A Global Assessment on Sustainable Energy for All

The report recommends that nations adopt strategic principles to accelerate the global energy transition. These include implementing policies for energy efficiency and renewable energy scale-up, creating a transparent global investment fund for poor and emerging economies, developing policy assessment frameworks based on planetary boundaries to manage Earth systems risks, and using sustainable energy measures as a metric for development and environmental progress.

• The document recommends accelerating national and international energy policies that promote efficiency, innovation, and the scale-up of renewable energy through mechanisms such as feed-in tariffs, technology standards, and the removal of fossil energy subsidies.
• A transparent global investment fund for renewable energy systems should be established for emerging and poor economies, complemented by technology sharing and learning platforms.
• The report suggests using the planetary boundaries framework to create systemic assessment frameworks for global energy systems to manage risks and vulnerabilities related to energy expansion and its links to water and agriculture, while considering equity and justice.
• Sustainable energy supply and demand measures should be adopted as a 'currency' to measure progress toward the Millennium Development Goals and global environmental goals, and should be credited within frameworks like the UNFCCC and CBD.
• Coordinated global and regional responses are necessary to ensure that electrification leads to a just transition, specifically regarding battery recycling and e-waste.

APA

M., N. (2011). A Global Assessment on Sustainable Energy for All. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/publications/a-global-assessment-on-sustainable-energy-for-all/

Chicago

M., Nilsson,. A Global Assessment on Sustainable Energy for All. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2011. https://www.sei.org/publications/a-global-assessment-on-sustainable-energy-for-all/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{m2011global, author = {M., Nilsson,}, title = {{A Global Assessment on Sustainable Energy for All}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2011}, month = nov, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/a-global-assessment-on-sustainable-energy-for-all/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }