Objectives Of The Sixth Sustainable Development Goals

Energy has easily become one of the most important necessities for our everyday lives. Without it we would simply not be able to have transportation or be able to gather any of our other resources that we depend on. If at anytime our energy supply ceases or no longer attainable the results may be horrific. However, it is quite easy to keep this from happening, It is crucial that our current population realize the importance of sustaining our present non-renewable resources. An examination of all the present energy issues and human impacts of energy conservation along with the a resource plan will show importance of energy

Anderson, D. United Nations Development Programme, United Nations. & World Energy Council. (2000). World Energy Assessment: Energy and the challenge of sustainability. New York, NY: United Nations Development Programme

In 2000, the UN General Assembly, in order to promote environmental sustainability, established global goals with specific targets that would address sustainable development, healthcare developments and reduce poverty. Those

Energy is a fundamental factor to the existence of humans on this planet; without it, modern society would be unsustainable. Consequently, the sourcing and production of energy is a critical global issue that must be addressed. Currently, the most common energy sources are fossil fuels: oil, coal, and natural gas. The consumption of fossil fuels is not sustainable in the long run as the resources are not infinite, and as energy consumption increases, the earth’s natural resources (fossil fuels) are depleted. The belief that conventional energy sources are unsustainable prompted the development and use of renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydroelectric. The sustainability of energy is such a demanding issue that Germany

Energy is vital for not only economic development but also health. In the developing countries, governments should make efforts on decreasing energy poverty that have negative impacts on economic improvement and public health. The number of people who currently uses modern energy should rise as the developing world governments take actions to reduce social costs and to increase social benefits by gradually spreading modern energy to their people in rural

World Health Organization (2004): Energy, sustainable development and health. Background document for the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, 23-25 June 2004, Geneva.

Securing a sustainable future for electricity can be ensured by introducing renewable energy sources to develop a sustainable weighting of the three Economic, Environmental and Social pillars of sustainability. It is known today that the world needs sustainable electricity sources to produce energy, as our natural recourses such as coal are running out. The burning of coal for energy produces an output of carbon dioxide, which is the leading cause to global warming the detrimental effects on the future of the environment. The world has access to many sources of renewable energy such as, wind power, solar power, and hydro power. Although, renewable energy does not produce the majority of the worlds electricity as the conversion to renewable energy sources has been difficult due to lack of funding the governments are willing to pay across the world.

With the rapid growth in population of the world, the market for energy consumption has been readily growing in tandem. Unfortunately, a majority of energy used to supply this ever growing demand for power is nonrenewable . Ever since the Industrial Revolution in the early 1800’s, people have been reliant on coal, oil and various other non-renewable energies with little regard to the long term implications. Not only will we run out of all of our nonrenewable resources, we will gravely damage the world's ecosystems if we continue to output the amount of pollutants we currently emit. The Sustainable Energy Act is a law that focuses on making renewable energy more economical, available, and environmentally friendly. Other countries such as Sweden have quickly adapted similar policies and have made great strides to becoming fossil fuel independent. With The Sustainable Energy Act’s implementation, there will be a strong shift towards a more environmentally sound approach on energy consumption.

Within the global economy where we are living today, energy consumption and energy requirements have increased tremendously in large part due to industrial and agricultural activities; this is especially the case within emerging countries as well as developed ones. According to Kazar and Kazar constant advances in technology in combination with the population growth have led to higher levels of consumption which in turn has brought about the problem of energy requirements and increased energy consumption (1). The old ways of relying on energy from fossil fuels is running thin because not only are fossil fuel resources becoming scarce but

The first target 7.1 is partially measurable if we encompass the entire world and it’s disparities. Universal access to these energy sources would require an increased cooperation of the world countries that is not absolutely certain in the next fifteen years.

Sustainable energy, also known as renewable energy, is energy that can be replaced (Selin, Rafferty, & Pallardy, 2008). It can be made from the sun, the wind, plants and more. Unfortunately, sustainable energy is like a footnote in the global energy plan, which is largely made of up of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are power sources like, oil, gas, coal, these all come from the earth and are in limited supply (i.e. can run out) (Selin, Rafferty, & Pallardy, 2008). Also, the extraction of such fuels can have devastating effects on the workers extracting the fuel and the environment the fuel is found in. Sustainable electric energy is very important not only because the fossil fuel countries have global relied on are rapidly dissipating. But also because the burning [use] of fossil fuels is creating an abundance of CO2 and other greenhouse gasses. This abundance is leading cause of the global warming and climate change current plaguing Earth. The temperature influxes are #melting ice caps and causing sea level to rise. This is causing islands and coastlines to disappear. It is also believed to be a contributing factor in the increase of natural disasters (tropical storms, tsunamis, etc.) occurring globally (Shaftel & Tenenbaum, eds., 2016). It is because of the limited supply of fossil fuels and their ecologically damaging side effects that a large interest in sustainable energy, especially

In the recent years, World’s energy consumption has been increasing at a rapid rate due to economic development and population growth. The International Energy Outlook report released in July 2013 (IEO2013) projects that there will be 56% rise in the world energy consumption by 2040 (ref). It has been projected that total world energy use rises from 524 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) in 2010 to 630 quadrillion Btu in 2020 and to 820 quadrillion Btu in 2040, which corresponds to an increase of 16% and 36% respectively (Figure 1.1). It has been predicted that much of the growth in energy consumption may occur in countries that are not included in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (ref). At present, there prevails huge variation in the economic performance of various countries world-wide. For OECD countries, the pace of economic growth varies but is relatively slow when compared to emerging

Target 7.2 aims to increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030. The share of renewable energy is measurable since there is data on gross energy consumption as a breakdown of major sources of energy, such as solid fuels and biomass, oil, gas, nuclear, and renewable resources. However, the objective of “increas[ing] substantially” is ambiguous, and setting a numeric target would be more quantifiable.

It is important to know if the targets above can actually be measured, “[…] these targets must be sufficiently ambitious to bring about meaningful change and their indicators must be robust and fit for purpose”. (Wykes, Stevens & Singer (2015), Measuring what matters in the Energy SDG).

economic, environmental and development issues. Nearly 1.4 billion people live without electricity in the third world – contributing to other vital social challenges, such as a lack of food and water and adequate healthcare (MIT News). They have no power to fulfil their basic necessity. Underdeveloped and developing countries account for 75 per cent of the world’s population but consume only about 30 per cent of world’s total energy.