The research by Peng, Yang, Lu and Guo structured how energy consumption has been impacted by COVID-19. During the pandemic the governments had to enforce lockdown measures, which were the short-term effects. Further, the outcome of the lockdown measures resulted in an increase in the share of renewable energy and a decrease in the total electricity consumption. The research uses the data from International Energy Agency (IEA) to analyse electricity consumption and production. The research has four sections of analyzing different methods.The short term effects increased the share of renewable energy but impacted on the power demand. The long-term effects showed that the lockdown measures were unsustainable and when the economy reopens again there will be a challenge in gaining a normative routine in electricity production . The suggestion from the article in transitioning to sustainable development is as follows:  Governments should support countries who want to transition to renewable energy. There must be a focus on renewable energy technologies to achieve net zero carbon emissions. More importantly, most countries need to meet their “United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement specific implementation details”.