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On Wednesday, Xinhua published an article on the influence on energy transition exerted by Covid-19, which refers to the World Economic Forum’s Energy Transition Index. According to the article, the transformation of the global energy system could be derailed as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause economic and social damage. The article also quotes the forum’s report, saying that “Beyond the uncertainty over its long-term consequences, COVID-19 has unleashed cascading effects in real time,” including the erosion of almost a third of global energy demand, oil price volatilities and geopolitical tensions, and uncertainties over the employment prospects in the sector.

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2. 5月12日，华尔街日报发表文章，探讨新冠肺炎疫情期间网络安全的发展问题。文章指出，当前的经济低迷状态会大幅改变企业短期内对待网络安全问题的态度。企业将更倾向于投资与远程协作相关的项目，削减网络安全预算。文章援引了世界经济论坛网络安全中心执行总监William Dixon的评价：“人们将会看到，企业和组织背负着巨大的压力，因此，在人们都在为生计奋斗的时候，对网络安全进行额外投资将会十分困难”。

The Wall Street Journal published an article on Tuesday discussing the development of cybersecurity during Covid-19. According to the article, the economic downturn will dramatically change firms’ short-term attitude to cybersecurity. Businesses are likely to continue funding projects that help employees work remotely while cut cybersecurity budgets. The article quotes the words from William Dixon, the head of operations at the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Cybersecurity that “You’ll see huge pressures on companies and organizations, so finding the additional budget for cybersecurity while people are fighting for their survival is going to be difficult”.