SDG 7: better access to energy

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Sustainable Development

This term was first defined in the Brundtland Report, published in 1987, as “development that...

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Goals.

 7- Affordable and clean energy. 

This goal aims to make energy more affordable, reliable and sustainable. 

• Affordable because: 1 in 10 people worldwide don’t have access to

  electricity

  Form of energy resulting from the movement of charged particles (electrons) through a conduct...

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  . 
  Source: U.N. 

  So we need to continue working toward electrification, particularly in isolated rural areas. 
   

• Reliable because: 3 billion people cook at home with ill-adapted appliances that use wood or

  coal

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  The resulting toxic fumes pollute the inside air and put people in danger. Solution: reduce fumes thanks to devices that use much less wood or coal. 
   

• Sustainable because: Energy represents around 60% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. 
  Source: U.N. 

  This means it is vital to increase the use of renewables, sourcing energy from water, wind, the Sun and waste.