Five sustainable energy trends to watch

The pandemic has increased government and investor focus on the fragility of the global economy and natural resources

Rarely has a new year come with as much anticipation as 2021. While the events of 2020 will cast a dark shadow on the timeline of modern history, there is much room to be upbeat about the future. The Covid-19 pandemic caused a global lockdown, but serendipitously it also seems to have unlocked barriers for a more sustainable energy system. The notion of ‘building back better’ has inspired public stimulus packages across the world that incentivise investments in decarbonisation and clean energy 1 Policies and regulation incentivising green growth This year we have seen a sharp contraction of the global economy, wiping out decades of economic progress. Consequently, greenhouse gas emis