We review China's 13th FYP development plans, and a number of key supporting policy documents for [renewable] energy. Growth targets for installations of wind and PV are well below the growth levels seen in recent years. Policy attention is focused more strongly on improved grid flexibility, market mechanisms that promote renewables, and efforts to reduce curtailment.

We used data collected by tour operators in Maui to show that schools of false killer whales and spinner dolphins with calves in the region spend time where there is a lot of vessel traffic. We discuss the conservation implications of these findings.

Participants in the Grow Garden initiative, Trinidad and Tobago. Responses to COVID-19 in Small Island Developing States, such as home gardening to tackle food insecurity, may also support long-term resilience to climate change, but equity must be centered in decision-making. Photo courtesy of UNDP Trinidad and Tobago (used with permission).