“The Energy Progress Report 2024” was released by the International Energy Agency (IEA), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), UN Statistics Division (UNSD), World Bank, and World Health Organization (WHO), which are custodian agencies of SDG 7.
About the SDG 7:
- Goal: Ensure universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy by 2030.
- SDG 7.1.1: Tracks the proportion of the population with access to electricity.
- SDG 7.1.2: Measures the proportion of the population primarily using clean fuels and technologies for cooking.
- SDG 7.2.1: Monitors the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.
- SDG 7.3: Aims to double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency by 2030.
Key Highlights:
SDG 7.1.1:
- Global: The number of people without access to electricity reached 685 million due to factors like the global energy crisis, inflation, and debt distress in low-income countries.
- India: Approximately 11 million lacked access to electricity in 2022.
SDG 7.1.2:
- Global: About 2.1 billion lacked access to clean cooking fuels and technologies in 2022.
- India: Holds the largest share of this deficit with 360 million people lacking access.
SDG 7.2.1:
- Global: Renewable energy constituted 18.7% of Total Final Energy Consumption in 2021.
- India: Renewable energy share was 34.9%.
SDG 7.3:
- The required rate of improvement in energy efficiency from 2022 to 2030 needs to exceed 3.8%.
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