SEforALL Global Tracking Framework

The SEforALL Global Tracking Framework asserts that current efforts are insufficient to meet sustainable energy goals. It identifies 20 high-impact countries in Asia and Africa as critical for expanding electricity and clean cooking access, and another 20 countries as essential for doubling the global share of renewables and energy efficiency. To meet 2030 targets, the report argues that annual energy investments must increase by at least $600 billion, focusing on energy efficiency, renewables, and access expansion.

• Current progress is insufficient to meet SEforALL goals, as 'Business as usual will not remotely suffice'. To achieve 100% electricity access by 2030, the pace of expansion must double, given that the 1.7 billion people who gained access between 1990 and 2010 only slightly exceeded the population growth of 1.6 billion during that period.
• Energy access challenges are concentrated in 20 high-impact countries in Asia and Africa, which account for approximately two-thirds of people without electricity and three-quarters of those using solid fuels (such as wood, charcoal, coal, and crop waste) for cooking and heating. This reliance on solid fuels causes roughly four million premature deaths annually, primarily among women and children.
• Global renewable energy and energy efficiency must both double to meet targets. In 2010, renewables made up 18% of the global energy mix, and the compound annual growth rate of energy intensity (CAGR) for energy efficiency was -1.3% between 1990 and 2010. A separate group of 20 high-impact countries, representing 80% of energy consumption, must lead the effort to increase the renewable share to 36%.
• Meeting the 2030 goals requires adding at least $600 billion in annual energy investments beyond the existing $409 billion. This additional funding is broken down as $394 billion for energy efficiency, $174 billion for renewable energy, $45 billion for electricity expansion, and $4.4 billion for modern cooking.
• China and India are identified as fast-moving countries in both energy access and efficiency/renewables. China has seen the greatest global expansion in renewable energy and the largest energy savings, while India has provided an annual average of 24 million people with electricity and 20 million with modern cooking and heating fuels since 1990.

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Sustainable Energy for All (2013). SEforALL Global Tracking Framework. https://www.seforall.org/news/seforall-global-tracking-framework

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@techreport{sustainableenergyforall2013seforall, author = {{Sustainable Energy for All}}, title = {{SEforALL Global Tracking Framework}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, year = {2013}, month = oct, url = {https://www.seforall.org/news/seforall-global-tracking-framework}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }