I get this as a nice idea in the way that whoever wins the war gets to tell the story, but it conflates 3 different issues. Environment, disease, and economics. It starts of telling the story of the environment, completely ignores the disease and somehow magically, the issues in the current economy get resolved.
Another way to tell the story is that Mother Nature got tired of the greed and people that did not care for the environment and wanted to get as much as they could at the detriment of others. So, Mother Nature created a new disease which ravaged the earth. It meant the shutdown of all international travel. The economy ground to a halt, and people started to realize they didn't need all these things they were buying. They started living within their means, taking care of each other and enjoying the simpler things in life. A few of the very rich, donated their money to help cure the disease. We opened our eyes to find that not only did we not need as much, but the world was a better place when we started to look at each other and understand what was really important. The new car, bigger house, nicer clothers, wasn't as nice to have as good old health and peace of mind.
Another way to tell the story is that Mother Nature got tired of the greed and people that did not care for the environment and wanted to get as much as they could at the detriment of others. So, Mother Nature created a new disease which ravaged the earth. It meant the shutdown of all international travel. The economy ground to a halt, and people started to realize they didn't need all these things they were buying. They started living within their means, taking care of each other and enjoying the simpler things in life. A few of the very rich, donated their money to help cure the disease. We opened our eyes to find that not only did we not need as much, but the world was a better place when we started to look at each other and understand what was really important. The new car, bigger house, nicer clothers, wasn't as nice to have as good old health and peace of mind.