SDG7 targets still elusive

The 2020 update of the Tracking SDG 7:The Energy Progress Report, published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency, the United Nations Statistics Division, the World Bank and the World Health Organisation found that the global population without access to electricity has decreased from 1.2bn in 2010 to 789m in 2018. More than 1bn people have gained access to power over the period.