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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Teaching
Academic courses

International Political Economy

Sungmin Rho
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Events
27 May, 2021

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making

Anne Saab and Executive Education
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News
24th June 2021

NRP73 “Financing Investments in Clean Technologies” Third Partners Meeting

Nina Kiderlin and Centre for International Environmental Studies
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Research
Research project in progress

Financing investments in clean technologies

Joëlle Noailly and Centre for International Environmental Studies
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Events
22 February, 2023

Promoting Sustainable Investment and Green Trade : the Swiss perspective

CCIG
Centre for Trade and Economic Integration
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News
30th November 2023

Battery supply chains from South America to Europe and beyond: Issues of governance, sustainability and justice

Centre for International Environmental Studies and Marc Hufty
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Publications
Multimedia, 15 May, 2019

The Sustainable City Promoter

Alice Lunardon
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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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News
19th November 2018

Innovating for the Future of Energy

Centre for International Environmental Studies
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News
9th November 2022

CIES Newsletter | Autumn 2022

Centre for International Environmental Studies
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Publications
Book, 2009

Energy and sustainability policies in the GCC

Giacomo Luciani
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Events
21 June, 2022

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making Q&A

Executive Education
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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