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Blog Action Day '08: Poverty and Energy
Posted on October 15, 2008
Energy is a basic human need and underlies all economic and social activity. It is an indispensable element of sustainable human development, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Without access to modern, commercial energy, poor countries can be trapped in a vicious circle of poverty, social instability and underdevelopment. And yet, today, according to a 2005 UNDP study, Energizing the Millennium Development Goals, millions of households in the developing world still lack access to safe and reliable energy and pay high prices for poor-quality substitutes. Moreover, poor p...
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