A number of professors, researchers and students work on SDG 7 at the Graduate Institute. We offer academic courses, and an Executive Certificate and Master on Environmental Governance and Policy Making. We also hold various events and have published multiple academic and policy-oriented articles on this topic. The Centre for International Environmental Studies serves as a hub of activity on affordable and clean energy.

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26th July 2022

Crowdfunding Cleantech startups – CIES Policy Brief 11

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Environmental Governance & Policy-Making

Executive Education
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1st March 2021

CIES Annual Report 2020

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18th December 2023

A Reflection on COP28 and the Transition Away from Fossil-Fuels

Joëlle Noailly and Centre for International Environmental Studies
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Book chapter, 2018

Transferring technologies : the polycentric governance of clean energy technology

Liliana B. Andonova
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31 March, 2022

Energy Transitions in Latin America from a Historical Perspective

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23 September, 2021

Welcome event – Environmental Studies & Research at the Graduate Institute

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21 June, 2022

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making Q&A

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5th May 2022

Podcast on “Financing Investments in Clean Technologies”

Joëlle Noailly and Centre for International Environmental Studies
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Book chapter, 2012

The Role of Nuclear Energy in GCC Economic Development

Giacomo Luciani
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9 November, 2017

Solar lights addressing energy poverty and energy sustainability: a double-dividend technology for poor areas?

Maison de la Paix, Geneva
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Academic courses

Economic Development of Resource-Rich Countries

Giacomo Luciani
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Goal 7 aims at increasing energy efficiency and the share of renewable energy, while also underlining that “energy is crucial for achieving almost all of the Sustainable Development Goals, from its role in the eradication of poverty through advancements in health, education, water supply and industrialization, to combating climate change” as put by the UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform. Read more about Goal 7

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Target 7.1

By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services

Target 7.2

By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix

Target 7.3

By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency

Target 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

Target 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 land-locked developing countries, in accordance with their respective programmes of support