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Basic energy access lags amid renewable opportunities, new report shows
Global energy access gap persists: 675 million people were without electricity in 2021, 2.3 billion people reliant on harmful cooking fuels. A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank, and the World Health Organization (WHO), released today, finds that the world is not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 for energy by 2030. This year marks the halfway point for achieving SDGs by 2030. SDG 7 is to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy. The ... (full story)