About SDG 7 TAG

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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has set out 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets, which jointly constitute a comprehensive plan of action for people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership.

SDG7 is a first-ever universal goal on energy, with targets on access, efficiency, renewables and means of implementation. Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all is crucial for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, from its role in the eradication of hunger and poverty, through advancements in health, education, inclusive growth, sustainable cities, water supply, infrastructure, industrialization, etc., to combating climate change.

The UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development is the central platform within the United Nations system for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Member States regularly undertake in-depth reviews, including through Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs), to assess progress at the country level towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs.

To facilitate stocktaking of progress to-date and to seek advice on the technical preparation of the review of SDG 7 and its interlinkages with other SDGs at HLPF, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), as the secretariat for HLPF, through its Division for Sustainable Development Goals, has convened a multi-stakeholder Technical Advisory Group on Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7-TAG).

In July 2018, SDG7 on energy was reviewed for the first time at HLPF. As a technical input, the SDG7-TAG prepared the 27 Policy Briefs that explored progress toward SDG7 implementation, interlinkages between SDG7 and other SDGs, and regional perspectives, culminating into a Global Agenda for Accelerated SDG7 Action.

In 2019, the first High-Level Political Forum under the auspices of the General Assembly -SDG Summit, will be convened to assess progress achieved since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda in September 2015 and provide leadership and guidance on the way forward that would help accelerate implementation of the 2030 Agenda and SDGs.

Terms of Reference can be found here

Key Events

Past SDG 7 TAG Meetings

SDG 7 TAG Publications

 

1 ACTION BRIEF 1 - GLOBAL ENERGY INTERCONNECTION
2 ACTION BRIEF 2 - GLOBAL ENERGY AND HEALTH PLATFORM OF ACTION
3 ACTION BRIEF 3 - GLOBAL NETWORK ON ENERGY AND JOBS
4 ACTION BRIEF 4 - GLOBAL PLAN OF ACTION FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS IN SITUATIONS OF DISPLACEMENT
5 ACTION BRIEF 5 - DECENTRALIZED RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR ACCESS
6 ACTION BRIEF 6 - SUSTAINABLE WATER AND ENERGY SOLUTIONS NETWORK
7 ACTION BRIEF 7 - GLOBAL FUEL EFFICIENCY INITIATIVE
8 POLICY BRIEF 1 - ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
9 POLICY BRIEF 2 - A 4-YEAR STOCK-TAKING AND WAY FORWARD FOR SDG 7 WITH A FOCUS ON ACCESS, RENEWABLES AND EFFICIENCY
10 POLICY BRIEF 3 - FINANCING SDG 7
11 POLICY BRIEF 4 - ENERGY AND SDG 4 QUALITY EDUCATION
12 POLICY BRIEF 5 - ENERGY AND SDG 8 DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
13 POLICY BRIEF 6 - ENERGY AND SDG 10 REDUCED INEQUALITIES
14 POLICY BRIEF 7 - ENERGY AND SDG 16 PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS
15 POLICY BRIEF 8 - ACHIEVING SDG 7 IN AFRICA
16 POLICY BRIEF 9 - SDG 7 IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
17 POLICY BRIEF 10 - SDG 7 IN ARAB REGION
18 POLICY BRIEF 11 - SDG 7 IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN REGION
19 POLICY BRIEF 12 - SDG 7 IN THE UN ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE REGION
20 POLICY BRIEF 13 - ACHIEVING SDG 7 IN SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES MID-TERM REVIEW OF THE SAMOA PATHWAY
21 POLICY BRIEF 14 - ACHIEVING SDG 7 IN LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
22 POLICY BRIEF 15 - TRACKING SDG 7.1 WITH THE MULTI-TIER FRAMEWORK MEASURING ENERGY ACCESS
23 POLICY BRIEF 16 - DIGITALIZATION AND THE FUTURE OF ENERGY SYSTEMS

 

advancing sdg7 implementation in support of the 2030 agenda
1 Policy Brief on ensuring universal access to electricity
2 Policy Brief on ensuring universal access to clean cooking fuels and technology
3 Policy Brief on increasing substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix
4 Policy Brief on doubling the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency
5 Policy Brief on financing SDG7
6 Policy Brief on sustainable energy technology and Innovation
7 Policy Brief on enhancing capacity building for SDG7
strengthening interlinkages between sdg7 and other sdgs
1 Policy Brief on the Interlinkages among Energy, Poverty and Inequalities
2 Policy Brief on the Food, Water and Energy Interlinkages
3 Policy Brief on the Interlinkages between Energy and Health
4 Policy Brief on the Interlinkages between Energy and Education
5 Policy Brief on the Interlinkages between Energy and Gender Equality
6 Policy Brief on the Interlinkages between Energy and Jobs
7 Policy Brief on the Interlinkages between Energy and sustainable Cities
8 Policy Brief on the Interlinkages between Energy and Climate
9 Policy Brief on the Interlinkages between Energy and Transport
10 Policy Brief on Energy in Situations of Displacement
REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE
1 Policy Brief on Achieving SDG7 in Africa
2 Policy Brief on Achieving SDG7 in Asia and the Pacific
3 Policy Brief on Achieving SDG7 in Europe
4 Policy Brief on Achieving SDG7 in Latin America and the Caribbean
5 Policy Brief on Achieving SDG7 in Arab region
6 Policy Brief on Achieving SDG7 in LDCs, LLDCs and SIDs
toward a sustainable and equitable energy future
1 Policy Brief on Energy Sector Transformation : decentralized renewable energy for universal energy access
2 Policy Brief on Building Global Energy Interconnection to Promote the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
3 Policy Brief on Energy pathways toward a sustainable future toward 2050 and beyond
4 Policy Brief on Indicators and Data for Energy for Sustainable Development

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