Publication: Tracking Progress Toward
Providing Sustainable Energy for All in Eastern Europe and
Central Asia
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2014-09-22
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2014-09-25
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To sustain momentum for the achievement of the sustainable energy for all (SE4ALL) objectives, a means of charting global progress to 2030 is needed. The World Bank and the International Energy Agency led a consortium of 15 international agencies to establish the SE4ALL global tracking framework (GTF), which provides a system for regular global reporting, based on rigorous yet practical, given available databases - technical measures. This note is based on that framework. The primary indicators and data sources that the GTF uses to track progress toward the three SE4ALL goals are summarized in this note. This note uses data from the GTF to provide a regional and country perspective on the three pillars of SE4ALL for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA). The first section considers energy access. The note looks at the renewable energy and energy efficiency goals.
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“Portale, Elisa; de Wit, Joeri. 2014. Tracking Progress Toward
Providing Sustainable Energy for All in Eastern Europe and
Central Asia. Live Wire, 2014/29. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20252 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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