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How Wind and Solar Power Got the Best of the Pandemic
Renewables were the only growth sector in all of energy during 2020
A wind turbine near Pevensey, U.K..
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Global recessions, wars, and (yes) pandemics have a way of driving down energy demand. Last year, the International Energy Agency said the collapse in global primary energy demand brought on by Covid-19 was the biggest drop since the end of World War II, itself the biggest drop since the influenza pandemic after World War I.