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Energy & Renewables Newsletter May 30, 2013 |
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First Set of Global Data on Energy Access, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Released
About 80 percent of those without access to modern energy live in rural areas. Although 1.7 billion people gained access to electricity between 1990 and 2010, this is only slightly ahead of population growth of 1.6 billion over the same period. Global Tracking Framework Report identifies countries with most potential to make "high-impact" progress on sustainable energy and specifies policy measures to scale up action About 1.2 billion people - almost the population of India - don`t have access to electricity, 2.8 billion have to rely on wood or other biomass to cook and heat their homes, renewable ... | ||
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IEA-led report measures scale of meeting twin challenges of energy poverty and climate change
A new report published today as part of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative finds that a population four times the size of the United States still lives without access to electricity, holding back global economic development, and that, despite efforts to limit climate change, fossil fuels still account for more than 80% of the world’s energy mix. The Global Tracking Framework, a multi-agency effort led by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the World Bank, calculates the starting point against which the SE4ALL initiative can benchmark progress towards its three objectives ... | ||
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