Global lockdowns have highlighted the need for universal clean electrification as the natural environment has seemed to “rejuvenate spectacularly” in the wake of reduced human activity, offering a glimpse of what a cleaner world could look like, says global consultancy Kearney.

The Covid-19 pandemic’s abrupt arrival has disrupted the trajectory of many an industry and ushered in an unprecedented new socioeconomic era, the consultancy adds.