Talk:Sustainable Development Goal 7

Most recent tracking report in 2020
When I worked on this article in August I cited many times from the SDG 7 tracking report from 2019. I just found out that the 2020 version is now available. So on the to-do list is to see what can be used from there. See here: https://irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2020/May/SDG7Tracking_Energy_Progress_2020.pdfEMsmile (talk) 13:56, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

To do list
These are improvements that could be made if anyone has time:
 * Provide more information (discussion, progress) for each indicator. See here: https://irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2020/May/SDG7Tracking_Energy_Progress_2020.pdf.
 * Add some images (from Wikimedia Commons)
 * Work on the lead to make it better summary of the article.
 * Improve readability, make sentences easier to understand for laypersons.
 * Find progress information for some of the indicators which so far don't have progress information provided.
 * Add more wikilinks to other articles in Wikipedia and vice versa (link back to SDG 7 from those other articles).
 * Find Wikipedia articles that explain some of the key concepts that are used in the SDG 7 article. We should not have to create new articles - often times they exist but just under different names.
 * Find more references that need to be cited. EMsmile (talk) 07:41, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

Task Accomplished
I added the list of all the custodian agencies for Sustainable Development Goal 7.James Moore200 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 03:23, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

I worked on the background section to add description of different types of affordable energy Shlokkss (talk) 12:04, 25 September 2020 (UTC)


 * I've removed this section which was added by Peech87 as I regard this as not encyclopedic, rather news-y, and focused on Europe and renewable energy, not SDG 7 at the global scale (also the war in Ukraine is alreaey mentioned now in the section on progress just before this section):
 * In 2022, as the war in Ukraine continue to unfold, it has driven global energy prices up, more risks to have progress on the decarbonization transition and increased energy insecurity in Europe. In response to the energy insecurity crisis, some European countries has made plans to increase the speed on having renewables transition and investments in renewables and energy efficiency to help counter the emerging catastrophic effect of the war. However, the conflict has caused disruption to supply chains ,global trade, and in financial markets and along with the refugee crisis from the war, may lead to a significant blow to the SDG 7 progress. This is shown as some countries are trying to speed up progress to prevent this blow to SDG 7, other countries in Europe plan a resurgence of coal, putting another setback for the renewable transition. The ripple effect of the war in Ukraine may led can lead to an estimation of a 0.9 percentage point cut in global economic growth. " EMsmile (talk) 21:38, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

Removed excessive content about nuclear power
I have removed this content about nuclear power as it was deviating too much from the topic of the article. Was all added by one user in 2021:

Nuclear energy power generation requires the use of radioactive Uranium, which is not a renewable energy source and includes an extraction process that yields high carbon emissions. Whilst electricity generation is projected to increase globally from about 2.7 to 3.8 trillion kilowatt-hours from 2006 to 2030 particularly in large developing countries like India. A solution to this can be found in the oceans with up to 4 billion tonnes of dissolved uranium present with a concentration of 3 mg of U/m3. By implementing polymeric and inorganic materials, studies show the cost of uranium extraction can decrease from US$1230/kg to US$350/kg, due to these materials improving the efficiency of absorbent materials and thus the adsorption capacity. By increasing investments and research into improvements to adsorption materials, we can decrease the cost per kilogram of seawater obtained from uranium whilst decreasing the higher emission terrestrial mining alternative.

Spatial and technological constraints associated with traditional nuclear plants have prevented developing countries from adopting nuclear energy. As such, compact nuclear reactors such as the FNBR (Fixed Bed Nuclear Reactor) have been developed, generating around 70 megawatts, composed of a pressurized light reactor having its fuel in spherical form. The fuel consists of UO2 kernels within a Zr matrix which is then coated by an outer layer of Zr. These fuel elements are typically 15 mm in diameter, providing energy within a spatial constraint and serving a dual purpose as it can also be used as a desalinization plant making it suitable for developing countries. In addition to reducing substrate deformation effects and decreasing nano hardness improving the overall efficiency of the reactor.

Whilst other proposed reactor designs use molten salt technology which have high thermal efficiency, are smaller, and have 50% higher overall power generation compared to traditional nuclear reactor technology.

These innovative technologies created and perfected in industrialized countries with long histories of peaceful nuclear energy production can provide an impetus for private corporations to conduct technology transfer via energy subsidies, funded by developed countries. Allowing responsible developing countries who foresee large energy demands and in the near future expect to build more nuclear plants with the possibility of a fully renewable, highly dense fuel source.

EMsmile (talk) 11:13, 3 March 2023 (UTC) EMsmile (talk) 11:13, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Removed text block about energy intensity
I've removed this because it violates copyright from that website; also it's probably too detailed and the website is not a great source. If someone thinks it's important then please paraphrase & condense it before you put it back in. It was not added by me originally but had been added in 2020 here: "Global primary energy intensity needs to drop from 5.6 megajoules (MJ) per U.S. dollar in 2010 to 3.4 by 2030 to achieve the SDG 7.3 target. The global primary energy intensity in 2018 was 4.75 MJ/US$ (2017 PPP), after a 1.1 percent global annual improvement. This is well below the annual 2.6 percent initially projected as a prerequisite to reaching the target of SDG 7.3, which now requires an average annual rate of 3 percent every year from 2018 through 2030 to meet the goal. " EMsmile (talk) 20:36, 6 March 2023 (UTC) EMsmile (talk) 20:36, 6 March 2023 (UTC)