Badru Kyewalyanga’s home-produced cooking devices use less wood and mean villagers are breathing cleaner air. THE GUARDIAN

Intricate sugar networks dissolve to create pathways for blood in lab-grown tissues. RICE UNIVERSITY

As he pushes climate-smart aims, the mayor of Portugal's capital hopes to harness the coronavirus downturn to open short-let apartments to residents. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

Given that the COVID-19 crisis demands unprecedented levels of stimulus spending, policymakers should use the occasion to adopt a more flexible form of public-sector accounting. Insofar as public-sector assets like infrastructure add to the state's "net worth," they should be put to use generating new revenue flows. PROJECT SYNDICATE

The pandemic has wreaked havoc in school districts nationwide. Could feeding all students free meals be the solution? CIVIL EATS

Jonathan Watts continues his road trip in Hartlepool, where some see an opportunity to emerge from the past into a greener future. THE GUARDIAN

The Netherlands may have figured out something about working from home (pandemic or no) that the rest of the world has yet to learn. BBC REMOTE CONTROL

In his speech on the planned economic recovery, the prime minister said hydrogen technology is an area where the UK leads the world. He hopes it’ll create clean jobs in the future. But is the hydrogen revolution hope or hype? BBC NEWS

A food hub known as the Redd solves the business and logistical challenges of local food — and helps small farmers become a big deal. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

Dutch MPs have voted to close all mink farms by the end of the year and pay compensation to fur farmers. POSITIVE NEWS

Barcelona-based company will buy carbon credits via California-based platform Pachama. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

The country’s electrical grid isn’t built to carry energy from remote solar and wind farms to populated cities. BLOOMBERG GREEN

Today’s global economy has long been in need of a shakeup. Now an emerging economic model is trying to shift our focus from constant growth to balance and wellbeing. Could the Doughnut model become the compass we need for creating a safe and just 21st century? BBC REEL

The Committee on Climate Change has published its recommendations for the UK government to deliver a green Covid-19 recovery. POSITIVE NEWS

Closure of Nigeria’s schools during lockdown has hit access to learning for poorer children. THE GUARDIAN

Inhibiting a single gene converts many cell types directly into dopamine-producing neurons. UC SAN DIEGO

A new smart city that prioritises people and the environment with the help of technolgy may be a model in a post-pandemic world. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

The Bay of Bengal community was able to avoid blackouts after Cyclone Amphan by relying on solar energy microgrids. HUFFPOST

Community buyouts are part of a renewed effort to make the ground more even in Scotland, where land ownership is concentrated in the hands of the few. POSITIVE NEWS

As Covid-19 rages on, cities are eyeing microtransit to create a responsive system. But experts say there are tradeoffs. UNDARK