SDG7 : ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy / authored by Godwell Nhamo (University of South Africa, South Africa), Charles Nhemachena (Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Kenya), Senia Nhamo, Vuyo Mjimba (Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa), Ivana Savić (Leiden University, the Netherlands).
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TextSeries: Concise guides to the United Nations Sustainable Development GoalsPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, Description: 1 online resource (252 pages) ; cmISBN: 9781789738018Other title: Sustainable Development Goal on EnergySubject(s): Sustainable development | Renewable energy sources | Technology & Engineering, Power Resources, Alternative & Renewable | Alternative & renewable energy industriesAdditional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 338.927 LOC classification: HC79.E5 | N43 2020Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: SDG7 aims to 'ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.' Meeting the demands of the 2030 agenda will be a unique challenge. National priorities and policy action need to be strengthened in order to fulfil the ambitious energy targets which SDG7 envisions. This book examines SDG7 and its implications for how energy operates as a driver of change for jobs, security, climate change, food production and increasing incomes. It provides a succinct overview of how SDG7 visualizes a world in which energy is universally accessible, increasingly efficient and renewable in order to create sustainable, inclusive and resilient communities. The key challenges such as public and private investment, regulatory frameworks and evolving business models are also considered so that a path forward towards the achievement of the goal and the transformation of global energy systems might become clear. Concise Guides to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals comprises 17 short books, each examining one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The series provides an integrated assessment of the SDGs from economic, legal, social, environmental and cultural perspectives.
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references.
SDG7 aims to 'ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.' Meeting the demands of the 2030 agenda will be a unique challenge. National priorities and policy action need to be strengthened in order to fulfil the ambitious energy targets which SDG7 envisions. This book examines SDG7 and its implications for how energy operates as a driver of change for jobs, security, climate change, food production and increasing incomes. It provides a succinct overview of how SDG7 visualizes a world in which energy is universally accessible, increasingly efficient and renewable in order to create sustainable, inclusive and resilient communities. The key challenges such as public and private investment, regulatory frameworks and evolving business models are also considered so that a path forward towards the achievement of the goal and the transformation of global energy systems might become clear. Concise Guides to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals comprises 17 short books, each examining one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The series provides an integrated assessment of the SDGs from economic, legal, social, environmental and cultural perspectives.
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