GOAL 7
AFFORDABLE AND
CLEAN ENERGY
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
The Goal
ABOUT THIS GOAL
In September 2015, world leaders from 193 countries gathered at the United Nations headquarters in New York and made a promise. They agreed on 17 goals – the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs – to be achieved by 2030. Together, these goals form the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: a shared blueprint for building a world that is fairer, healthier, more peaceful, and more sustainable than the one we have today.
Targets
0.1
By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services
0.2
By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix
0.3
By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency
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
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 landlocked developing countries, in accordance with their respective programmes of support
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