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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Events
29 April, 2021

Can International Carbon Markets be Made Compatible with Human Rights?

Executive Education and Anne Saab
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Events
21 March, 2019

Electrifying Nigeria: the Household-Level Impact of Access to Electricity on Consumption, Education and Employment

Maison de la Paix
Centre for International Environmental Studies
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Research
Research project

Multinational Firms and the Diffusion of Clean Technologies (GREENSPILL)

Joëlle Noailly and Centre for International Environmental Studies
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Publications
Book chapter, 2020

The impacts of the energy transition on growth and income distribution

Giacomo Luciani
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Events
27 May, 2021

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making

Anne Saab and Executive Education
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Teaching
Executive education

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making

Executive Education
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Publications
Book chapter, 2012

The Role of Nuclear Energy in GCC Economic Development

Giacomo Luciani
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Research
Research project

Energy subsidy reform

Tom Moerenhout
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News
6th August 2020

The global economic system and access and allocation in earth system governance

Centre for International Environmental Studies, Dario Piselli, Defne Gonenc and Yixian Sun
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Publications
Journal article

Book review: A Liberal Actor in a Realist World. The European Union Regulatory State and the Global Political Economy of Energy

Defne Gonenc
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Publications
Book chapter, 10 February, 2020

‘Does successful emissions reduction lie in the hands of non-state rather than state actors? ‘

Liliana B. Andonova
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News
16th June 2020

Mid-term results on the National Research Programme (NRP) 73

Centre for International Environmental Studies and Joëlle Noailly
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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