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SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015. The official wording of SDG 7 is: “Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.”  Access to clean and affordable energy is key to economic growth, social development, and environmental protection.

SN SDG logo © Springer Nature 2019This hub features highlights from Springer Nature's journal and book programme, blogs, events and more. Covering topics like clean energy, energy access, sustainable energy, climate change, and much more.

If you care about your work contributing to achieving the SDGs, then you should work with a publisher that shares that commitment. Springer Nature, steadfastly focused on the SDGs, is that publisher. Publishing your SDG 7-linked research with Springer Nature will amplify its reach, impact and influence.

"My main professional focus is on energy futures. Energy choices made now will shape the future, but also wider historical trends will shape the direction of energy technologies.  So far, the twenty-first century has not been easy. Energy security, resources management and climate change are all global issues in a contested world.  Importantly, concern for, and interest in, energy futures is not limited to those in rich and powerful places.  Researchers and students in all countries rightly want to know more about current issues and opportunities in energy technology and policy. Open Access publishing gives readers everywhere access to the latest ideas and insights.  As digital communication expands, so does the global reach of the Open Access approach. I am pleased to have been a small part of the move towards Open Access scholarly book publishing.

William J. Nuttall, Professor, University of Bristol & co-author of Insights into the New Hydrogen Economy and Perspectives on Engineering Uncertainty"

Call for Papers: Article Collections

If your work bears on SDG 7, you can amplify its impact by publishing it in one of many themed article collections / special issues.

- Sustainable Development Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy (Energy Efficiency)

- Data-Driven Monitoring and Optimization of Energy Systems, Storage, and Sustainable Communities (Discover Applied Sciences)

- Advanced Materials for Clean Energy: Renewable Energy, Energy Storage and Energy Transition (Discover Applied Sciences)