Nature editorial, which is analysing progress and gaps in meeting the 2030 Agenda and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This week deals with the seventh goal: affordable and clean energy.
In 2021, some 675 million people were without electricity. A decade ago it was 1.1 billion, but progress has slowed. Some 660 million people, mainly in Africa, will remain without electricity by 2030. Some 1.9 billion people will continue to cook with charcoal and wood .https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02510-y
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Picture: Parques de energía solar Noor 1 and 2, Marruecos; Wikimedia