EU should support developing countries in energy access - survey

摘要

A flash Eurobarometer survey, published on 12 April, revealed that 95% of Europeans think that access to energy is an important precondition for overcoming poverty in developing countries. The survey came ahead of the EU Sustainable Energy for All Summit in Brussels, on 16 April, which brought together the EU, the UN and developing countries with industry, civil society and the private sector. Participants included UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Dr Kandeh K. Yumkella, director-general of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and Michelle Bachelet, executive director of UN Women.