Leaders and Experts Join SDG7 Action Forum
to Expand Impact and Partnerships for a Just Energy Transition
Energy Compacts Show Continued Growth

Hundreds of leaders and experts from governments, international organizations, businesses and youth groups around the world came together on 24-25 September 2025 for fruitful discussions at the fourth annual EnergyNow SDG7 Action Forum, organized by UN-Energy on the margins of the UN General Assembly High-Level Week and as part of Climate Week NYC.

Over the two days, participants strategized how best to scale up innovative solutions and mobilize resources and partnerships on long-standing issues such as clean cooking, as well as tackling new challenges like AI -- all with the aim of accelerating progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 7 (clean and affordable energy for all) and a net-zero future.

At the Forum, the annual progress report on the Energy Compacts was launched, showing that commitments by governments, businesses and others have grown to $1.6 trillion in finance and investment towards boosting renewables and energy access by the 2030 SDG target, with $284 billion already mobilized. Compacts promoting action on 24/7 carbon-free energy and stronger roles for women and youth in the energy transition were among those that held dynamic sessions at the Forum.

Also launched at the Forum was a policy brief on linkages between clean energy for all (SDG7) and employment and economic growth (SDG8), presented by IRENA; as well as a policy brief on a just energy transition in least developed and landlocked developing countries and small island developing states, presented by OHRLLS.

EnergyNow SDG7 Action Forum 2025

Full Report

Press release

Policy Briefs: Advancing SDG7 in Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States

Policy Briefs: SDG7 Policy Brief on Energy’s Interlinkages with Decent Work (SDG8)