Now is the time for action to advance sustainable energy for all

With only six years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is in peril. The fragility of past hard-earned progress has been exposed by the climate crisis, spreading conflict, and a constrained global economic outlook. 

As these global crises have also impacted energy issues, progress on SDG7 - ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all - has slowed. But SDG7 can and must still be achieved. Energy is an essential ingredient for getting the world on track towards meeting the SDGs and the objectives of the Paris Agreement on climate change. 

The ENERGYNOW SDG7 Action Forum 2024 will support these efforts by providing a platform to connect all stakeholder groups, including decision makers and practitioners, in support of driving momentum and mobilizing action. The Forum will showcase Energy Compacts, present success stories and best practices, and strengthen multistakeholder dialogue in support of accelerated SDG7 action. It will explore concrete ways to accelerate just, inclusive, and equitable energy transition towards net zero, building on the outcomes of COP28.

The Forum will take place on 25-27 September 2024 on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly High-level Week 2024. At the General Debate, the Summit of the Future and other high-level meetings and events, Heads of State and Government and other world leaders will gather to explore solutions to the intertwined global challenges to advance peace, security, and sustainable development. 

This annual event is convened by UN-Energy, the interagency coordination mechanism on energy within the UN system, where UN DESA serves as the Secretariat. 

For more information: ENERGYNOW SDG7 Action Forum 2024

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