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United Nations A/RES/80/142 General Assembly Distr.: General 18 December 2025 25-20775 (E) *2520775* Eightieth session Agenda item 18 (h) Sustainable development: ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 2025 [on the report of the Second Committee (A/80/555, para. 7)] 80/142. Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 53/7 of 16 October 1998, 54/215 of 22 December 1999, 55/205 of 20 December 2000, 56/200 of 21 December 2001, 58/210 of 23 December 2003, 60/199 of 22 December 2005, 62/197 of 19 December 2007, 64/206 of 21 December 2009, 66/206 of 22 December 2011, 69/225 of 19 December 2014, 70/201 of 22 December 2015, 71/233 of 21 December 2016, 72/224 of 20 December 2017, 73/236 of 20 December 2018, 74/225 of 19 December 2019, 75/221 of 21 December 2020, 76/210 of 17 December 2021, 77/170 of 14 December 2022 and 78/157 of 19 December 2023, as well as its resolutions 65/151 of 20 December 2010 on the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All and 67/215 of 21 December 2012, in which it decided to declare 2014–2024 the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All, and 79/211 of 23 December 2024, in which it decided to extend until 2030 the promotion of the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All, Reaffirming its resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, entitled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, in which it adopted a comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centred set of universal and transformative Sustainable Development Goals and targets, its commitment to working tirelessly for the full implementation of the Agenda by 2030, its recognition that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development, its commitment to achieving sustainable development in its three dimensions – economic, social and environmental – in a balanced and integrated manner, and to building upon the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals and seeking to address their unfinished business, A/RES/80/142 Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all 25-20775 2/12 Reaffirming also its resolution 69/313 of 27 July 2015 on the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, which is an integral part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, supports and complements it, helps to contextualize its means of implementation targets with concrete policies and actions, and reaffirms the strong political commitment to address the challenge of financing and creating an enabling environment at all levels for sustainable development in the spirit of global partnership and solidarity, Welcoming the convening of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development from 30 June to 3 July 2025 in Sevilla, Spain, and reaffirming its outcome document, the Sevilla Commitment, endorsed by the General Assembly in its resolution 79/323 of 25 August 2025, which sets forth a renewed global framework for financing for development, building on the 2015 Addis Ababa Action Agenda, 1 to close with urgency the estimated annual 4 trillion United States dollar financing gap, 2 and catalyse sustainable development investments at scale in developing countries and continue the reform of the international financial architecture through continued and strong commitment to multilateralism, international cooperation, and global solidarity, Reaffirming the Paris Agreement3 and its early entry into force, and encouraging all its Parties to fully implement the Agreement and Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change4 that have not yet done so to deposit their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, where appropriate, as soon as possible, Highlighting the synergies between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement, Recalling the ministerial declaration of the high-level political forum on sustainable development5 held in 2022, which took note of the Secretary-General’s proposed global road map for accelerated Sustainable Development Goal 7 action and reaffirmed the need to continuously engage on the implementation of Goal 7, Welcoming the convening of the Summit of the Future on 22–23 September 2024 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York at which resolution 79/1 entitled “The Pact of the Future” and its annexes were adopted, Recalling its resolution 77/327 of 25 August 2023, in which it proclaimed 26 January as the International Day of Clean Energy, Expressing concern that, at current rates of progress, none of the global energy targets of the Sustainable Development Goals will be achieved by 2030, Reaffirming the United Nations Millennium Declaration,6 the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development7 and Agenda 218 and the principles set out therein, and recalling the recommendations and conclusions contained in the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg _______________ 1 General Assembly resolution 69/313, annex. 2 Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2024 (United Nations publication, 2024), figure I.1. 3 Adopted under the UNFCCC in FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1, decision 1/CP.21. 4 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1771, No. 30822. 5 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-seventh Session, Supplement No. 3 (A/77/3), chap. VI, sect. D. 6 Resolution 55/2. 7 Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 3–14 June 1992, vol. I, Resolutions Adopted by the Conference (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.93.I.8 and corrigendum), resolution 1, annex I. 8 Ibid., annex II. Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all A/RES/80/142 3/12 25-20775 Plan of Implementation) 9 and the outcome documents of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled “The future we want”, 10 the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States, entitled “Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States: A Renewed Declaration for Resilient Prosperity”, 11 and the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, entitled “Doha Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries”12 for the decade 2022–2031, as well as the New Urban Agenda, adopted at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), held in Quito from 17 to 20 October 2016,13 which underlines, inter alia, the importance of energy for cities, and looking forward to the adoption of the new Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2024– 2034, Acknowledging that all new programmes of action for the least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States underline the importance of access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, Reaffirming that each country must take primary responsibility for its own development and that the role of national policies and development strategies cannot be overemphasized in the achievement of sustainable development, and recognizing the need for the creation of an enabling environment at all levels and across all sectors for the achievement of sustainable development, Reaffirming also the sovereign rights of countries over their energy resources and their right to define appropriate policies for the production and use of energy, and recognizing that the 2030 Agenda shall be implemented for the full benefit of all, for today’s generation and for future generations, Emphasizing that universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all is an integral part of poverty eradication and the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and that the increased use and promotion of clean technologies and renewable energy, including in off-grid and decentralized systems, and energy efficiency could make a significant contribution in that regard, Reaffirming the commitment to Sustainable Development Goal 7, and calling upon Member States to take urgent action to ensure the universality of access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy, in line with the 2030 Agenda pledge that no one will be left behind, Deeply concerned that, while progress towards the achievement of Goal 7 has been made in some regions of the world, efforts remain well below the scale required to meet the Goal by 2030,14 Deeply concerned also that 2.1 billion people in developing countries, especially in rural areas, rely on traditional biomass, coal and kerosene for cooking and heating, with disproportionate health and workload impacts on women, children and people in vulnerable situations, including an estimated 3.2 million premature deaths annually, that, while the global population without access to electricity has fallen below 1 billion, close to 666 million people are still without access to electricity, that reliability and _______________ 9 Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August–4 September 2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.03.II.A.1 and corrigendum), chap. I, resolution 2, annex. 10 Resolution 66/288, annex. 11 Resolution 78/317, annex. 12 Resolution 76/258, annex. 13 Resolution 71/256, annex. 14 See A/77/211. A/RES/80/142 Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all 25-20775 4/12 affordability remain challenges in many countries, even as the number of household connections increases, that Africa accounts for 90 per cent of people without electricity and about 43 per cent of those without access to clean cooking and that, even when energy services are available, millions of poor people are unable to pay for them, Noting with concern that energy represents less than 1 per cent of overall United Nations expenditure on the Sustainable Development Goals, despite its critical importance also in achieving other goals, Emphasizing the critical socioeconomic benefits of affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all and the need to reframe the understanding of energy from a technical unit to a requirement for basic social services, including healthcare, economic development and poverty eradication, Recognizing that affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy services are essential for effectively responding to and achieving sustainable, inclusive and resilient recovery from the COVID‑19 pandemic and socioeconomic crises, including for powering healthcare and educational facilities, supplying safe drinking water and water for sanitation, including hand-washing, as well as water for agriculture and food production, supporting sustainable food systems and providing communications and digital services to connect people, share information and facilitate education, and further recognizing that ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and the implementation of other relevant intergovernmentally agreed frameworks in the economic, social and environmental fields and that reaching Sustainable Development Goal 7 by the end of the decade requires an urgent and steep rise in investment in and financing of affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy and energy efficiency, while noting that the unprecedented crisis caused by the COVID‑19 pandemic will have serious impacts on progress towards fulfilling the commitment on ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030, and economic disruptions related to the COVID‑19 crisis have made it even harder for developing countries to reach Goal 7, noting the announcement of Governments aiming to achieve net-zero emissions, and taking note of the findings, in the report of the Secretary-General,15 to put the world on track for reaching this objective, Welcoming the convening of the United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028, in New York from 22 to 24 March 2023, referred to as the United Nations 2023 Water Conference, and looking forward to the convening of the 2026 United Nations Water Conference, to be co-hosted by Senegal and the United Arab Emirates, as well as the 2028 United Nations Conference on the Final Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028, to be hosted by Tajikistan, Highlighting the importance of the empowerment of developing countries to achieve universal access through the rapid expansion of affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy worldwide, Highlighting also the significant efforts made in developing countries that contributed to an increase in the global electrification rate to 92 per cent in 2023, and stressing the need to further close the electrification gap in many difficult-to-reach populations, in particular in sub-Saharan Africa, _______________ 15 A/77/211. Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all A/RES/80/142 5/12 25-20775 Deeply concerned about the slow progress in reducing the number of people without electricity, with an estimated 666 million people in 2023 without access to electricity, and reaffirming its commitment to achieve universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, Recognizing that each country has primary responsibility for its own economic and social development and that this will include the mobilization of financial resources, as well as capacity-building and the transfer of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on mutually agreed terms, including concessional and preferential terms, Noting with concern that lack of energy access has remained a challenge for developing countries and that sustainable and resilient and inclusive development would be unachievable without ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, which requires the use of all available technological solutions and approaches, Welcoming the increase in the share of renewable energy as a part of total final energy consumption over the past decade and the significant reductions in the cost of renewable energy, the sector’s net positive job contributions and the rapid expansion of renewable energy capacity additions, which are now greater than those of other resources in the electricity sector, and noting that the levelized cost of solar, wind and hydropower energy in many regions of the world is fully competitive with or undercuts traditional energy resources, Underlining that, despite a general growth in clean and renewable energy investments, this growth has been unbalanced, with much of it concentrated in developed countries, and recognizing that developing countries require support to advance the necessary investments in infrastructure, including renewables, clean technologies and other necessary long-term investments under the Sustainable Development Goals, Noting with appreciation the work of the International Renewable Energy Agency, which facilitates the widespread and increased adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy, Noting the role and activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and encouraging the Agency to continue its work to support its members in eradicating energy poverty and achieving energy security by the means of development, deployment and dissemination of atomic energy technologies for peaceful purposes, Noting also the work of multi-stakeholder partnerships, including Sustainable Energy for All, which has given strong momentum to the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency, the initiatives of the Global Climate Action Agenda, the Small Island Developing States Lighthouses Initiative, SIDS DOCK, the Energy Efficiency Hub and others that can contribute to reaching the objective of ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, Noting with appreciation that the transformation of the world’s energy systems is being accelerated by advances in technology, rapid declines in the cost of clean and renewable energy, the deployment of least-cost decentralized solutions, policy support, new business models and the sharing of best practices, and noting the continuing work of the International Renewable Energy Agency and the International Solar Alliance, Stressing the need for a coherent, integrated approach to energy issues and the promotion of synergies across the global energy agenda, with a focus on eradicating poverty and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, A/RES/80/142 Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all 25-20775 6/12 Reiterating the pledge that no one will be left behind, reaffirming the recognition that the dignity of the human person is fundamental, and the wish to see the Goals and targets met for all nations and peoples and for all segments of society, and recommitting to endeavour to reach the furthest behind first, Noting that the transitions to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all should be just, inclusive, equitable and secure, in line with national circumstances, in order to achieve universal access by 2030, while recognizing the need to increase the share of renewable and clean energy, including as a cooking source in urban areas, to significantly reduce negative health impacts and contribute to decreased greenhouse gas emissions and to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;16 2. Also takes note of the role and activities of the International Renewable Energy Agency, encouraging the Agency, in its capacity as an observer of the General Assembly in accordance with resolution 66/110 of 9 December 2011, to continue to support its members in the achievement of their renewable energy objectives, as well as the contributions of the International Solar Alliance, including in its capacity as an observer of the General Assembly in accordance with resolution 76/123 of 9 December 2021, and encouraging its work to collectively address key common challenges to the scaling up of solar energy, as well as the contributions of other international and regional organizations and forums to the global energy agenda; 3. Reaffirms the political declaration adopted by the high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the General Assembly (Sustainable Development Goals Summit), held in New York on 18 and 19 September 2023,17 and urges timely action to ensure its full implementation; 4. Notes with concern the continued decline in international financial flows to developing countries in support of clean, sustainable, affordable, reliable, just and inclusive energy transitions, recognizes that the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7 requires an urgent and steep rise in energy investment and finance, including investments in clean technologies and quality infrastructure, and in that regard calls upon countries, public and private financial institutions and other stakeholders to scale up the provision of finance for developing countries; 5. Urges enhanced support to developing countries to attract investment in affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, including addressing barriers to investment in clean technologies, including zero- and low-emission technologies and renewable energy, and strengthening the role of multilateral development banks and international financial institutions in supporting just and inclusive energy transitions, through financing, policy engagement, technical advice and knowledge-sharing; 6. Strongly encourages Governments and other relevant stakeholders to take actions to achieve universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy, increase the global share of renewable energy, improve the inclusion of developing countries in energy sector cooperation, where relevant, and increase the rate of improvement in energy efficiency for a clean, low-emission, low-carbon, climate-resilient, safe, efficient, modern, affordable, reliable and sustainable energy system, given the systemic sustainable development benefits, while taking into consideration the diversity of national situations, priorities, policies, specific needs _______________ 16 A/80/374. 17 Resolution 78/1, annex. Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all A/RES/80/142 7/12 25-20775 and challenges and capacities of developing countries, including their energy mix and energy systems; 7. Calls for ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, as such services are an integral part of poverty eradication measures, human dignity, quality of life, economic opportunity, the combating of inequality, the promotion of health and the prevention of morbidity and mortality, access to education, safe drinking water and sanitation, food security, nutrition, disaster risk reduction and resilience, climate change mitigation and adaptation, environmental impact reduction, social inclusion and gender equality, including for persons affected by humanitarian emergencies; 8. Underscores the importance of universal access to cleaner and more efficient and sustainable cooking and heating methods, welcomes ongoing efforts, and in this regard calls for the promotion of an enabling environment at the national and international levels for the increased usage of sustainable, cleaner and more efficient cooking and heating methods in all countries, in particular developing countries, and further emphasizes the need to accelerate efforts to achieve universal access to clean cooking by 2030, including through formulation and implementation of enabling policies and provision and mobilization of financial and technological support to developing countries in order to increase the annual investments and support the affordability of clean cooking projects; 9. Acknowledges that means of implementation must be significantly strengthened, to enable decisive action and focusing in particular on additional finance and investment in line with target 7.a of the Sustainable Development Goals, and agrees that, without a strong push on innovation, new technologies, capacity- building and quality data, global efforts to achieve Goal 7 are bound to fail; 10. Encourages Governments, the United Nations system and relevant stakeholders to leverage the cost-competitiveness of renewable energy, especially in off-grid areas, in order to achieve universal energy access, such as by establishing policy frameworks, including for metering and payment systems, cost comparisons between grid extension and off-grid solutions, facilitating investment by domestic and foreign banks and educating students, communities, investors and entrepreneurs on renewable energy, energy efficiency and conservation, among other activities, where feasible and appropriate; 11. Recognizes the role that natural gas can play in supporting transitions towards lower-emission energy systems, and calls upon Governments to enhance and collaborate on energy security, including through the sharing of best practices and knowledge for the security of gas supply and demand, in the broader context of the transition towards lower-emission energy systems; 12. Also recognizes the vital role of energy storage, in particular battery energy storage, in supporting transitions towards lower-emission energy systems, by integrating energy sources as well as enhancing grid flexibility, resilience and off- grid energy affordability, and calls upon Governments to collaborate to overcome barriers and accelerate the deployment of these essential technologies, while ensuring the sustainable expansion and transition of industries, including that of critical minerals, and to facilitate technology transfer on mutually agreed terms to developing countries; 13. Supports energy access in accordance with the national needs of developing countries, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, to tackle their energy access challenges according to the specific needs of each country by mobilizing technical and financial assistance and tools to A/RES/80/142 Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all 25-20775 8/12 deploy affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy solutions to tackle the energy access deficit; 14. Calls upon Governments to expand the use of renewable energy beyond the power sector, taking into account national priorities and constraints, to industry, heating and