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According to the International Energy Agency (2019c), energy access can be defined as reliable and affordable access to the energy services necessary to supply the basic needs of daily life. This definition is usually understood as comprising access to clean cooking facilities and to electricity. These services are considered vital instruments to reduce poverty, improve economic growth, and promote social rights. Therefore, energy access has been placed at the core of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.
Considering that access to electricity and access to clean cooking facilities are the two main pillars of the most common “energy access” definition, they serve as essential parameters to measure the achievement of energy-related sustainable development goals. Access to electricity corresponds to initial access of a household to sufficient electricity for a basic bundle of services with the level of service being capable of growing over time. Access to clean cooking...
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Volpon, F.T., Xavier Junior, E.C. (2020). Access to Modern Energy Services for the Promotion of Sustainable Development. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Affordable and Clean Energy. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71057-0_2-1
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