To celebrate the 17 days of competition at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, each day we will celebrate the power of sport and its influence in relation to each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Today is dedicated to Goal 7: Goal 7 aims to “Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.” Access to energy is a very important pillar for the wellbeing of the people as well as economic development and poverty alleviation.
The goal has five targets to be achieved by 2030. Progress towards the targets is measured by six indicators. Three out of the five targets are “outcome targets”: Universal access to modern energy; increase global percentage of renewable energy; double the improvement in energy efficiency. The remaining two targets are “means of achieving targets”: to promote access to research, technology and investments in clean energy; and expand and upgrade energy services for developing countries. In other words, these targets include access to affordable and reliable energy while increasing the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.
- Sport programmes and activities can support initiatives aiming at developing energy provision systems and ensuring access to energy.
- Sport can be a forum for discussion and promotion of energy efficiency. It can promote energy efficiency and clean energy through joint work by relevant stakeholders.
- Sport facilities and sport events can contribute to targets concerning renewable energy, energy efficiency and access to clean energy by respecting standards and recommendations in these regards.
- Sport infrastructures can promote organization models that adopt clean and sustainable energy use.
Click here for a list of examples of how sport addresses the SDG 7
