SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Webinar topic : Energy in the transition to net zero 
Energy is central to so many of the SDGs, this is especially true of the net zero transition where clean energy is crucial to realising our ambitions. This session will explore human rights issues associated with the critical minerals needed for clean energy to safety and proliferation of nuclear fission in new nuclear nations and issues of intermittency. Researchers will talk about how they are responding to these challenges and tackling this complexity across different sectors and locations in practical terms. 

Webinar topic : Energy, Social Justice and the Global South

Billions of people, especially in the global South, rely on biomass and wood to cook. This has significant effects on indoor air quality, impacting people’s health and women and girls in particular. It can also entrench gender roles and impede women’s economic empowerment. This session looks into the intersection between energy provision, energy access and social justice, from the perspective of Indigenous communities and those in the Global South, and focuses on household behaviours, technology deployment, costs, and policy support.