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Chapter 8
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
eWisely: Exceptional Women in Sustainability
Have Energy to Boost – Contribution of the
Energy Sector to the Achievement of the SDGs
Isabel B. Franco, Caitlin Power, and Josh Whereat
Abstract The world has experienced a rapid demand of energy sources, both fossil
fuels and renewables. Nevertheless, this scenario has given rise to complexities in
resource regions, compromising how women cope with the impacts of unsustainable use of energy sources. Women adjacent to energy resource commonly experience loss of assets, compromising overall sustainability. Comparing two case
studies, Japan and Colombia, the research presented in this chapter argues that key
stakeholders in the energy sector, both renewables and fossil fuels, need to further
engage in the enhancement of women’s assets and capacities toward the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal 7 Affordable and Clean Energy. Building
the capacity of exceptional women in sustainability can foster overall sustainable
development in both cases and contribute to the achievement of SDG 7 and the
Agenda 2030. Based on a qualitative methodology, this study also presents a capacity-building approach toward the achievement of SDG 7 in alignment with the other
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Keywords SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy · Women · Sustainability · Latin
America · Asia-Pacific
I. B. Franco (*)
Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, United Nations University Shibuya-ku,
Tokyo, Japan
Australian Institute for Business and Economics, The University of Queensland,
Brisbane, Australia
e-mail: connect@drisabelfranco.com
C. Power · J. Whereat
Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, The University of Queensland,
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
e-mail: caitlin.power@uqconnect.edu.au
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
I. B. Franco et al. (eds.), Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact, Science
for Sustainable Societies, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9927-6_8
Chapter 8
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
eWisely: Exceptional Women in Sustainability
Have Energy to Boost – Contribution of the
Energy Sector to the Achievement of the SDGs
Isabel B. Franco, Caitlin Power, and Josh Whereat
Abstract The world has experienced a rapid demand of energy sources, both fossil
fuels and renewables. Nevertheless, this scenario has given rise to complexities in
resource regions, compromising how women cope with the impacts of unsustainable use of energy sources. Women adjacent to energy resource commonly experience loss of assets, compromising overall sustainability. Comparing two case
studies, Japan and Colombia, the research presented in this chapter argues that key
stakeholders in the energy sector, both renewables and fossil fuels, need to further
engage in the enhancement of women’s assets and capacities toward the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal 7 Affordable and Clean Energy. Building
the capacity of exceptional women in sustainability can foster overall sustainable
development in both cases and contribute to the achievement of SDG 7 and the
Agenda 2030. Based on a qualitative methodology, this study also presents a capacity-building approach toward the achievement of SDG 7 in alignment with the other
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Keywords SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy · Women · Sustainability · Latin
America · Asia-Pacific
I. B. Franco (*)
Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, United Nations University Shibuya-ku,
Tokyo, Japan
Australian Institute for Business and Economics, The University of Queensland,
Brisbane, Australia
e-mail: connect@drisabelfranco.com
C. Power · J. Whereat
Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, The University of Queensland,
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
e-mail: caitlin.power@uqconnect.edu.au