
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.


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

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making Q&A

CIES Newsletter | Autumn 2022

Crowdfunding Cleantech startups – CIES Policy Brief 11

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

CIES Publications News | September 2022

From Research to Policy: The Influence of Our Work on the 2024 Economic Report of the President

Renewable energy in Africa

Energy subsidy reform

CIES Publications News | June 2022

Green extractivism and global supply chains
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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