The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise known as the Global Goals, are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. Launched in 2015, UN member states use these 17 universal goals to frame their agendas and political policies around international development. Sustainable Development Goal #7 is to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. Energy underpins efforts to achieve the entire spectrum of development objectives — from reducing extreme poverty to enhancing food security, from powering essential health services to providing electricity for education. It is critical for improving the health and livelihoods of billions of people around the world, and it is interconnected with all of the other SDGs. By driving forward progress towards SDG7, we are supporting progress against all Global Goals!