
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.


Innovating for the Future of Energy

Environmental Policy and the Low-Carbon Transition

Promoting Sustainable Investment and Green Trade : the Swiss perspective

Energy and sustainability policies in the GCC

Action Days for the SDGs – SDGs and Impact Investing

UNFCCC Nationally Determined Contributions: Climate Change and Trade

Global Governance of Plastic Pollution: Transforming the Global Plastics Economy

Renewable energy in Africa

CIES Newsletter | Autumn 2022

Lithium Mining in Indigenous Territories

La seconde vie des puits de pétrole
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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