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DATELINE: 19 APRIL 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters
19 APRIL 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, General Assembly Hall
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly, United Nations:
“As the Decade draws to a close, we must acknowledge that the results of our efforts have been mixed; creating both profound achievements and discernible shortcomings.”
4. Wide shot, General Assembly Hall
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly, United Nations:
“We must truly deliver to all people, universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy, while substantially increasing the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030. We must also capitalize on the momentum afforded by COP28 to pursue a tripling of renewable energy capacity globally and a doubling of the global average annual rate of energy-efficient improvements.”
6. Wide shot, General Assembly Hall
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly, United Nations:
“Most importantly, we must rectify the stark moral failure evident in the fact that billions still live without adequate energy, or any energy at all, while others are reportedly planning lunar vacations being offered commercially.”
8. Wide shot, General Assembly Hall
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Damilola Ogunbiyi, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, United Nations / Co-chair, UN-Energy:
“In the past decade, the global community has made significant strides towards achieving SDG7. Millions of people have gained access to electricity for the first time, thanks to concerted efforts from governments, organizations, and communities worldwide.”
10. Med shot, participants
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Damilola Ogunbiyi, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, United Nations / Co-chair, UN-Energy:
“However, a lot more needs to be done. From the last Tracking SDG7 report, we see that 675 million people still lack access to electricity and 2.3 billion people are without clean cooking solutions. Energy is linked to two-thirds of the 169 SDG targets. Without progress on energy, several other SDGs will continue to fall behind.”
12. Med shot, participants
Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly, said, “We must rectify the stark moral failure evident in the fact that billions still live without adequate energy, or any energy at all, while others are reportedly planning lunar vacations being offered commercially.”
Today (19 Apr), addressing the thematic opening of ‘Global stocktaking marking the completion of the UN Decade of Sustainable Energy for All,’ Francis said, “As the Decade draws to a close, we must acknowledge that the results of our efforts have been mixed; creating both profound achievements and discernible shortcomings.”
He also said, “We must truly deliver to all people, universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy, while substantially increasing the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030.”
He continued, “We must also capitalize on the momentum afforded by COP28 to pursue a tripling of renewable energy capacity globally and a doubling of the global average annual rate of energy-efficient improvements.”
Damilola Ogunbiyi, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, United Nations and UN-Energy Co-chair, said, “In the past decade, the global community has made significant strides towards achieving SDG7. Millions of people have gained access to electricity for the first time, thanks to concerted efforts from governments, organizations, and communities worldwide.”
However, she added, “A lot more needs to be done. From the last Tracking SDG7 report, “we see that 675 million people still lack access to electricity and 2.3 billion people are without clean cooking solutions. Energy is linked to two-thirds of the 169 SDG targets. Without progress on energy, several other SDGs will continue to fall behind.”
