elected governments for which the 19th and 20th centuries are well known. This view also rejects the plain language and – since 1803 – consistent judicial recognition of the Constitution as the supreme law of the land.

It is true that there is less movement of vehicles because we are in quarantine and therefore reduces the emission of carbon dioxide that affects the ozone layer of our planet. After Covid19 there will be much to do in Pro to take care of both humanity and the entire planet. We have advanced in technology, but what we are currently experiencing must be extensively reviewed by all governmental entities in the world. I think it should be a great commitment to humanity.

Do you think will the environment become polluted or cleaner?

We had Sahara sand last week over half of Europe. It was never this bad as was now. It is not only pollution that makes people hard to breath. I saw on a gif that middle east was even more affected. But I guess they are more used of it.

So, in China, carbon dioxide emissions have dropped by as much as 100 million cubic tons in the last two weeks.
That's almost six percent of global emissions.
The rapid spread of the new coronavirus, which has killed more than 2000 in China and infected over 74,000 people.
Environmentalists warn that the reduction is only temporary.
"Once the coronavirus has subsided, we are very likely to face increased production that will seek to compensate for the losses," Li Shuo said.
Meanwhile, emissions of nitrogen dioxide, a by-product of fossil fuel combustion in vehicles and power plants, fell 36 percent in China the week after New Year's holidays. As for the rest of the world, the situation is quite similar.
In most cities, as far as Europe is concerned, people mostly stick to the rules and stay in their homes.
The cities are empty but also cleaner.
In some countries wild animals are walking the streets, and there are no people at all.
The current environmental situation is actually much better than it was, but that can all change.
Do you think will the environment become polluted or cleaner?

What would happen if humanity decided to stay home for a while? Even the oceans are rapidly recovering their long gone wildlife in some places.

Well, i didn't know that i hope your air will purify as soon as possible

this "PANDEMIC" is one of the ways the Earth cleansed itself slightly from pollution..  I live in the city of Jakarta and my city is included in one of the cities with the heaviest levels of pollution in the world (https://jakartaglobe.id/context/jakarta-air-quality-among-worlds-worst).   in the last 3 weeks, I have seen traffic jams have greatly diminished and protocol roads appear to be quiet from the vehicle.  I think the air in my city will be very clean during this "Pandemic" period..