Net Zero
The Little-Known Clean Energy Revolution
Mini-grids can help the world reach the goal of universal access to electricity by 2030.
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Over the last decade, the number of people in the world without access to electricity has fallen drastically—from 1.4 billion in 2010 to about 900 million in 2018, according to the United Nations. And yet, if current trends persist, the world won’t be able to meet the UN’s sustainable development goal of universal access to electricity by 2030, with as many as 600 million still lacking basic 21st century services.