
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.


Financing Investment in clean technologies

Renewable energy in Africa

Podcast on “Financing Investments in Clean Technologies”

Crowdfunding Cleantech startups – CIES Policy Brief 11

CIES Newsletter | Autumn 2022

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making Q&A

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

Managing Global Temperature Overshoot: the role of solar radiation modification

Consumer Myopia, Imperfect Competition and the Energy Efficiency Gap: Evidence from the UK Refrigerator Market

Action Days for the SDGs – Environment and the Future of Partnerships

International Political Economy
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View moreGoal 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