UN SDG: #7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Published: Jan. 11, 2023, noon

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #7, Affordable and Clean Energy. In this Episode we talk about how different leaders in the Clean Energy Industry are breaking down different barriers to make clean energy affordable and accessible to all. 

 

Additional Learning & Resources Around Affordable and Clean Energy

Generac and PosiGen Partnership

MA Energy Rebates & Incentives

Climate Crisis Explained in 10 Charts

Heat Pump Systems

Vocational & Trade School Programs

 

Helpful Links from the United Nations

UN SDG #7 Affordable and Clean Energy Targets

UN SDG #7 Affordable and Clean Energy Overview

UN Topic: Energy


 

Links to the Businesses Highlighted in this Episode

All In Energy

A nonprofit with a mission to advance an inclusive clean energy economy. They bring energy efficiency and renewable energy to underserved communities, while increasing job opportunities for diverse talent in the clean energy industry

 

ReVision Energy 

A Certified B Corp based in Maine, 100% employee-owned solar company on a mission to transition northern New England from fossil fuels to solar energy combined with battery storage, heat pumps, and electric vehicle charging. To learn more about ReVision Energy, you can listen to the VERY FIRST episode of Responsibly Different™ back in July of 2020 when Benn interviewed Brittany when she worked for ReVision Energy as one of their regional marketing managers.

 

Generac

The first to engineer affordable home standby generators, along with the first engine developed specifically for the rigors of generator use, and is now the #1 manufacturer of home backup generators. With their new Clean Energy Solutions Division they are making waves in the clean energy industry. 

 

Department of Energy, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity

The Office of Economic Impact and Diversity develops and executes Department-wide policies to implement applicable legislation and Executive Orders that strengthen diversity and inclusion goals affecting equal employment opportunities, small and disadvantaged businesses, minority educational institutions, and historically under-represented communities. 



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