SDG 7 Action Forum
The effective implementation of SDG 7 depends on the active engagement of all countries and all stakeholders, including enhanced international dialogues in support of effective and accountable delivery.
The High-level Dialogue on Energy in 2021 played a crucial role by creating a global platform that united countries and diverse stakeholders to discuss SDG 7 in alignment with the 2030 Agenda and achieving net-zero emissions. To sustain this progress, an annual Global SDG 7 Action Forum has been organized by UN-Energy since 2022. It convenes leaders from government, business, civil society, and other sectors and aims at "constructively reviewing, discussing, and progressing matters pertaining to expediting action on SDG 7.
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2026 'ENERGYNOW' SDG7 ACTION FORUM
24 September 2026 | 211 East 46th St., New York
(In-person event with limited online participation)
The ENERGYNOW SDG7 Action Forum is back for its annual convening during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Week! Taking place on 24 September 2026 in New York, the Forum will bring together governments, United Nations entities, international financial institutions, the private sector, civil society and other stakeholders to accelerate measurable action towards achieving SDG7 by 2030.
Convened by UN-Energy in collaboration with the SDG7 Technical Advisory Group (SDG7 TAG) and supported by UN DESA, the Forum will focus on closing critical gaps in achieving SDG7, with particular attention to countries and communities furthest behind, while advancing knowledge exchange and partnership-building for implementation at scale.
ENERGYNOW SDG7 Action Forum 2025
24¨C25 September 2025 | 211 East 46th St., New York
Hundreds of energy leaders and experts from governments, international organizations, businesses and youth groups came together for the fourth annual ENERGYNOW SDG7 Action Forum, organized by UN-Energy on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week.
Across two days of discussions, participants explored how to scale up innovative solutions and mobilize resources and partnerships to expand energy access and advance a just energy transition.
ENERGYNOW SDG7 Action Forum 2024
Three days of intensive discussions on how to scale up action on energy access and transition wrapped up on 27 September with many promising ideas to carry forward, as the EnergyNow SDG7 Action Forum concluded in New York. The event, organized by UN-Energy, convened hundreds of energy leaders, experts and activists -- from Government Ministers to investment strategists and gender specialists -- to share experiences and present initiatives for partnership, on the margins of the UN General Assembly high-level week.
The high-level opening of the Action Forum on 25 September started with a call to action to accelerate progress in order to achieve SDG7, from Navid Hanif, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development at UN DESA, which serves as the secretariat for UN-Energy.
ENERGYNOW SDG7 Action Forum 2023
Join us for the ENERGYNOW SDG7 Action Forum 2023, an event in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. From 13-22 September 2023, this engaging event will unfold at and around UN Headquarters in New York and virtually.
EnergyNow SDG7 Action Forum 2022
One year after the UN High-level Dialogue on Energy brought together leaders from around the world to focus on ways to accelerate energy access and the energy transition, leaders from the UN, national governments, and civil society gathered for the EnergyNow SDG7 Action Forum to discuss challenges and opportunities during the past year and to take stock of progress on the over 185 voluntary Energy Compact commitments, worth over USD 600 billion, that were announced during the Dialogue in September 2021.
The EnergyNow SDG7 Action Forum, organized by UN-Energy, took place on 23 September 2022 on the sidelines of the opening of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) with the aim of catalyzing the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 (affordable and clean energy) by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050.
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Programme (As of 23 September 2022)
Energy Compacts Annual Progress Report
Slides: Energy Compact Progress Update 2022