SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL GLOBAL TRACKING FRAMEWORK

The 2017 Global Tracking Framework reports that the world is not on track to meet its 2030 sustainable energy goals. While energy efficiency is closest to the required pace, electrification and clean cooking access are lagging, particularly in Africa. Renewable energy shares are increasing but remain far below the 36% target. The report emphasizes that current policy commitments and technology trends are insufficient, calling for a significant increase in global investment across all three pillars.

• Global progress on sustainable energy from 2012 to 2014 was insufficient to meet 2030 objectives, with energy efficiency being the pillar closest to the required pace of change.
• Global electricity access reached 85.3% in 2014, but 1.06 billion people still lack electricity, with the vast majority located in rural Africa.
• Access to clean cooking reached 57.4% globally in 2014, but the number of people without access rose slightly to 3.04 billion, as progress fails to keep pace with population growth in Africa.
• Global energy intensity improved by a 2.1% compound average annual growth rate in 2012–14, falling short of the SEforALL objective of -2.6%.
• The share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption was 18.3% in 2014, which is significantly below the 36% target for 2030.
• Investment needs to increase substantially to meet 2030 goals: energy efficiency investment by a factor of 3 to 6, renewable energy by 2 to 3, and energy access by fivefold.
• Certain countries demonstrated rapid progress: Rwanda, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia increased electrification rates by 2 to 3 percentage points annually, while Afghanistan added 10 percentage points annually via off-grid solar PV.
• Indonesia was the fastest-moving country in expanding clean cooking access, increasing its rate by more than 4 percentage points annually between 2012 and 2014.
• Renewable energy growth is heavily skewed toward electricity (49% of progress in 2012-14), while the heat sector, despite representing 73% of consumption in 2012, contributed only 42% of progress.

APA

Sustainable Energy for All (2017). SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL GLOBAL TRACKING FRAMEWORK. https://www.seforall.org/sites/default/files/GTF Executive Summary 2017.pdf

Chicago

Sustainable Energy for All. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL GLOBAL TRACKING FRAMEWORK. 2017. https://www.seforall.org/sites/default/files/GTF Executive Summary 2017.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{sustainableenergyforall2017sustainable, author = {{Sustainable Energy for All}}, title = {{SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL GLOBAL TRACKING FRAMEWORK}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, year = {2017}, url = {https://www.seforall.org/sites/default/files/GTF Executive Summary 2017.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }