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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26th February 2020

Financing Investment in clean technologies

Joëlle Noailly and Centre for International Environmental Studies
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Journal article, 2014

Political Economy of Energy Reform: The Clean Energy-Fossil Fuel Balance in the Gulf States

Giacomo Luciani
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5th October 2021

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

Centre for International Environmental Studies and Marc Hufty
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17th July 2020

The position paper on the revision of the energy law

Joëlle Noailly
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17th November 2023

Critical Minerals for the Clean Energy Transition

Joëlle Noailly and Centre for International Environmental Studies
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Executive education

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making

Executive Education
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Report, 22 September, 2021

Climate Indicators and Sustainable Development: Demonstrating the Interconnections

Claire Ransom
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30th June 2020

‘Does successful emissions reduction lie in the hands of non-state rather than state actors? ‘

Centre for International Environmental Studies and Liliana B. Andonova
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Journal article, 2017

Consumer Myopia, Imperfect Competition and the Energy Efficiency Gap: Evidence from the UK Refrigerator Market

Francois Cohen
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9 December, 2019

Energy Transition Disruptions – Dive Into New Models

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Executive Education and Valérie d'Hoedt Meyer
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9th November 2022

CIES Newsletter | Autumn 2022

Centre for International Environmental Studies
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15th September 2022

CIES Publications News | September 2022

Centre for International Environmental Studies
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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