Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States - Energy Efficiency /ohrlls/tags/energy-efficiency en Advancing SDG 7 in Least Developed Countries /ohrlls/news/advancing-sdg-7-least-developed-countries <div class="field field-name-field-featured-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div id="file-3906--2" class="file file-image file-image-jpeg"> <h2 class="element-invisible"><a href="/ohrlls/file/3906">9386865583_8d4ef8de76_o.jpg</a></h2> <div class="content"> <img class="panopoly-image-original img-responsive" src="/ohrlls/sites/www.un.org.ohrlls/files/styles/panopoly_image_original/public/news_articles/9386865583_8d4ef8de76_o.jpg?itok=9JixC8MO" alt="" title="A woman installing solar panels on the roof in Bhutan." /><div class="field field-name-field-file-image-title-text field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">A woman installing solar panels on the roof in Bhutan.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-uw-image-copyright field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Copyright:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Asian Development Bank</div></div></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Without urgent and enhanced action, the 46 least developed countries (LDCs) will not be able to reach the<br /> SDG 7 targets by 2030. Despite the extraordinary growth potential for the energy sector in LDCs, these countries<br /> rarely benefit from larger financing schemes to the same extent as other, more prosperous, developing<br /> countries. Sustainable energy should therefore be one of the central thematic topics of the new 10-year programme<br /> of action for the LDCs to be adopted at the Fifth UN Conference on the LDCs in 2021.</p> <p>Ending energy poverty in LDCs will require a radical change of pace and massive investment in the next few<br /> years. In addition, creating an enabling environment for investment and promoting attractive project pipelines<br /> will require well-functioning institutions, as well as public policy and regulatory reforms to help build credibility<br /> with investors and effectively scale up private investment.</p> <p><img alt="" src="/ohrlls/sites/www.un.org.ohrlls/files/download_icon.png" style="height: 75px; width: 75px; float: left;" /><a href="/ohrlls/sites/www.un.org.ohrlls/files/hlpf_policy_brief_advancing_sdg_7_in_ldcs.pdf">Full Report</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <hr /> <p>Photo: A woman installing solar panels on the roof in Bhutan. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/asiandevelopmentbank/9386865583/in/photolist-fiu974-dQBMUE-xzCX3y-vxguLE-fHUtKS-DfxfoD-dQwbFv-MXHvqw-dQwbWD-CuqSmN-CM135L-jdZ9iE-dQBMWA-fiJm8w-dQurvp-jdZ9w5-dQA31S-jdZ98u-CPfNcc-CuqU1j-dQBN2S-Ms9TGt-BZadPk-yDMyXf-dQBMQY-jdZ9ay-dQA37E-fHUu5S-dQwbYP-XYCTMW-fHBUM8-xkkSEq-jdZ8Ym-jdZ99G-dQurCD-fiJmHS-fHUumE-fiJmvm-fiu9BT-dQA36d-dQwbHp-dQA2ZE-dQurxt-XYDDQL-TJdJiq-dQw9Kr-Y3QgjM-dQBMNw-XrKbnh-XrKaJ3">Asian Development Bank</a></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-front-page-article field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Front Page Article:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div> Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:06:00 +0000 HSASS 1773 at /ohrlls