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ENERGY ACTION for ADVANCING the SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Published by the United Nations Copyright © United Nations, 2021 All Rights Reserved POLICY BRIEFS IN SUPPORT OF THE HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM LEVERAGING ENERGY ACTION FOR ADVANCING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Published by the United Nations Copyright © United Nations, 2021 All rights reserved For further information, please contact: Division for Sustainable Development Goals Department of Economic and Social Affairs United Nations https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/contact Email: [email protected] LIST OF CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS Global Energy Interconnection Ministry of Foreign Development and Cooperation Affairs, Norway Organization (GEIDCO) ENERGIA International Network Global Green Growth Institute on Gender and Sustainable Energy (GGGI) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Global Platform for Action Denmark (GPA) The German Federal Ministry Global Women’s Network for of Economic Cooperation and Global Women's Network for the Energy Transition the Energy Transition (GWNET) Development (BMZ) Ministry of Energy, Humanist Institute for Development Kenya Cooperation (HIVOS) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Imperial College of the Netherlands London Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Energy Agency Pakistan (IEA) PAKISTAN MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Institute for Applied UAE Systems Analysis (IIASA) African Union Commission International Labour Organization (AUC) (ILO) European Commission International Organization for Migration (EC) (IOM) Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer International Renewable Energy Internationale Zusammenarbeit Agency (IRENA) (GIZ) African Development Bank Itaipu Binacional (AfDB) African Energy Commission PowerForAll (AFREC) LEVERAGING ENERGY ACTION FOR ADVANCING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS i Asian Development Bank Renewable Energy Policy Network (ADB) for the 21st Century (REN21) Clean Cooking Alliance Food and Agriculture (CCA) Organization (FAO) M OUN KY T C A United Nations Entity for Gender I O N R Rocky Mountain Institute Equality and the Empowerment I (RMI) N E STIT U T of Women (UN WOMEN) United Nations Environment SDG7 Youth Constituency Programme (UNEP) Sustainable Energy and Jobs United Nations Industrial Development Platform (SEJP) Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Children’s United Nations Institute for Training Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and Research (UNITAR) United Nations Development The World Bank Programme (UNDP) United Nations Economic and World Health Organization Social Commission for Asia (WHO) and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) United Nations Economic and Social United Nations Economic Commission Commission for Western Asia for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN ESCWA) (UN ECLAC) United Nations Economic Commission World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa (UN ECA) United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing United Nations Economic Commission Countries and the Small Island for Europe (UN ECE) Developing States (UN-OHRLLLS) United Nations Department CONVENED BY: of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) ii POLICY BRIEFS IN SUPPORT OF THE HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Contributing Organisations i Preface 3 Foreword 4 Acknowledgments 5 Key numbers 8 1. Key Messages for Policy Makers 10 2. Advancing SDG 7 Implementation in Support of the 2030 Agenda 17 3. Strengthening Interlinkages 27 3.1. Interlinkages between Energy and Poverty (SDG 1) 28 3.2. Interlinkages between Energy and Zero Hunger (SDG2) 38 3.3. Interlinkages between Energy and Good Health and Well-Being (SDG 3) 47 3.4. Interlinkages between Energy and Education (SDG 4) 56 3.5. Interlinkages between Energy and Gender Equality (SDG 5) 64 3.6. Interlinkages between Energy and Water and Sanitation (SDG 6) 69 3.7. Interlinkages between Energy and Economic Growth and Employment (SDG 8) 76 3.8. Interlinkages between Energy and Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9) 87 3.9. Interlinkages between Energy and Reducing Inequalities (SDG 10) 99 3.10. Interlinkages between Energy and Sustainable Cities (SDG 11) 108 3.11. Interlinkages between Energy and Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12) 117 3.12. Interlinkages between Energy and Climate Action (SDG 13) 124 3.13. Interlinkages between Energy and Sustainable Use of Land (SDG 15) 133 LEVERAGING ENERGY ACTION FOR ADVANCING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS 1 3.14. Interlinkages between Energy and Peaceful and Inclusive Societies (SDG 16) 141 3.15: Energy and Sustainable Development through Global Partnerships (SDG 17) 149 4. Regional Perspectives 153 4.1. Advancing SDG7 in Africa 154 4.2 Advancing SDG7 in Asia and the Pacific 166 4.3 Advancing SDG7 in the Arab region 174 4.4 Advancing SDG7 in the ECE region 182 4.5 Advancing SDG7 in Latin America and the Caribbean 188 4.6 Advancing SDG7 in LDCs, LLDCs, and SIDS 197 5. Towards a Sustainable and Equitable Energy Future 209 5.1. The Multi-Tier Framework Measuring Energy Access: Tracking SDG 7.1 and 210 Beyond – Yearly Update 5.2. Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable Development (RISE) 216 5.3. Promoting Energy Transportation Information Network (ETI) Integration 226 to Advance Interlinkages with the SDGs 2 POLICY BRIEFS IN SUPPORT OF THE HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM PREFACE The world has made significant progress toward SDG 7 in some areas. Yet efforts remain well below the scale required to meet the goal by 2030. If we do not accelerate the Global momentum towards universal energy access and a decarbonized, climate resilient energy system, we will fail to deliver on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Energy action must be at the heart of the climate action agenda to secure global net zero emissions by mid-century as all countries step up their ambition and Nationally Determined Contributions towards the UNFCCC COP26 in Glasgow in November. We need to do more, much faster. That is why the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is convening the High-level Dialogue on Energy in September 2021 under the auspices of the General Assembly. The Dialogue represents the first global gathering on energy since the UN Conference on New and Renewable Sources of Energy held in Nairobi in 1981. It presents a historic opportunity to provide transformational action in the first years of the SDG Decade of Action and support the implementation of the Paris Agreement. This fourth edition of the Policy Briefs, coordinated by the SDG7-TAG, will provide a strong basis for determining what needs to be done to scale up and accelerate progress on SDG 7 between now and 2030, and how energy action can best be leveraged for the achievement of all the other SDGs. The Policy Briefs will inform the discussions at this year’s High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development to be held in July on the theme of “Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that promotes the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development: building an inclusive and effective path for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda in the context of the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development”. As the Secretary-General for the High-level Dialogue on Energy, I am encouraged that the SDG 7 Policy Briefs have already provided substantive inputs into the preparatory process for the High-level Dialogue on Energy in September, especially on enabling SDGs through just, inclusive energy transitions, one of the five themes of the Dialogue. I commend the strong engagement of members of the SDG 7 Technical Advisory Group under the able leadership of its co-facilitators Sheila Oparaocha and Hans Olav Ibrekk. UN DESA will continue to lend its support to the SDG 7 Technical Advisory Group in delivering simultaneously on the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement. LIU Zhenmin Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs United Nations LEVERAGING ENERGY ACTION FOR ADVANCING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS 3 FOREWORD It is our pleasure and honour to present the fourth compilation of SDG 7 Policy Briefs, compiled by the SDG7 Technical Advisory Group. Sustainable Development Goal 7 – ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all – holds a unique position in the nexus between the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement. Ensuring universal access is necessary for creating sustainable economic growth and development. Energy weaves all Sustainable Development Goals together and decisive action on sustainable energy can catalyze progress towards the other SDGs. Indeed, energy is critical to deliver on all other SDGs. Yet while so much depends on SDG7, it may slip out of reach if we do not act immediately. Meanwhile, the average global temperature has already risen to 1.2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Failure to transition to sustainable energy systems will threaten human well-being and economies for decades. We must dramatically step up the pace of implementation to create a more resilient and sustainable world. With less than a decade left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, we are at a make-or-break moment when it comes to delivering on universal access to sustainable energy. We need to take integrated approaches that optimize the effects of energy in other sectors. This includes carefully managing the global energy transformation to ensure equity and inclusiveness. Gender issues need to be taken fully into account, in terms of both driving progress and managing impacts. We are truly fortunate to have a Technical Advisory Group with an active membership and deep expertise on how to address the SDG goals and the climate
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