Bringing hundreds of millions of
people out of energy poverty — and, thus, into higher standards of living — means providing them with access to cheap, plentiful energy.
Meanwhile, coal industry leaders say they are optimistic about coal's ability to deliver developing
countries out of energy poverty and have noted that coal is expected to surpass oil as the world's leading energy source by 2015.
Analyses shows increased ambition would save billions of Euros in public spending, create local green jobs, lift
millions out of energy poverty, and would replace fossil fuel infrastructure.
Recently, China has shown how coal can play a critical role in lifting
people out of energy poverty — out of the total population of 1.3 billion, only three million do not have access to electricity in China today.
We'd be doing the Indian people a much bigger favour if we were to help them develop renewable wind and solar power to lift
them out of energy poverty without the pollution from coal - burning.
We'd be doing the Indian people a much bigger favour if we were to help them develop non-polluting renewable wind and solar power to lift
them out of energy poverty.
Sustainable Energy for All is driving the kind of action we need to put the world on a «well below 2C pathway» while lifting billions of people
out of energy poverty.
China's situation also demonstrates the role of coal in raising people
out of energy poverty.
Brook Riley, energy efficiency campaigner for Friends of the Earth Europe said: «By increasing the 2030 energy efficiency target the European Commission could lift millions of people
out of energy poverty, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and create jobs.
Brook Riley, climate and energy campaigner for Friends of the Earth Europe said: «The European Commission's decision to increase the 2030 energy efficiency target will lift millions of people
out of energy poverty, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and create jobs — but why stop at 30 %?
I can't help thinking, though, that we'd be doing the Indians a bigger favour if we were to help them develop non-polluting renewable wind and solar power to lift
them out of energy poverty.