Coal is not the solution to energy poverty, warn aid agencies

Clean energy is preferable to coal-focussed policies which could leave a billion people still without electricity, analysis suggests

Coal power plants are not the solution to help billions of people without electricity or clean cooking facilities, aid agencies have warned.

Analysis by Cafod, Christian Aid and thinktank the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) suggests that continuing with current energy policies that focus heavily on coal, risks leaving a billion people without access to electricity and three billion without access to clean cooking facilities by 2030.