cooling, construction and infrastructure and, in particular, the transport sector, including through sustainable sector coupling, energy storage, carbon capture utilization and storage, sustainable and modern bioenergy and hydrogen and its derivatives in the context of sustainable development, including climate change, and calls for supportive policy initiatives and investments at the national and international levels; 15. Recognizes that current global progress in improving energy efficiency falls well below the pace necessary to double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency by 2030, and encourages, in accordance with national laws and regulations, the promotion of widespread energy efficiency initiatives in all economic sectors, the adoption and updating of building performance codes and standards, energy efficiency labelling, the promotion of energy management systems, the retrofitting of existing buildings and public procurement policies on energy, among other modalities, as appropriate, as well as the prioritization of smart grid systems, district energy systems and community energy plans to improve synergies among clean and effective use of traditional resources, renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy storage, which aim to promote the interconnectivity of clean and renewable energy infrastructure and improve energy efficiency; 16. Also recognizes the vast investment needs and the significant challenges developing countries face to attract investment for affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, including the high cost of capital, and calls for multilateral development banks and other international financial institutions to strengthen their support for just and inclusive energy transitions by, inter alia, mobilizing additional financing and funds, providing technical assistance, and facilitating knowledge- sharing on mutually agreed terms and capacity-building to assist developing countries, and strengthening public-private partnerships, in the context of poverty eradication and achieving sustainable development; 17. Encourages efforts for resilient and secure cross-border energy infrastructure and energy connectivity; 18. Calls for strengthened cooperation at the regional level to promote innovation and facilitate financing, support regional cross-border power grid connectivity, as appropriate, to advance economic integration and sustainable development and share best practices that are responsive to regional needs with regard to Sustainable Development Goal 7 and its interlinkages with the other Goals, and in this regard encourages Governments to reinforce their energy interconnections, connecting regional energy markets and increasing energy security at the global level; 19. Calls upon Governments, as well as relevant international and regional organizations and other relevant stakeholders, to combine, as appropriate, the increased use of clean technologies and renewable energy technologies, low- or zero- emissions solutions, more efficient use of energy, energy storage and greater reliance on advanced energy technologies, including technologies that avoid, abate and remove greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon capture utilization and storage technologies and direct air capture; 20. Encourages Governments, relevant international and regional organizations and other relevant stakeholders to promote investments in developing sustainable, reliable, modern, inclusive and equitable energy systems, inter alia, by strengthening energy systems through cross-border grid connections, as appropriate, Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all A/RES/80/142 9/12 25-20775 and to consider incorporating decentralized clean and renewable energy solutions in energy planning, as appropriate, and recognizes that energy transitions will take different paths in different parts of the world; 21. Encourages Governments and all relevant stakeholders to increase investment and actions to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 7 and to integrate affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy solutions to enhance responses to and recovery from COVID‑19, in line with resilient, inclusive and sustainable development pathways, and to ensure energy security, and urges developed countries, relevant international and regional organizations and other relevant stakeholders to support the efforts of developing countries, especially the poorest and most vulnerable, taking into consideration the different national circumstances and in line with the national development priorities of developing countries, including through multi-stakeholder partnerships, in order to fulfil the commitment on ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030, recognizing that increased investments in affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy solutions and accelerated action beyond a business- as-usual recovery will aid countries in responding to the pandemic and economic crisis, for a sustainable, resilient and inclusive recovery, including by reducing emissions, creating jobs and promoting resource efficiency, and in advancing long- term resilience and the Sustainable Development Goals, which are integrated and interrelated; 22. Encourages Governments, relevant international organizations and other relevant stakeholders to use and promote an integrated resource planning and management approach in their energy strategies that considers energy choices in the context of linked sectors, inter alia, water, waste, air quality and food, taking into account national circumstances; 23. Recognizes that sustainable energy access and its deployment can be both improved and accelerated by gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, and calls upon Governments, the United Nations development system and other stakeholders to increase educational and capacity-building programmes for women in the sector, further advance equal pay and leadership and other