La gouvernance internationale de l’énergie durable: Accès et transitions durables

The document analyzes the fragmented, polycentric nature of global sustainable energy governance. It highlights the central role of SDG 7 in integrating energy access, renewable energy, and energy efficiency, while detailing the contributions of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) initiative. Despite progress in multi-stakeholder cooperation, the text notes a significant funding gap and the lack of a single, legally binding international treaty to coordinate the energy transition holistically.

• Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) integrates three interconnected areas: energy access, renewable energy, and energy efficiency. It has strong positive interactions with other goals, specifically those related to climate action, poverty eradication, zero hunger, and health and well-being.
• There is a massive shortfall in international financing for clean energy in developing countries. While global agencies estimate that achieving SDG 7 by 2030 requires an additional annual investment of 1,360 billion USD, international funding for clean energy in developing nations reached only 21 billion in 2017.
• The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), founded in 2009 and headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, supports research, policy planning, and multi-stakeholder initiatives such as the Clean Energy Corridors, SIDS Lighthouses, and the Global Geothermal Alliance.
• The Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) initiative, launched by the UN Secretary-General, utilizes a multi-stakeholder approach to achieve universal energy access and a 40% reduction in global energy intensity by 2030.
• Global sustainable energy governance is characterized as a "complex regime"—a non-hierarchical, polycentric landscape of overlapping mandates. While this allows for rapid, context-specific action and flexible partnerships, the absence of a single international organization or treaty prevents the establishment of common rules and top-down ambition.
• The Paris Agreement supports SDG 7 through national reporting; 140 countries included renewable energy in their first Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and 105 set quantitative targets that could increase global renewable capacity by 87% over ten years.

APA

Luomi, M. (2020). La gouvernance internationale de l’énergie durable: Accès et transitions durables. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2021-04/still-one-earth-sustainable-energy-FR.pdf

Chicago

Luomi, Mari. La gouvernance internationale de l’énergie durable: Accès et transitions durables. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2020. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2021-04/still-one-earth-sustainable-energy-FR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{luomi2020gouvernance, author = {Luomi, Mari}, title = {{La gouvernance internationale de l’énergie durable: Accès et transitions durables}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2020}, month = nov, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2021-04/still-one-earth-sustainable-energy-FR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }