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Goal 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all


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Energy is central to nearly every  major challenge and opportunity the world faces today. Be it for jobs, security, climate change, food production or increasing incomes, access to energy for all is essential.

Sustainable energy is opportunity – it transforms lives, economies and the planet. Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is leading a Sustainable Energy for All initiative to ensure universal access to modern energy services, improve efficiency and increase use of renewable sources.


Source: United Nations, www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/energy/



Sustainable Energy for All initiative

UNDP Environment and Energ

UNIDO Energy and Climate Change

International Energy Agency

International Renewable Energy Agency

UN Energy

  • 7.1. By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services.
  • 7.2. By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.
  • 7.3. By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency.
  • 7.a. By 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology.
  • 7.b. By 2030, expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing countries, in accordance with their respective programmes of support.
  • 7.1.1 Proportion of population with access to electricity
  • 7.1.2 Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology
  • 7.2.1 Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption
  • 7.3.1 Energy intensity measured in terms of primary energy and GDP
  • 7.a.1 International financial flows to developing countries in support of clean energy research and development and renewable energy production, including in hybrid systems
  • 7.b.1 Installed renewable energy-generating capacity (in Watts per capita)