Energy to All : A Blog on SDG7 its Importance and Relevance in Today's Context
The UN SDG-7, “Affordable and Clean Energy”, aims at universal access to energy through increased efficiency in energy production and consumption, along with expanded utilization of renewable sources of energy by 2030. A consequence of this would be better economic opportunities and more jobs, empowerment of youth and women, improved quality of education and health and more inclusive, sustainable and equitable communities. Despite such lofty goals, there is a long road ahead, with more than a billion people lacking access to energy and around 781 million with lack of access to clean fuels [1] and cooking technologies. This goal has four major targets with, and reforms are targeted at achieving certain standards on them till 2030. Universal Access to Electricity Aims at universal availability of electricity. It is measured as the proportion of people who have access to electricity at the house level. It includes the power that is sold commercially, both at the on-grid a...