SDG 7 recognizes that expanding access to electricity and other forms of energy is fundamental to improving people’s lives and communities. It aims for efficient energy use and the promotion of renewable sources of energy. The proportion of people worldwide with access to electricity and clean fuels has increased substantially over the past decade. The global electrification rate rose, from 83% in 2010 to 90% by 2018. 63 percent had access to clean fuels and technology for cooking, up from 55%. In addition, the renewable energy share of total final energy consumption gradually increased, from 16.3 per cent in 2010 to 17.0 per cent in 2015 and 17.3 per cent in 2017. However, much faster growth is required to meet long-term climate goals. Also, people without access to electricity are increasingly concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is due to rapid population that limits the achievement of complete access to electricity because the electrification rate is much smaller than the growing demand for electricity. Furthermore, the access rate climbed from 34 percent in 2010 to 47 percent in 2018. Furthermore, global primary energy intensity (the energy used per unit of GDP) improved by 2.2 per cent annually, from 5.2 per cent in 2015 to 5.0 per cent in 2017, but was still short of the 2.7 per cent annual rate needed to reach target 7.3. In conclusion, for all the benefits that energy brings, we remain heavily dependent on the combustion of nonrenewable fossil fuels—the major driver of climate change. Even as access expands, the substantial work of decarbonizing the world's existing energy systems must accelerate.