Kicking the fossil-fuel habit completely was hard for AC Energy, the energy arm of Philippine industry giant Ayala Corp., to do overnight even if it had been investing in renewable energy (RE) in Southeast Asia for nearly a decade. But the new coronavirus gave it new impetus for the energy transition, as societies examine alternatives to economic and consumption patterns that have fed many of the world’s shared crises, from health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic to pollution and climate change.
