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7 - SDG 7: Ensure Access to Affordable, Reliable, Sustainable and Modern Energy for All

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2022

Jonas Ebbesson
Affiliation:
Stockholms Universitet
Ellen Hey
Affiliation:
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
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Summary

The global strategic priorities articulated in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7, Affordable and Clean Energy, underscore a narrative of two ‘economies’ and the conscious evolution of political prioritization in economic structuring. SDG 7 represents an aspiration to move away from the ‘old’, entrenched, ‘brown’ economic activities that developed out of the Industrial Revolution, built upon conventional fossil fuels and exhaustible natural resources, and towards ‘new’, low-, or zero-carbon-based ‘green’ economic activities that are built upon clean energy, electrification, and the decarbonization of all aspects of modern life. This narrative gives rise to numerous legal complexities and challenges for international law, derived from its structure, content, and functions related to energy activities. This chapter first explores the content of SDG 7. It then surveys the international rules and processes that may assist and/or hinder the progressive realization of SDG 7. The chapter closes by considering the role and influence of selected international institutions and non-state actors in advancing and implementing SDG 7.

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SDG 7, sustainable energy, energy poverty, human rights, climate change, trade and investment, global governance, international institutions, non-state actors

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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