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2.3 billion people use still using polluting fuels to cook and 675 million have no electricity, experts warn
A farmer tills his land under power lines near central China's Henan province on October 23, 2021
ABOUT 2.3 billion people around the world are still using polluting fuels to cook and 675 million don’t have electricity, according to a damning new report released today by five international organisations.
The report said that at current rates, 660m people are projected to be without electricity and 1.9bn won’t have clean cooking opportunities by 2030.
The report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), International Renewable Energy Agency, UN Statistics Division, World Bank and World Health Organisation said that at the midway point towards the goal, the world is not on track to reach the energy target of 2030, which will negatively affect the health of millions and accelerate climate change.
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