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Question Numbers: 91-99
Read the passage given below and answer the questions by choosing the correct/most appropriate options.
1. The world faces an energy crisis today - but within the folds of this crisis lies a deeper challenge. Millions of people globally struggle with energy poverty, defined by the World Economic Forum as the lack of access to sustainable modern energy services and products. The World Bank estimates that 759 million people live without access to basic electricity - UNCTAD finds over half the people in the world's least developed countries (LDCs) have no access to electricity while three billion people lack clean cooking fuels and technologies. Such privation defines an individual's energy inequity. This also reflects at a global scale with rich countries enjoying relative energy affluence - Americans, for instance, used 79,897 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy per capita in 2019 as compared to China at 27,452 kWh, India at 6,924 kWh, Ethiopia at 777, Somalia at 244 and Chad accessing just 98 kWh.
2. Such energy inequity has profound implications for sustainability. Energy is the keystone humans need to achieve their potential through education and economic productivity. Steady energy availability shores up essential social services including life-saving healthcare. Moreover, energy inequality spins out cycles of poverty - the UN finds worldwide, women pay the heaviest price for energy poverty, spending several hours daily gathering firewood, collecting water and doing hard chores manually. Women's lack of access to time-saving energy systems weakens their education and employment opportunities, keeping them endemically deprived. It is clear why access to affordable, inclusive and clean energy is the UN's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7. However, for many, this remains a poignant dream - the World Bank finds the Covid-19 pandemic's harsh impacts have made basic electricity unaffordable for 30 million more people.
3. Energy inequality limits the lives, livelihood and fulfilments of millions of people. As the world moves towards a transition with renewable, it must also ensure energy equality for those who've never had it.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions by choosing the correct/most appropriate options.
1. The world faces an energy crisis today - but within the folds of this crisis lies a deeper challenge. Millions of people globally struggle with energy poverty, defined by the World Economic Forum as the lack of access to sustainable modern energy services and products. The World Bank estimates that 759 million people live without access to basic electricity - UNCTAD finds over half the people in the world's least developed countries (LDCs) have no access to electricity while three billion people lack clean cooking fuels and technologies. Such privation defines an individual's energy inequity. This also reflects at a global scale with rich countries enjoying relative energy affluence - Americans, for instance, used 79,897 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy per capita in 2019 as compared to China at 27,452 kWh, India at 6,924 kWh, Ethiopia at 777, Somalia at 244 and Chad accessing just 98 kWh.
2. Such energy inequity has profound implications for sustainability. Energy is the keystone humans need to achieve their potential through education and economic productivity. Steady energy availability shores up essential social services including life-saving healthcare. Moreover, energy inequality spins out cycles of poverty - the UN finds worldwide, women pay the heaviest price for energy poverty, spending several hours daily gathering firewood, collecting water and doing hard chores manually. Women's lack of access to time-saving energy systems weakens their education and employment opportunities, keeping them endemically deprived. It is clear why access to affordable, inclusive and clean energy is the UN's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7. However, for many, this remains a poignant dream - the World Bank finds the Covid-19 pandemic's harsh impacts have made basic electricity unaffordable for 30 million more people.
3. Energy inequality limits the lives, livelihood and fulfilments of millions of people. As the world moves towards a transition with renewable, it must also ensure energy equality for those who've never had it.
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