The Secretary-General’s High-level Group on Sustainable Energy for All

The report outlines the progress of the Sustainable Energy for All initiative, highlighting over 100 commitments from governments and businesses, including more than USD $50 billion from the private sector. It details a four-step country-action process adopted by 55 developing countries and identifies 50 high-impact opportunities across 11 action areas. The document also proposes a distributed global network for future implementation and a baseline report to track progress toward 2030 goals.

• The Sustainable Energy for All initiative has secured over 100 commitments to action, with businesses and investors contributing more than USD $50 billion toward the goals of energy access, efficiency, and renewable energy.
• Fifty-five developing countries have formally committed to the initiative, engaging in a four-step process consisting of government consultations, a stock-taking exercise, the preparation of an action plan, and implementation.
• The initiative identified approximately 50 high-impact opportunities across 11 action areas to drive the adoption of sustainable energy, including specific focuses on off-grid lighting, clean cooking fuels, and vehicle fuel efficiency standards.
• The High-level Group proposes a distributed global network managed by a single chief executive and a lean secretariat, rather than a new centralised bureaucracy, to sustain progress and coordinate multi-stakeholder operations.
• A baseline report, scheduled for publication in January 2013 and coordinated by the World Bank and the International Energy Agency, is intended to establish the starting point for tracking progress toward the 2030 objectives.
• The Energy Access Practitioner Network has grown to over 500 members in more than 100 countries, delivering energy services to over 11 million households annually through mini/micro-grids and decentralised solutions.
• Significant financial commitments were made by multilateral development banks, including USD $20 billion from the African Development Bank by 2030 and USD $8 billion from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for projects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

APA

Sustainable Energy for All (2012). The Secretary-General’s High-level Group on Sustainable Energy for All. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/gather-content/9-2012-SE4ALL-ReportoftheCo-Chairs.pdf

Chicago

Sustainable Energy for All. The Secretary-General’s High-level Group on Sustainable Energy for All. 2012. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/gather-content/9-2012-SE4ALL-ReportoftheCo-Chairs.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{sustainableenergyforall2012secretarygenerals, author = {{Sustainable Energy for All}}, title = {{The Secretary-General’s High-level Group on Sustainable Energy for All}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, year = {2012}, month = sep, url = {https://www.seforall.org/system/files/gather-content/9-2012-SE4ALL-ReportoftheCo-Chairs.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }