{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"organization":["Sustainable Energy for All"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":370,"relation":"eq"},"page":14,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?organization=sustainable-energy-for-all&page=14","next":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?organization=sustainable-energy-for-all&page=15","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"seforall-000201","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/seforall-000201","title":"SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL BUSINESS PLAN","publisher":{"name":"Sustainable Energy for All","organization":"sustainable-energy-for-all"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2016","source_url":"https://www.seforall.org/system/files/gather-content/SEforALL_BusinessPlan_0.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed"],"summary":{"text":"The SEforALL 2016-2021 Business Plan outlines a strategy to achieve universal modern energy access, double energy efficiency, and double the share of renewables globally. 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This includes identifying 20 'high impact' countries critical for meeting 2030 goals—where, for universal electrification, these countries represent 0.9 billion of the 1.1 billion people without electricity—and 20 'fast-moving' countries that can provide learning and inspiration for replication.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000201#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"SEforALL employs 'heat maps' as a strategic tool to identify where progress can be accelerated. 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The rural poor population at high risk grew to 355 million, driven largely by the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on poverty, with India, Nigeria, and Bangladesh having the highest numbers. The urban poor population increased to 732 million, with China and India accounting for 36% of that growth. Additionally, the lower-middle income segment grew to 2.34 billion people, a group at risk of adopting inefficient cooling devices that could increase greenhouse gas emissions. 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