Trendwatch Energy & Environment: April 10, 2020

The Guardian: Will the Coronavirus Kill the Oil Industry and Help Save the Climate  

Analysts say the coronavirus and a savage price war means the oil and gas sector will never be the same again

The Guardian: Most New Electricity Globally Was Green and Coronavirus Bailouts Must Boost This Further

New renewable energy capacity hit record levels in 2019 

The Conversation: How Changes Brought on by Coronavirus Could Help Tackle Climate Change   

Given these economic upheavals, it is becoming increasingly likely that global carbon dioxide emissions will drop in 2020.

Axios: Saving the Oceans for the Future   

A new scientific review published in Nature found that marine life has been rebounding in recent years, thanks to conservation efforts, and the oceans could be fully restored by midcentury.    

New York Times: To Study a Problem That’s Everywhere, They’re Getting Creative 

Dimitri Deheyn’s lab has become a hub of novel research on the microfibers found in our waterways and even the air we breathe.