PARIS (AFX) – The International Energy Agency said 1.6 billion people, or more than a quarter of the earth’s population, have no access to electricity and that 1.4 billion will still be without it in 30 years unless something radical is done. IEA director Robert Priddle said 2.4 billion people rely on primitive biomass for…
ENVIRONMENT: IEA sees 1.4 billion people still without electricity in 30 years
Posted on August 30, 2002 by EnergyAsia