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Clean Energy Global

IEA says energy access progress is still too slow

Wind-energy technician works on a laptop among turbines at sunset.
Image credit: International Energy Agency

What happened

The International Energy Agency and partner organizations reported that 655 million people still lack electricity and two billion people still rely on polluting cooking fuels.

Why it matters

The report points to distributed renewables, clean cooking, targeted subsidies, and affordable finance as climate-aligned tools for closing the access gap without locking communities into more fossil dependence.

What to watch

  • Further verified reporting or data from International Energy Agency and other primary sources.
  • How this develops in Global, especially around Energy Access, Clean Cooking, Distributed Renewables.

Topics

  • Energy Access
  • Clean Cooking
  • Distributed Renewables
  • Energy Justice