Energy Poverty

Even though worldwide wind power has grown at an average rate of 25 percent and solar energy at a rate of 11.4 percent since 1990, those two forms of renewable energy—along with geothermal, waste, and marine energy—contribute barely 1 percent of global energy consumption.   Instead, 80 percent of all renewable energy generated comes from hydropower. – World Bank
 Five Surprising Facts About Energy Poverty Business as usual "will not remotely suffice" to meet goals of clean and universal energy, says a World Bank-led report.