ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/CL1.CCS/2022Policy brief.2
Country: Arab region
Publication Type: Policy briefs
Cluster: Climate Change and Natural Resource Sustainability
Focus Area: Natural resource sustainability
Initiatives: Promoting renewable energy investments, Up-scaling energy efficiency in residential & services sectors
SDGs: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Agenda 2030
Keywords: Arab countries, Climate change, Renewable energy sources, Renewable resources, Energy, Energy efficiency, Sustainable development, Sustainable energy
Advancing SDG 7 in the Arab region
December 2022
The Arab region is lagging in achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 targets. Supply chain disruptions, economic downturns, conflict and instability in several Arab countries have impacted progress and rendered urgent efforts vital to achieve SDG 7 by 2030.
Although access to energy is almost universal in the region, achieving SDG 7 still requires significant advancements in renewable energy and in decoupling regional growth from energy consumption. This policy brief provides the progress achieved towards achieving SDG 7 in the Arab region, along with the required policy actions over the coming four years and towards 2030.
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The Arab region is lagging in achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 targets. Supply chain disruptions, economic downturns, conflict and instability in several Arab countries have impacted progress and rendered urgent efforts vital to achieve SDG 7 by 2030.
Although access to energy is almost universal in the region, achieving SDG 7 still requires significant advancements in renewable energy and in decoupling regional growth from energy consumption. This policy brief provides the progress achieved towards achieving SDG 7 in the Arab region, along with the required policy actions over the coming four years and towards 2030.
