21 February 2018 - 23 February 2018
UN ESCAP, Bangkok
Global SDG 7 Conference
This global SDG7 conference will bring together key stakeholders from Governments, UN system and other international organizations, the private sector, and civil society to engage in a dialogue that emphasized the integrated and cross-cutting nature of sustainable energy and its multiple roles in supporting the achievement of the SDGs.
Objective
The aim of the Global SDG7 Conference is to prepare substantive input on review of SDG7 during the High-Level Political Forum in 2018. It intends to facilitate exchange of lessons, insights and experiences to-date among member states and all stakeholders and consider challenges and opportunities for furthering progress towards 2030. More specifically, it will provide an opportunity for participants to discuss:
- Trends and gaps toward the achievement of SDG7;
- Interlinkages between SDG7 and other SDGs;
- Means of implementation, including finance, capacity building and innovation;
- Key areas of opportunities for action by policy makers and all stakeholders on achieving SDG7 and leveraging its interlinkages with other SDGs in support of the 2030 Agenda.
Prof. Dr. Nebojsa Nakicenovic will be present one of the Policy Briefs during the plenary session
SDG7 Policy Briefs
PUBLICATIONS
Willaarts B , Lechón Y, Mayor B, de la Rúa C, & Garrido A (2020). Cross-sectoral implications of the implementation of irrigation water use efficiency policies in Spain: A nexus footprint approach. Ecological Indicators 109: no.105795. DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105795.
Pettifor H, Wilson C , Bogelein S, Cassar E, Kerr L, & Wilson M (2020). Are low-carbon innovations appealing? A typology of functional, symbolic, private and public attributes. Energy Research & Social Science 64: e101422. DOI:10.1016/j.erss.2019.101422.
Wilson C , Grubler A , Bento N, Healey S, De Stercke S, & Zimm C (2020). Granular technologies to accelerate decarbonization. Science 368 (6486): 36-39. DOI:10.1126/science.aaz8060.
Mayor B (2020). Unraveling the Historical Economies of Scale and Learning Effects for Desalination Technologies. Water Resources Research 56 (2): e2019WR025841. DOI:10.1029/2019WR025841.
McCollum DL, Gambhir A, Rogelj J , & Wilson C (2020). Energy modellers should explore extremes more systematically in scenarios. Nature Energy 5 DOI:10.1038/s41560-020-0555-3.