World Future Energy Summit today saw UN secy gen Ban Ki-moon warn that we are on the point of no return regarding climate change. This is the international year of sustainable energy for all that aims to electrify dark corners of the planet without adding to climate change.
UN General Assembly’s Resolution 65/151, which was passed in 2010, sees the initiative as engaging governments, the private sector, and civil society partners globally with the goal of achieving sustainable energy for all, and to reach three major objectives by 2030, viz., Ensuring universal access to modern energy services; Doubling the rate of improvement in energy efficiency; Doubling the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.
One in five people worldwide lack access to modern electricity. Three billion people still rely on charcoal and dung for cooking, but if those three billion people were all to get their power from coal-fired plants, the planet's climate would be doomed.
The International Energy Agency estimates that global energy demand, spurred largely by developing nations coming online, will spike 50% by mid-century. Clean energy is an imperative, but implementation will need innovation, partnership with the private sector, and above all, visionary leadership. Do we have them all?
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