Pandemic and Ukraine war threaten clean energy gains for poorest: Report

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BARCELONA - Progress on a global goal to provide everyone on the planet with clean power and cooking by 2030 is expected to slow down due to the Covid-19 pandemic and energy price spikes caused by th

e Ukraine war, international organisations warned on Wednesday .

Here are some of the reasons why it is a tough task providing the world's poorest communities with the modern electricity and cooking fuels needed to curb harmful pollution and climate change - and what needs to be done to overcome the problem.The share of the world's population with access to electricity rose from 83 per cent in 2010 to 91 per cent in 2020, the latest year for which data is available.

The report - produced jointly by the IEA, the International Renewable Energy Agency, the UN Statistics Division, the World Bank and the World Health Organization - said the pandemic's impact on incomes meant basic energy services were no longer affordable for nearly 90 million people in Asia and Africa.

But the deficit in sub-Saharan Africa has nearly doubled since 1990, the report noted, calling for a more joined-up approach across governments and sharing of lessons.

 

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