In two addresses during a visit to Denver (USA) toward the end of August, Ban Ki-moon underlined the need for countries to move down a clean energy pathway and noted that financing universal energy access for the three billion energy poor can reduce poverty, create jobs, empower women, increase competitiveness, and achieve the target of stabilizing the climate below 2ºC above pre-industrial levels. He also highlighted the three energy targets as part of the 2012 International Year for Sustainable Energy for All, namely to: ensure universal access to modern energy services; double energy efficiency; and double the renewable energy share in the overall global energy mix.
Remarks at Roundtable on Sustainable Energy for All
Remarks at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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