UN names SE4All board as global access initiative gathers momentum

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim have announced the members of the advisory board and executive committee for the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative. The initiative is a partnership between governments, the private sector, and civil society. Launched in 2011, it has set three objectives to be achieved by 2030: to provide universal access to modern energy; double the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix; and double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency.