Sustainable Energy for All UN General Assembly has designated 2012 as the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All |
Energy is central to nearly every major challenge, and opportunity the world faces today. Be it jobs, security, climate change, food production or increasing incomes , access to sustainable energy for all is essential for strengthening economies, protecting ecosystems and achieving equity.
In fact, more than 1.4 billion people worldwide have no access to electricity, and 1 billion more only have intermittent access. Some 2.5 billion people – almost half of humanity – rely on traditional biomass for cooking and heating.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made sustainable energy one of his five priorities that will guide his second 5-year term. Specifically, he will direct the United Nations to extend energy’s reach in order to combat endemic poverty. Universal access to energy, improved efficiency and enhanced deployment of renewable sources are ambitious goals, and the Secretary-General is leading a Sustainable Energy for All initiative to make them achievable.
This initiative will call for private sector and national commitments and attract global attention to the importance of energy for development and poverty alleviation. The goal is to meet three objectives by 2030:
In fact, more than 1.4 billion people worldwide have no access to electricity, and 1 billion more only have intermittent access. Some 2.5 billion people – almost half of humanity – rely on traditional biomass for cooking and heating.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made sustainable energy one of his five priorities that will guide his second 5-year term. Specifically, he will direct the United Nations to extend energy’s reach in order to combat endemic poverty. Universal access to energy, improved efficiency and enhanced deployment of renewable sources are ambitious goals, and the Secretary-General is leading a Sustainable Energy for All initiative to make them achievable.
This initiative will call for private sector and national commitments and attract global attention to the importance of energy for development and poverty alleviation. The goal is to meet three objectives by 2030:
• 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.
• Doubling the rate of improvement in energy efficiency.
• Doubling the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.
In recognition of the importance of energy access for sustainable economic development and supporting achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations General Assembly has designated 2012 as the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All.
Also, as part of the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative, the United Nations Foundation has launched a new global Energy Access Practitioner Network. This group will bring together practitioners from the private sector and civil society working on the delivery of energy services and solutions related to electrification in a range of developing country contexts to develop a more integrated approach to energy access planning and execution in support of the Sustainable Energy for All Target to achieve universal energy access by 2030. The Network will focus on both household and community level electrification for productive purposes, incorporating specific market-based applications for health, agriculture, education, small business, communities and household solutions.
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Great article! I hope we will achieve the goal of ensuring universal access to energy by increasing the offering of renewable energy and reducing the need for energy trough innovation, promoting efficiency, as smart grid technology.
ReplyDeleteRegarding 2012 been the year for sustainable energy, I appreciate it but have some points:
1)What happen in 2011: UN Year of Forest?
Increased net deforestation (In the last 15 years 80 millions hectares were deforested worldwide)
Latin America followed by Africa lead the conversion of forest into agricultural land
The deforestation in Amazonia increased in 2011 72%
2) How could we increase the benefits from the UN choice?
Engage governments
Improve law enforcement
Include into the price
3)How can we convince energy companies around the world that they are not evaluating in the right way, and that the clean coal is one of the dirties sources of energy? Why are we not looking for garbage as one of the main solution (in many places - Latin America and Africa- garbage still has no value)?
Our role is help UN to make effective the efforts directed to the sustainable year; we need to ensure money is being invested in real/true projects, governments are creating subsidies to increase the renewable energy supply and educating their population on energy-efficiency; It is our duty to guarantee RIO + 20 and other COPs will not be a governmental lobby and a political big party.
It was an appropriate act from UN to commemorate the year 2012, as the International Year for Sustainable Energy for All. There is a huge demand for energy to supplement the needs of public, also novel, appropriate technology to tap and conserve it should be developed in a sustainable way.
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It was an appropriate act from UN to commemorate the year 2012, as the International Year for Sustainable Energy for All. There is a huge demand for energy to supplement the needs of public, also novel, appropriate technology to tap and conserve it should be developed in a sustainable way.
ReplyDeleteDr. Prem Raj Pushpakaran
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