opportunities for women in the energy sector, promote women’s full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership in the design and implementation of energy policies and programmes, mainstream a gender perspective into such policies and programmes and ensure women’s full and equal access to and use of sustainable energy to enhance their economic and social empowerment, including employment and other income- generating opportunities; 24. Encourages Governments, with the support of relevant stakeholders, as appropriate, to accelerate the transition towards sustainable economies, according to national policies and plans, through mitigation and adaptation strategies that improve energy efficiency and create more and better employment opportunities for all, including young people and women, in wage and self-employment; 25. Emphasizes the potential of sustainable energy use to contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, recognizes that increasing the deployment of clean and renewable energy and enhancing energy efficiency are components of many countries’ nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and urges effective and timely support for the full implementation of all those contributions, as applicable; 26. Notes that the impacts of climate change can also threaten access to and the supply of energy, and also notes the importance of increasing the resilience of the A/RES/80/142 Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all 25-20775 10/12 energy sector to climate change, which can be facilitated by the expansion of renewable energy and by supporting resilient associated supply chains; 27. Emphasizes, while noting progress, that the large-scale deployment of clean energy technologies has been insufficient and uneven and that support is required to realize their potential, along with appropriate policy initiatives and investments at the national and international levels, with Governments working in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including the private sector; 28. Also emphasizes the value of regional and interregional approaches, which can, among other advantages, enhance the deployment of clean, renewable and sustainable energy by facilitating the sharing of experiences, reduce transaction costs, leverage economies of scale, enable greater cross-border interconnectivity to promote energy system reliability and resilience and augment domestic capacity-building, and recognizes the work of organizations and initiatives in that regard; 29. Invites all relevant funding institutions and bilateral and multilateral donors, as well as regional funding institutions, the private sector and non‑governmental organizations, to continue ongoing efforts and take further action to provide financial resources, as appropriate, to support efforts aimed at ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy in developing countries and countries with economies in transition, including low-emission, low- carbon, climate-resilient, clean technologies and renewable resources of energy of demonstrated viability, especially focused on energy access and economic development in both urban and rural areas, while noting the potential catalytic effect of concessional and other finance and taking fully into account the development structure of energy-based economies of developing countries; 30. Encourages the development, dissemination, diffusion and transfer of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on mutually agreed terms, including concessional and preferential terms, and highlights the importance of integrating sustainable energy in the Technology Facilitation Mechanism; 31. Stresses the importance of strategies and contributions by Governments and relevant stakeholders to multi-stakeholder partnerships in ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, and encourages coordination and collaboration between the United Nations and relevant multi‑stakeholder partnerships and international organizations, such as Sustainable Energy for All; 32. Recognizes the catalytic effect of the sharing of knowledge and experience, capacity-building and technical assistance on sustainable energy deployment, and encourages existing and new efforts to enable Governments of developing countries and relevant stakeholders to plan, finance, implement and monitor sustainable energy projects to further strengthen their national institutions and capacities; 33. Encourages the development of viable market-oriented strategies that could result in further rapid reductions in the cost of new technologies, clean and renewable resources of energy and could further increase the competitiveness of those technologies, including through the adoption, as appropriate, of public policies for research, development and market deployment, including phasing out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption while providing targeted support to the poor and most vulnerable, in accordance with national circumstances; 34. Emphasizes the value of education, academia, technology and entrepreneurship in developing solutions to face energy challenges and achieve energy sustainability, as well as the importance of investing in research and development and demonstrations in sustainable and clean energy technologies, and Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all A/RES/80/142 11/12 25-20775 also emphasizes in this context the urgent need to enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency, hydrogen, energy storage, carbon capture utilization and storage, bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, and advanced and cleaner fossil- fuel technologies, including technologies that avoid, abate and remove greenhouse gas emissions, and improved infrastructures for supplying affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all; 35. Calls for national efforts to promote access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all and strengthened local engagement to complement current