Original title: United Nations Energy Summit in New York Guterres calls for promoting sustainable energy development and popularization
On the 24th local time, during the high-level meeting week of the 76th United Nations General Assembly, the United Nations Energy Summit was held by video. United Nations Secretary General Guterres, 76th General Assembly President Shahid, United Nations Development Program Administrator Steiner and other officials of United Nations agencies, presidents of Kenya, Malawi and other countries, high-level officials of various countries attended the meeting.
At the meeting, all parties called for cleaner, equitable and sustainable energy for the world. Guterres said in his opening speech that hundreds of millions of people around the world are facing energy shortages such as electricity, and energy production has become the main cause of the climate crisis. this makes solving the energy problem have a dual significance: to solve the energy shortage while limiting the impact of energy on the climate.
To this end, Guterres proposed the solution of the United Nations: to address the energy supply gap by 2030, to accelerate the shift to non-coal energy systems, to achieve universal access to energy by 2030, and to maintain the trajectory of net zero emissions by the middle of the 21st century. large-scale mobilization of predictable funds to promote technology transfer to developing countries to ensure that no one is left behind in the process of net zero emissions.
United Nations Secretary-General Guterres:I call on all governments to continue their efforts on the basis of international cooperation. Provide a global package of support for an equitable, inclusive and sustainable energy transition to ensure access to renewable energy for all. We cannot wait another 40 years. The era of renewable and affordable energy for all must begin today.
Through the summit, the United Nations looks forward to a global road map for achieving the energy-related goals of the 2030 Sustainable Development goals, calling on member States and other relevant parties to make voluntary commitments to provide clean and affordable energy for all by 2030 and to achieve overall global net zero emissions by 2050.