Policy Innovations for Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7: Advancing Affordable and Clean Energy for Inclusive Growth in India
Dr. Goverdhan Reddy Lankala
Assistant Professor (PT), VCIWU-Koti, Hyderabad
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http://doi.org/10.37648/ijps.v21i04.021
Abstract
Affordable and clean energy is fundamental to economic development, social welfare, environmental sustainability, and long-term human progress. Recognizing these facts, the United Nations adopted Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7), which seeks to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all by 2030 (United Nations, 2015). For developing economies, achieving SDG 7 is especially challenging because energy demand continues to rise alongside industrialization, urbanization, and population growth. India provides one of the most significant contemporary examples of this challenge.
Keywords:
SDG 7; Clean Energy; Policy Innovation; Inclusive Growth; Renewable Energy; Sustainable Development; India
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