Energy is vital to escape poverty. It can help people earn a living and work their way out of poverty. However, right now, a third of the world’s population has no access to modern energy services. ‘Business as usual’ projections predict that the situation will be the same in 20 years’ time.

By 2030:

• 900 million people will not have access to electricity
• 3 billion people will still cook with traditional fuels
• More than 30 million people will have died due to smoke-related diseases
• Many hundreds of millions will be confined to poverty due to lack of energy access

Practical Action has launched the Poor people’s energy outlook 2012: Energy for earning a living report (PPEO 2012) as a catalyst for a movement for change on energy access, and a source of information to support it. This movement for change has as its focus the United Nation’s goal of universal energy access by 2030.

The PPEO 2012 can be downloaded below or seperate chapters can be viewed here. Explore two interactive infographics taken from the report using the links below and on the left hand menu, and learn more about what is needed to achieve Energy for All by 2030.