Environmental

‘Clean Energy Revolution’ Crucial to Ensure Growth in Poorer Countries – Secretary General Ban

NORWAY–(ENEWSPF)–10 October 2011.  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called today for a “clean energy revolution” to help the estimated three billion people that lack modern power and urged countries to recognize the impact that energy security has on all aspects of development.

“Three billion people rely on charcoal or wood for cooking and heating. They are energy-poor. And energy poverty translates into grinding, dehumanizing poverty,” he told participants at an energy conference in Oslo, Norway.

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