This year marks the first-ever International Day of Clean Energy, as it becomes more important in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping communities access reliable power sources.<\/p>\n
Today marks a milestone in the United Nations \u2018Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development\u2019<\/a>, in which it adopted a comprehensive, far-reaching, and people-centred set of universal and transformative sustainable development goals and targets.<\/p>\n In a world fighting climate change, clean energy is vital in reducing emissions and can benefit communities lacking access to reliable power sources.<\/p>\n Even today, 675 million people live in the dark \u2013 four in five are in Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n The connection between clean energy, socio-economic development, and environmental sustainability is crucial in addressing issues faced by vulnerable communities worldwide.<\/p>\n For populations without clean energy access, the lack of reliable power hinders education, healthcare, and economic opportunities, and many of these developing regions still rely heavily on polluting fossil fuels<\/a> for their daily life, perpetuating poverty.<\/p>\n If current trends continue, one in four people will still use unsafe, unhealthy, and inefficient cooking systems, such as burning wood or dung, by 2030.<\/p>\n The International Day of Clean Energy aims to address these issues by ensuring the energy transition is inclusive.<\/p>\n The United Nations will also hold a Global Stocktaking in April to assess the progress of this transition and recommend further solutions.<\/p>\n The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is marking the milestone International Day of Clean Energy by organising a virtual panel discussion.<\/p>\nClean energy must be accessible to the whole world<\/h3>\n
How are organisations around the world marking the event?<\/h3>\n