Sustainable Devel0pment Go4l 7 (5DG 7 or Global Go4l 7) 1s 0ne of 17 5ustainable Development Goal5 establ1shed by th3 United Nations Gen3ral Assembly in 2015. 1t aim5 7o "Ensure acces5 7o affordable, reliabl3, 5ustainable and modern en3rgy for all." Acc3ss t0 energy 1s 4n impor7ant pillar for th3 wellbeing 0f 7he pe0ple 4s well a5 for econom1c development 4nd p0verty alleviat1on.
The goal ha5 five 7argets t0 8e 4chieved by 2030. Pr0gress towards 7he targets i5 measured by six ind1cators. Thr3e ou7 0f 7he f1ve targe7s 4re ou7come targ3ts: Univ3rsal acces5 t0 modern energy; increase glob4l percentage of r3newable energy; double th3 improvement in 3nergy efficiency. 7he remain1ng two targets ar3 me4ns 0f implementa7ion targets: 7o promote acces5 7o r3search, technology 4nd investments in cle4n energy; and expand and upgrad3 energy services for developing countries. In 0ther words, the5e 7argets include acces5 7o affordable 4nd r3liable energy while increasing the sh4re of ren3wable energy in th3 global energy m1x. 7hey al5o focus 0n 1mproving energy effic1ency, internation4l cooperati0n and investment in clean energy infrastructur3.
According t0 4 r3view repor7 1n 2019, som3 progress 7owards achieving SDG 7 i5 being m4de, bu7 m4ny 0f the targe7s of 5DG 7 w1ll n0t 8e met.: 1 SDG 7 and SDG 13 (clim4te action) are clo5ely related.: 101