approaches, and reaffirms the commitment to supporting subnational and local efforts, taking advantage of their direct control, where applicable, of local infrastructure and codes to foster uptake in end-use sectors, such as residential, commercial and industrial buildings, industry, agriculture, transport, waste and sanitation; 36. Encourages the Secretary-General to continue efforts to promote the provision of stable, adequate and predictable financial resources and technical assistance for sustainable energy and to enhance the effectiveness, coordination and full utilization of appropriate international funds for the effective implementation of national and regional high-priority projects for ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, and recalls the convening of the high-level dialogue on the midpoint review of the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All (2014–2024), held on 23 and 24 May 2019; 37. Takes note of the high-level dialogue on energy held on 24 September 2021 to promote the implementation of the energy-related goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development18 in support of the implementation of the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All and the voluntary commitments in the form of 200 energy compacts, and also takes note of the Secretary-General’s proposed road map for accelerated action on Sustainable Development Goal 7, as described in the report of the Secretary-General,19 and the high-level political forum on sustainable development; 38. Welcomes the convening of the global stocktake, marking the completion of the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All (2014–2024), to further accelerate the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 7, held on 19 April 2024, by the President of the General Assembly, and notes with appreciation his call to action, in this regard; 39. Recalls the extension until 2030 of the promotion of the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All and emphasizes the importance of taking into account the updated set of actions to implement the global plan of action for the Decade, and calls for the implementation to accelerate the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7, as appropriate; 40. Calls upon the Secretary-General, within existing resources and through voluntary contributions, as appropriate, to convene, in 2026 and in alignment with the high-level political forum on sustainable development and the Sustainable Development Goal 7 review, meetings of experts aimed at sharing experiences and lessons learned to accelerate actions and dialogues, including discussions among energy policymakers and other stakeholders, supported by the Secretariat, in order to advance the implementation of the extended United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All, including the updated global plan of action for the Decade, as _______________ 18 Resolution 70/1. 19 A/78/201. A/RES/80/142 Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all 25-20775 12/12 described in the report of the Secretary-General, the summary of which shall be incorporated into the report on the implementation of the present resolution; 41. Requests the Secretary-General to continue engagement with Member States on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 7, in a comprehensive and evidence-based manner, taking into account the national priorities, policies, opportunities, circumstances and specific needs of developing countries, as a follow‑up to the high-level dialogue on energy and the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All; 42. Calls upon the United Nations development system to work, through existing initiatives and resources and within its mandate, with relevant stakeholders, such as international financial institutions, along with development partners, such as multilateral and regional development banks and the private sector, to address capacity and funding gaps, particularly in developing countries, to scale up energy- related investments and to provide support to countries in need so as to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all; 43. Encourages UN-Energy to support coherence and coordination among the energy-related activities of the entities of the United Nations development system, within their respective mandates, and with existing resources in line with the implementation of resolutions 71/243 of 21 December 2016, 72/279 of 31 May 2018 and 74/297 of 11 August 2020 and Economic and Social Council resolution 2019/15 of 8 July 2019, in order to assist countries, in particular at the country level, inter alia through normative support and expertise to the resident coordinator system, upon request by their Governments, by leveraging partnerships with other international organizations, donors and relevant stakeholders, including in their efforts to achieve universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all and to accelerate its deployment; 44. Reaffirms the commitment at the very heart of the 2030 Agenda to leave no one behind and commit to taking more tangible steps to support people in vulnerable situations and the most vulnerable countries and to reach the furthest behind first; 45. Calls upon the Secretary-General to promote renewable energy, energy efficiency and related sustainable practices in all United Nations facilities and operations around the world, where appropriate and economically viable; 46. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its eighty-first session a report on the implementation of the present resolution, including activities carried out to mark the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All, and decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eighty-first session, under the item entitled “Sustainable development”, the sub-item entitled “Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all”. 64th plenary meeting 15 December 2025

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