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Sustainable Development Goals Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. Issues: • One in five people still lacks access to modern electricity • 3 billion people rely on wood, coal, charcoal or animal waste for cooking and heating • Energy is the dominant contributor to climate change, accounting for around 60 per cent of total global greenhouse gas emissions • Reducing the carbon intensity of energy is a key objective in long-term climate goals. Ref: http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/energy/ Demo Version, http://www.verydoc.com and http://www.verypdf.com