On the sidelines of #UNGA80, talks at the #SDG7ActionForum included
• innovative projects being implemented by African youth
• how to ensure #AI systems are clean
• actions to mainstream gender into #energy and development planning
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Pleased to launch the #SDG7 policy brief on employment by
IRENA. As pioneer for #renewables jobs & gender data, our analysis shows that today’s 16.2 million jobs worldwide could double by 2030. Policies must ensure these opportunities are inclusive & universal. #SDG7ActionForum
Noting that financing commitments under #EnergyCompacts have topped USD 1.6 trillion (with USD 284 billion already mobilized in achieving global clean #energy goals) #SDG7ActionForum attendees heard the “energy transition is unstoppable.”
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At the #SDG7ActionForum, Francesco La Camera, Director-General, IRENA, said the energy transition is unstoppable. #IRENA #SDG7
At the #SDG7ActionForum in NYC, during the High-Level Segment, Francesco La Camera, Director-General, IRENA, launched the Global Call to Action on Skilling for the Energy Transition. He said that 91% of electricity capacity was renewable in 2024. #IRENA #SDG7 #EnergyForAll
At the #SDG7ActionForum, Marcos Neto, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, said 100% of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) 3.0 include an energy component. #COP30 #SDG7 #EnergyForAll
On Thursday, #SDG7ActionForum saw the launch of the Energy Compact Progress Report 2025. Bjørg Sandkjær, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination, UN DESA, provided opening remarks. #SDG7 #EnergyForAll
Minoru Takada, Head of the UN-Energy Secretariat, UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Riad Meddeb, Director, Sustainable Energy Hub, UN Development Programme (UNDP) leads a panel discussion
Ava Strasser, Gender & Youth Analyst, SEforALL; Alankrita Dayal, North America Focal Point Lead, UN Major Group for Children & Youth; and Casey Weston, Senior Manager, Public Policy & Economic Graph, LinkedIn
Habiba Ali, Managing Director & CEO, Sosai Renewable Energies (left) speaks with attendees
On the sidelines of #UNGA80, attendees at the #SDG7ActionForum discussed:
• changing #AI from an #energy burden to an engine of equitable transition
• champions of change who are accelerating the renewable energy transition
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Honored to open the #SDG7ActionForum with a moderation panel on: Mobilizing a Final Push on SDG7. 666M people still lack electricity & 2.1B clean cooking, yet renewables, innovative finance & AI are scaling fast. From commitments to action, the chance to close the divide is here.
#SDG7ActionForum #SDG7 During a session on clean cooking, participants stressed the need for political will, a multi-stakeholder effort, and integrating clean cooking into national development plans. #EnergyForAll
#SDG7ActionForum Participants in the session on centering equity in the age of AI, participants questioned how to ensure AI is an engine of transition rather than simply a burden on energy, noting that the AI challenge is societal. #EnergyForAll #SDG7 #CleanEnergy
#SDG7ActionForum Riad Meddeb, Director, Sustainable Energy Hub, UNDP, reminds participants that in powering health, food security, education, and livelihoods, energy is the “backbone of human development.” #SDG7 #EnergyForAll #CleanEnergy
#SDG7ActionForum Riad Meddeb, Director, Sustainable Energy Hub, UNDP, moderated the session on Mobilizing a Final Push on SDG7 and Roadmap towards SDG7 review at HLPF 2026, said energy is the engine of sustainable development, and every dollar invested returns four dollars in benefits. #SDG7
#SDG7ActionForum Minoru Takada, UN-Energy Secretary, UN DESA, welcomed participants to the 2025 edition of the ActionForum
#SDG7ActionForum gets underway on sidelines of #UNGA80. SDG7 of all SDGs has made the most progress. #EnergyForAll #CleanEnergy
In close to 20 sessions, ministers and stakeholders at #SDG7ActionForum held a variety of discussions on incentivizing action toward realizing SDG7 in line with net-zero goals
#energy #SDG7 #netzero
Gender issues took center stage during several sessions during the third and final day of the #SDG7ActionForum
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To address the need to tripling annual global investments in clean energy, day two of the #SDG7ActionForum focused on creating pathways for investment during a series of parallel panel sessions
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An interactive talk at the #SDG7ActionForum provoked reflections on how the @UN could better contribute to the achievement of #SDG7 and what the post-2030 #energy landscape might look like
