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2.4bn people still using fuels detrimental to their health and the environment, says report.

Globally, 733 million people still have no access to electricity, and 2.4 billion people still cook using fuels detrimental to their health and the environment and at the current rate, 670 million will remain without electricity by 2030.

Pandemic hampers progress to achieve universal energy access by 2030

This joint annual report from the custodian agencies of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 on energy, serves to guide international co-operation and policy making to achieve universal, sustainable energy access by 2030. The annual SDG 7 tracking report includes the official dashboard of global, regional and national progress on four key energy targets:

The Covid-19 pandemic has slowed the progress towards universal access to electricity and clean cooking fuel and technology, according to a UN-sponsored report.Globally, 733 million people lack access to electricity, and 2.4 billion still cook ...

The COVID-19 pandemic, with its several waves since its outbreak in early 2020, has been a key factor in slowing progress toward universal energy access. Globally, 733 million people still have no access to electricity, and 2.4 billion people yet cook using fuels detrimental to their health and the environment.

The energy crisis arising from the war in Ukraine may lead to further setbacks

Much of downtown Southern Pines lost power following a pair of outages that happened shortly after 11:50 a.m. on Thursday.

Bald Head Island Ltd. has cemented a purchase agreement with a Raleigh-based private equity firm to

Pandemic hinders efforts to achieve universal energy access by 2030: report-