
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.


Welcome Event with CIES and EC

Clean Energy & the Hybridization of Global Governance

CIES Newsletter | Autumn 2022

Welcome event – Environmental Studies & Research at the Graduate Institute

Critical Minerals and the Clean Energy Transition

Crowdfunding Cleantech startups – CIES Policy Brief 11

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

New SNIS Project for Prof Marc Hufty, “Green Dealings – Negotiating Lithium Between South America and Europe for Batteries that Fuel a Just Energy Transition”

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

The Green Transition in Developing Countries

The Complex Case of Critical Minerals
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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