National Level Implications of the Implementation of SDG 7: Access to Modern Cooking Fuels in India

Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) aims to “ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all” by 2030. India is home to the world’s largest population without access to modern energy – 400 million people do not have access to electricity and 800 million people still cook with traditional biomass. In this context, this study analyses the potential to embed the SDG 7 target of universal access to clean fuels and technologies into India’s national agenda.

(*Pooja Vijay Ramamurthi, Deepthi Swamy, and Rahul Kuttickat are the other authors of this report.)