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Provide affordable, low-emission energy to all

Everyone on Earth with affordable, reliable power and clean cooking, mostly from low-emission sources.

10 organizations tracked  ·  0 vetted

The goal in brief

GoalEveryone on Earth with affordable, reliable power and clean cooking, mostly from low-emission sources.

people still without electricity1
655 million
people cooking with polluting fuels1
2 billion
cheaper: new solar vs. cheapest fossil fuel2
41%

Why it matters

655 million people still live without electricity, and two billion still cook with polluting fuels.1 Clean power is now the low-cost option: in 2024, new solar was on average 41% cheaper than the cheapest fossil fuel alternative.2

How we’ll know it’s done

Finish line
Affordable, reliable, modern energy for everyone, SDG target 7.1 for 2030,1 with that energy coming from clean sources.
What counts
A home with reliable power and a clean way to cook, not just a power line nearby.
How it’s checked
Household surveys and national energy data, reported each year in the UN’s SDG 7 progress tracking.
Our part
We’ll fund this once our vetting team vets an organization working on it.

What follows

  • Cleaner air as homes stop burning wood, coal and kerosene to cook.E-05Eliminate global air pollution
  • Lower emissions as clean power replaces fossil fuels.E-08Establish global climate equilibrium
  • Clinics that can keep vaccines cold and the lights on.H-08Establish universal access to high-quality healthcare
  • Light for children to study after dark.H-12Establish universal access to high-quality education

How it can be solved

The approaches to this goal, and how many of the organizations taking each one we’ve vetted.

  • Off-grid power and cooking

    Clean light, power and cooking for homes far from the grid.

    4 organizations

  • New clean generation

    New ways to make clean electricity, heat and fuel.

    3 organizations

  • Storage and materials

    Storing clean energy for later, and the materials batteries need.

    3 organizations

Who’s working on it

We only call a solution proven, measurable and scalable once our vetting team has vetted it. Everything else here, the team is tracking.

Vetted0 organizationsReviewed by our vetting team, and passed all three tests.

  • Proven

    It has worked, with results to show.

  • Measurable

    Its impact can be counted.

  • Scalable

    It can grow toward the size of the goal.

None on this goal yet. When our vetting team vets an organization working on it, it appears here with its vetting report.

Not vetted10 organizationsTracked by our vetting team. Not vetted yet, so we make no claims about them.

Listing an organization isn’t an endorsement. Not vetted means just that: our vetting team is tracking it, and we make no claims about it yet. Last reviewed October 2026.

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Sources

  1. 1. UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, “Goal 7,” SDG targets and progress, from The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2026 (opens in a new tab)
  2. 2. IRENA, “91% of New Renewable Projects Now Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels Alternatives” (22 July 2025) (opens in a new tab)