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• Transitioning away from fossil fuels is central to a just recovery from the Covid-19 crisis
  Responding to the global crisis generated by the Covid-19 pandemic means charting a new economic course. Equitably managing a phaseout of coal, oil and gas extraction is a fundamental part of that plan, states a new academic paper.
• How I got here... Sujay Malve, chief executive of Canopy Power
  The co-founder of a microgrid company talks about how power outages in his youth played a formative role in his career, and how his team is making the most of Covid-19 restrictions to emerge stronger from the pandemic.
• Can China accelerate the green transition in central and eastern Europe?
  China’s diplomacy in the region has upset the EU, but greater cooperation could deliver climate-friendly infrastructure.
• Cable route surveys to begin for Australia-Singapore solar sharing project
  The cable route survey will have low environmental impact, said developer Sun Cable. The project, which will feature the world’s largest solar farm and longest sub-sea cable connection, generated much excitement when announced last year.
• There is space for carbon storage underground
  Capturing it remains a challenge. But there should be no lack of permanent safe carbon storage underground.
• Singapore researchers invent device that produces electricity from light and shadows
  Researchers from the National University of Singapore have found a way to harvest energy in the presence of shadows, paving the way for clean energy to be produced in indoor environments.
• The greening of China’s industrial strategy
  China is forging ahead to dismantle its fossil fuel dependence and build its renewables and circular economy.
• Fossil fuels: Heading down, but not yet out
  Renewable energy is making rapid inroads into the market, but fossil fuels still wield enormous global influence.
• From plastic producer to pollution fighter: Martyn Tickner on the dilemma facing the war on waste
  Reduce marine pollution or carbon emissions? That is the tough choice at the heart of the plastic crisis, argues Martyn Tickner, a petrochemicals veteran who recently joined an industry-funded alliance to combat plastic waste.
• Philippine banks' long road to clean energy
  The Philippine central bank has started requiring local financial institutions to report on their energy investments, but more will be needed for Filipino banks to exit from coal, the largest single source of man-made carbon emissions.
• Spend fossil-fuel subsidies on pandemic relief and the poor
  Many developing countries have long maintained fuel subsidies because they are politically impossible to abandon. But now that oil prices have reached historic lows, this problem has all but disappeared.
• Bangladesh to double fossil fuel imports in coming decade as renewables lag behind
  As industries gain ground in its primarily agriculture-based economy, Bangladesh is expected to double its imports of fossil fuels in the coming decade and will miss its 2020 clean energy target.
• Nexus for Development appoints Clarisse Kehler Siebert as executive director
  The environmental lawyer joins to lead strategic planning for a non-profit that provides financing for renewables and water projects in developing Asia.
• Solar could meet 43% of Singapore's power demand during mid-day by 2050: study
  Solar modules could be integrated into Singapore urban landscape just like trees, and comprise almost half of the country's electricity demand by mid-century, a study has found.
• Investors to governments: Build back better, or deal with escalating climate risks
  As governments claw their way out of the pandemic, they must not lose sight of the climate crisis to safeguard investors and economies from escalating risks from global heating, a global network of investors has said.
• China’s energy storage boom falters
  Shifting policies and an unstable economy have put energy storage on an unsure footing.
• Hot air? Vietnam's wind energy story
  [VIDEO] Vietnam's wind market is thriving, but more work lies ahead if the country wants to power its booming economy without imperilling its people and the planet.
• Planet of the Humans: Could the Michael Moore documentary hurt the energy transition?
  The documentary that highlights the flaws of renewables has been hammered by climate activists, but some say it is a timely wakeup call to the hypocrisies of the green movement. What impact could the film have on the energy transition?
• Climate action can help to fight pandemics
  Improving air quality by expanding renewable energy, increasing energy efficiency, and building innovative transportation systems has never been more important.
• Shelving of huge BRI coal plant highlights overcapacity risk in Pakistan and Bangladesh
  Construction of Chinese built and financed coal projects continues as existing power plants stand idle.