Investing in sustainable energy for all
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Abstract
Combatting climate change is one of the defining challenges of our time. It hinges to a large extent on making the transition from energy generated by fossil fuels to renewable energy. The energy transition is central to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which not only calls for urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts (Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13), but also underscores the need to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all (SDG 7).
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Renewable energySustainable energyClimate changeSustainable developmentNatural resource economicsBusinessEnergy (signal processing)Fossil fuelEnergy transitionEnvironmental planningClimate change mitigationEnvironmental resource managementEnvironmental economicsPolitical scienceEnvironmental scienceEngineeringEconomicsEcologyWaste managementMedicineLawPathologyBiologyAlternative medicineElectrical engineeringMathematicsPanacea (medicine)StatisticsGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research