ENGT5115: Sustainable Energy Goals

Running Head: Energy Sustainability 0
Sustainable Energy Goals
Sustainable Development
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Sustainable Energy Goals 1
Contents
Sustainable Energy Goals..........................................................................................................2
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Sustainable development concepts.............................................................................................2
Energy role in the SDGs............................................................................................................3
Probable main energy issues and challenges while achieving SDGs........................................4
Reduced efficiency.................................................................................................................5
Utility level renewables usage...............................................................................................5
Possible solutions for the sustainable energy issues..................................................................5
Adopting rail transportation...................................................................................................5
Solar photo voltaic rooftops...................................................................................................5
Alternative fuelled vehicles....................................................................................................5
Building SMART Grid...........................................................................................................6
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................6
References..................................................................................................................................7

Sustainable Energy Goals 2
Sustainable Energy Goals
Introduction
Presently, our world economy is not running on a sustainable pathway which in turn
indicating that many major changes will be required to make the whole system sustainable. In
order to implement those required changes, in September 2015, the United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA) has launched Sustainable Development Goals (referred as SDG) scheme.
These SDGs are the blueprint for acquiring sustainable future for the whole globe. Besides,
these sustainable goals discourse the sustainable development challenges we are facing
presently, associated with peace, climate, poverty, inequality, environmental deprivation,
wealth, and justice. Additionally, these SDGs are interrelated with each other so that we can
accomplish each of SDGs effectively as well as their associated targets by 2030 [ CITATION
Sus18 \l 16393 ].
Therefore, this discussion will draw the role of energy in achieving SDGs. Besides,
identifying and addressing the major energy issues, challenges while achieving SDGs will be
a part of this essay.
Sustainable development concepts
Concepts of sustainable development contain three pillars comprising of social, economic and
environmental growth of the nation while keeping the future population demands in mind
[ CITATION Sac12 \l 16393 ]. The sustainable development conceptual framework is
introduced for building the goal interactions in specifically local, national and regional
contexts.
In this way, this concept of sustainability interrelate many factors include future land use
planning, transportation, education, and urban density [ CITATION Bas12 \l 16393 ].
Additionally, as there are total 17 goals in the sustainability achievement scheme by 2030
hence climate change, greenhouse gases emissions and energy generation requirements will
also be considered in the SDGs. Concept of sustainability is not about a single goal
achievement but it is a wide concept comprising numerous factors of overall development of
any nation or country.