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.
Clean Energy & the Hybridization of Global Governance
Renewable energy in Africa
Green extractivism and global supply chains
The Sustainable City Promoter
Innovating for the Future of Energy
Crowdfunding Cleantech startups – CIES Policy Brief 11
International Political Economy
Energy Transition Disruptions – Dive Into New Models
Youth and multilateral summits in the triple planetary crisis
Welcome Event with CIES and EC
Electrifying Nigeria: the Household-Level Impact of Access to Electricity on Consumption, Education and Employment
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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