SDG 7 Affordable and clean energy

SDG7 Affordable and clean energy

While progress has been made in electricity access, 675 million are yet to be connected and 2.3 billion use polluting fuels for cooking. Renewable energy is increasingly viable. Our current reliance on fossil fuels is unsustainable and harmful to the planet, which is why we have to change the way we produce and consume energy.

Griffith University is aligned with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and committed to tackling global challenges around SDG 7 Affordable and clean energy. Below are some of our outputs supporting this goal.

Green growth and carbon neutrality: Lessons from the world’s top emitters

SAMIA ZAHRA,  SELVA SELVANATHAN, RAKESH GUPTA  AND MANEKA JAYASINGHE, |  As climate change accelerates, the pressure on countries to transition to a greener… Read More

China green finance status and trends 2024-2025

MENGDI YUE AND CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL | 40 MINUTE READ | Download PDF 1. Introduction In 2024, green finance in China… Read More

China Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Investment Report 2024

Download PDF CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL  | Key findings 2024 saw the highest BRI engagement ever, with USD70.7 billion in construction contracts and… Read More

Rethinking fiscal policy to finance SDGs in South Asia

MOHD AVI HOSSAIN AND IYANATUL ISLAM | 20-MINUTE READ | Download PDF Introduction The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2007-2009 and COVID-19 of… Read More

Accelerating a just green transition in Asia

SHAWN HUNTER |  Asia is at a crossroads. As the region with the fastest-growing energy demand in the world, its choices in the coming years… Read More

Championing Indonesia’s green energy transition: Insights from Indonesia’s state-owned electricity enterprise

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL  |  Accelerating Indonesia’s green energy transition is one of the most challenging and crucial tasks in reducing climate emissions in Asia. At… Read More

Powering the future: Renewable hydrogen trade from Australia to Japan

MOSTAFA REZAI, ALEXANDR AKIMOV AND EVAN GRAY  |  The global transition from fossil fuels to clean energy is rapidly gaining momentum, and… Read More

Enhancing enterprise value through early retirement of Chinese-sponsored coal plants in Vietnam and Pakistan

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL, LAWRENCE ANG, MATT CARPIO AND MENGDI YUE | The early retirement of coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) is becoming a critical topic in global energy… Read More

A practical way to resolve Papua New Guinea’s electricity crisis

SEAN JACOBS  | Part 2 of 3 The IMF’s return to PNG is an opportunity to revisit the status of PNG’s State Owned Enterprises… Read More

Future made in Australia? Evaluating Australia’s 2024 green energy related policies and its potential impact on Asia

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL AND JING ZHANG | 20-MINUTE READ | Download PDF Introduction On April 11, 2024, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese… Read More