Website Launched for 2012 International Year for Sustainable
Energy for All June 2011: The official website in support of the
2012 "International Year for Sustainable Energy for All," with
information on the Year itself, recent and future events, how to
get involved, other resources, and partners, has been launched.
Recognizing that an estimated that 1.4 billion people lack
access to electricity, while almost half of the world's
population, 2.7 billion people, use traditional biomass for
cooking and heating, in December 2010, the UN General Assembly
(UNGA) adopted a resolution proclaiming 2012 as the
"International Year for Sustainable Energy for All" (Resolution
65/151). Recognizing that access to affordable modern energy
services is essential for sustainable development, reduction of
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the achievement of the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Year is aimed at
creating "an enabling environment for the promotion and use of
new and renewable energy technologies, includin