[SDG 7]: Istanbul Gelisim University Affordable and Clean Energy Report: 2025

Abstract

ISTANBUL GELISIM UNIVERSITY AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY REPORT 2025 SDG 7: AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY

Energy is one of the fundamental areas that brings together the economic, environmental, and social dimensions of sustainable development. While ensuring access to reliable and modern energy services is essential for sustaining economic activities and improving quality of life, reducing the environmental impacts of energy production and consumption is also a key component of the sustainability agenda. Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7), one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), addresses these requirements through a holistic approach and aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. In line with the targets of SDG 7, transforming energy systems towards greater sustainability is closely associated with increasing the use of renewable energy sources, improving energy efficiency, and strengthening energy infrastructure. This transformation also contributes to the more efficient use of energy resources, the reduction of environmental pressures, and the promotion of sustainable production and consumption patterns.