Urgent action needed for clean energy: UN member states

New York, March 11 : Over 20 ministerial-level “Global Champions” from the UN member states have issued messages, calling for urgent action to achieve affordable, clean energy for all by 2030.
The messages were issued on Wednesday as the UN is launching a year of accelerated action, kicking off substantive preparations for heads of state and government high-level dialogue on energy in September.
The messages and virtual launch mark the start of deliberations by five Technical Working Groups that together will prepare a global roadmap for achieving affordable and clean energy for all (SDG 7) by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050, to inform the Dialogue, a summit-level meeting to be convened by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
This will also be an important contribution to addressing the climate crisis, as energy consumption accounts for three-quarters of all greenhouse gas emissions.
“Renewable energy is a key dimension of climate action and is crucial for building a sustainable, prosperous and peaceful future,” said Guterres.
“Our challenge is clear: to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, the world must cut carbon emissions by at least 45 per cent below 2010 levels within the next decade. With the world way off track, we must use Covid-19 recovery to build a sustainable economy driven by renewable energy.